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Session 9 SESSION 9: SOCIAL SKILLS 'SOCIALISING WITH PEERS' OBJECTIVES The following objectives are set for Session 9: At the end of the session the children should be able to - understand that communication is important (when? why? how?); - identify what is important in making a group or a team work (e.g., sharing); - understand that members of a group have different roles (can use an example of family or team) - all roles are important and deserve respect; - understand what is okay (e.g., give everyone a chance to speak and play) and not okay (e.g., bullying, physical aggression) in relationships with others; and - discuss "respect": What does it mean to respect your friends? What is tolerance? SESSION 9: PROGRAMME - Welcome - The feeling thermometer - Climbing down the Tree exercise - Ring and string - ice-breaker - Activity 1 - Metaphorical (symbolic) story - Discussion - Break - Activity 2 - Social links - Ending: What was today about? - Climbing up the Tree exercise PREPARATION - Attentively read through the exercise. - Prepare for discussion. - Take yourself mentally through the process of the type of questions that can be raised and reflect on how to facilitate the group, so that the core concepts can be addressed. - Acknowledge that friends are important to everyone and that others enhance our lives. HIV Intervention Programme for the ENHANCEMENT OF CHILDREN'S RESILIENCE 123