This includes a short break between the first and second hour. Each week is organized around a skill which is the focus of the session. Some skills require more than one weekly sessions to teach. Interpersonal Relationships Avoiding Abusive Behaviors Review and Wrap-up. At the first session the trainees are supplied with a red notebook in which to keep their training materials.
Most clients are very reliable in bringing the notebook to each session.
They are strongly urged to share their notebook and the lesson materials with others in their system. By the end of the training, most clients view the red notebook as a resource they can turn to during difficult times. Rather than following a traditional group therapy model, sessions have the look and feel of a seminar. Clients sit at a conference table facing a board. Besides the use of the board and the printed materials, the training is facilitated by poetry, audio recordings of songs, art activities, and relaxation exercises.