Life Skills and Leadership Manual - Peace Corps

Life Skills & Leadership: Unit 2, Session 3: Making Decisions | Page 37 of 127

Session 3: Making Decisions

Date: Time: 120 minutes Facilitator(s):

Facilitator preparation:

1. 
   

   Set up the learning space with four special chairs: One with stones on it; one positioned at the front,
   facing the group; one with a “Reserved” sign; one facing a corner.

   
   


2. 
   

   Prepare multiple copies of Handout 1. One for each participant and up to 10 for each small group.

   
   


3. 
   

   Have a reference a copy of Handout 1: Development during Adolescence from Unit 1, Session 2 for use in
   the Information section Part B, PAUSE for Better Decisions.

   
   


4. 
   

   Read the scenarios in Handout 3: Practice with Pause. Modify as needed to make them appropriate to
   your group.

   
   


5. 
   

   Print one copy of Handout 3: Decision Making Question Cards for each group of three participants and cut
   them into separate cards.

   
   

Note: Facilitator may assess the feasibility of making the number of handouts used in this session. While individual handouts
provide participants worksheets and resources they can keep on hand during and after the session, there may be alternatives to
individual handouts, if this is an issue. Some of the handouts might be rendered on a flip chart and participants could be asked to
reproduce the handout, or key parts of it, in their notebooks or note papers.

Note: See the facilitator note in the Motivation section, which describes an alternative for that activity.

Materials:

Equipment

1. Handful of stones or pebbles, “Reserved” sign


2. Flip chart, markers or crayons
   Prepared flip charts
   Flip chart 1: Decisions
   Flip chart 2: Stick Figure
   Handouts
   Handout 1: Making Decisions
   Handout 2: PAUSE for Better Decisions
   Handout 3: Practice with PAUSE
   Handout 4: Decision-making Question Cards

Trainer materials

Trainer Material 1: Ideas for Using PAUSE

Trainer Material 2: Interpretation of Decision-Making Question Cards

Learning Objective:

1. Using the steps of decision making and reflecting upon their own decisions, participants will demonstrate
   at least one method for identifying problems or priorities, possible causes, proposing possible solutions,
   analyzing pros and cons of each possible solution, and making decisions consistent with personal values.