Alcohol-cost is an honest exploration of the motivating factors behind adolescent binge drinking. The seminar takes a “common sense” approach to the subject matter, appealing to the intellect and reasoning skills of the individual, encouraging them to make up their mind for themselves based on facts and not peer pressure. The content explores both the what and the why behind binge drinking and offers alternative skills for meeting the underlying need that drives adolescents to binge drink.
Alcohol-cost equips and empowers students with the following learning goals and outcomes …
- Assessing what students know about adolescent binge drinking culture and behavior, as well as the underlying issues and the consequences of drinking
- Challenging the commonly held mythology surrounding alcohol and drinking culture by highlighting the short and long-term biological effects and legal consequences of such behaviour
- Examining the psychological nature of the addictive cycle
- Encouraging students to embrace the skills to effectively and healthily manage boredom or pain, rather than be part of an addictive cycle
As per Personal and Social Capabilities in the Australian National Curriculum, students are invited to examine influences on and consequences of their emotional responses in a learning, social and work-related contexts; consider control and justify their emotional responses, in expressing their choices; and critically analyse self-discipline strategies.