FORGE
Forging Emotional Resilience and Relational Clarity
Grade 10 - Sophomore Year
Managing anxiety and building empathetic communication skills
Course Modules
Understanding and Managing Anxiety
Provides psychoeducation on anxiety, distinguishing it from fear and stress. Students identify the physical sensations of anxiety, learn about the anxiety cycle and safety behaviors, and practice 'Palm Tree Coping' skills to respond to triggers without avoidance.
Learning Objectives:
- Distinguish anxiety from fear and stress
- Identify physical sensations of anxiety
- Understand the anxiety cycle and safety behaviors
- Practice Palm Tree Coping skills
Key Activities:
- Anxiety vs. fear differentiation exercises
- Physical sensation mapping
- Anxiety cycle identification
- Palm Tree Coping practice sessions
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Verbal Villains & Empathy
Equips students to recognize and replace communication patterns that block empathy ('Verbal Villains'). The module introduces and practices the '1, 2, 3's of Empathy'—Mirroring, Validation, and Empathy—to foster deeper connection and understanding.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify communication patterns that block empathy
- Learn the 1, 2, 3's of Empathy framework
- Practice mirroring, validation, and empathy skills
- Replace verbal villains with empathetic responses
Key Activities:
- Communication experiential activities
- Verbal villains identification
- Empathy skills practice
- Role-playing empathetic conversations
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