| Normative Feedback |
“It makes you think about how many other people do it and what they’re going through.” “We all guessed higher than what the statistics say because we’re in like the Teen Court program so we kind of only see what like our friends have been doing, not like national...it doesn’t fit with what I know.”
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| “Wheel of Change” |
“[I liked the] wheel of change just cause it helps you remember you can always get back to the better.” “I like the wheel; [it’s] trying to help people know that they made a mistake but there’s always ways to change it and to get a fresh start.”
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Confidence/Willingness
Rulers |
“I liked the ruler, it was cool.” “It was a good way to see how you felt and to see where you were at.” “I think you should do it again at the end [of the session] to see how much you changed.”
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| Balanced Placebo Design |
“Balanced Placebo Design was cool - I liked that; I want to try that with my friends.” “I could see that totally happening; it tells me it’s not only the drug but your brain too, a lot of people don’t know that.” “Yeah, I learned that people can trick you and you have to be careful.”
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| Decisional Balance Exercise |
“Actually visually see and kind of understand the cons are a lot worse than the pros, if you think about it.” “With the long term pros, [we] had nothing in it, everything else [short-term] had a whole bunch of stuff; It shows why most kids start [drinking and using].”
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| Triggers/Dealing with Stress |
“Triggers…it is easier to stop them if you know where they are coming from; the list was helpful, made you think of things.” “Yeah, I thought that the way we handled anger and feelings and stuff was good. Yeah, I liked the part on how we cope with feelings.”
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| Improving Communication |
“When we started talking, it made more sense, like how a message can get screwed up by who’s listening and who’s talking.” “I did like the aggressive, passive aggressive, passive, assertive thing…that’s useful knowledge to know about people. You know to recognize that in people.”
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