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Youth Making Choices: Gambling Prevention Program

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Unit 7: Reducing RiskConnectionsRole Audience Format Topic3 <strong>Youth</strong>counsellor<strong>Youth</strong> andadults“My Lifein TwoMinutes”Create a series of questions or sentencestarters to be handed out to a group ofyouth and adults meeting for the firsttime to learn from each other about thelink between youth and gambling. Thecompleted statements will act as anintroduction, allowing youth and adultsto get to know each other in order to feelcomfortable in sharing.4 Principal Adults BusinessletterAs principal of your school, create aletter to inform the parents of yourstudents of the growing concern overyouth gambling.5 Researcher Adult Report Create a report to present on a subjectrelated to the issue of gambling.6 Speaker’scornerchairperson<strong>Youth</strong> List As chair of the student “speaker’scorner,” create a list of speakers for avariety of topics relating to gambling. Tryto locate specialists or experts in theirfield who work in your local community.7 Civil rightsworkerAdultCivilrightscaseThere is a push to locate a casino in yourlocal neighbourhood. As part of the CivilRights Action committee for the city,create a list of pros and cons that themayor can study before the issue comesto the council chambers for a vote.8 Lobbyist Adult Speech You are a psychologist with a localhealth centre. Write a speech for a talkyou’ve been asked to give to parentsabout how common gambling is in thelives of young children and youth.9 Debater <strong>Youth</strong> Debate With a partner, prepare both sides of adebate over the expansion of Internetgambling.10 Blogger <strong>Youth</strong> Blog Create a blog that sends information inpertinent “snippets” out to youth aboutissues concerning gambling.Individual MetacognitionThe 3 Rs of Reflection: Introduce students to The 3 Rs of Reflection(Retell, Relate, Reflect) as a way for them to reflect on their learning priorto the next class.<strong>Youth</strong> <strong>Making</strong> <strong>Choices</strong>: <strong>Gambling</strong> <strong>Prevention</strong> <strong>Program</strong>www.Problem<strong>Gambling</strong>.ca7.7

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