Kids Becoming Aware: Smart Moves

Gale Richter has been facilitating "Smart Moves" workshops at our after school programs for the past few years.   What is "Smart Moves"?    The program uses a team approach involving club staff, peer leaders, parents, and community representatives. More than simply emphasizing a "Say No" message, the program teaches young people ages 6 to 15 how to say no by involving them in discussion and role-playing, practicing resistance and refusal skills, developing assertiveness, strengthening decision-making skills and analyzing media and peer influence. The ultimate goal: to promote abstinence from substance abuse through the practice of responsible behavior.