ALTERNATIVESYOUTH DIVERSION EDUCATION PROGRAM

Interactive Journaling®

S U P P O R Tt oPERSONAL CHANGE

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Interactive Journaling® is a structured and experiential writing process that motivates and guides participants toward positive life change. This evidence-based practice brings consistency to service delivery while keeping program participants engaged and focused on their personal change goals.

Over 25 million people have used Interactive Journals to make positive changes in their lives.

Interactive Journaling® curricula are used in many behavior change fields, including prevention and intervention, justice services, substance use treatment, impaired driving, healthcare, mental health.

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Evaluating Your Substance UseJournal pages 30 - 31

Notes:

Ask for volunteers to share

examples of how any of

the areas of their lives

on this page (loving relationships/

sexuality, self-esteem and important

relationships) have been affected by

substance use.

Ask them to provide specific

examples (such as, “My girlfriend

broke up with me because of how

I would act when I was doing

meth” or “My grandma has always

been my biggest supporter… until

I started drinking. Now we’re not

close anymore.”).

Have participants discuss

the differences in self-

esteem as a result of using

and not using. What were the highs

and lows that participants typically

experienced with self-esteem as a

result of their substance use?

Optional Activity: Have

participants expand on

any of the three life areas

on pages 28 and 29 that have been

negatively affected by their use

of alcohol or other drugs. What

strengths and resources can they

tap into to help them work through

their concerns? Who can they ask

for help

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Evaluating Your Substance UseParticipant Journal pages 30 - 31

Notes:

Conduct a rounds on the

exercise on this page.

Ask each participant to

share one of the three areas they

identified as having a greater impact

on their lives than others.

Follow up the rounds

activity by initiating a full

group discussion. You

can use the following questions as

prompts:

• Whatdidyoulearnfrom

completingthisself-evaluation?

• Whatdidyounoticeabout

yourself?

• Howwillthisexperienceaffect

yourfuturedecisionsrelatedto

alcoholorotherdruguse?

Optional Activity: Have

participants expand on

the journaling exercise on

this page. Ask them to write about

improvements they’ve seen in

these three life areas since stopping

their substance use. If participants

have not seen improvements,

what benefits or improvements do

they expect to see in these three

life areas as a result of stopping

substance use?

Alternatives is a fresh approach to youth education, designed to provide facts, tools and support for those dealing with alcohol and other drug-related violations. Individuals learn personal responsibility and practice making positive, long-lasting behavior changes that will lead to better choices in the future.

This essential tool helps program facilitators effectively deliver course material. Each page of the Alternatives Participant Journal is reviewed in detail, with suggested activities and notes offering a variety of strategies which give facilitators the flexibility to adjust their presentation of Journal material according to their own schedule and capabilities. The suggested activities found throughout the Guide correlate with the content of the Participant Journal to help meet the objectives of the program.

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