SCHOOL COUNSELING CORE CURRICULUM

LESSON PLAN

SCHOOL COUNSELOR: Alicia Schkoll DATE: 06/25/16

LESSON TITLE: Underage Binge Drinking

GRADE LEVEL: 11th and 12th grade students

ASCA STUDENT DOMAIN: Personal/Social Development

Standard:
Standard A: Students will acquire the knowledge, attitudes and interpersonal skills to help them
understand and respect self and others.
Standard B: Students will make decisions, set goals and take necessary action to achieve goals.
Standard C: Students will understand safety and survival skills.

Competency:
PS:A1 Acquire Self-knowledge
PS:A2 Acquire Interpersonal Skills
PS:B1 Self-knowledge Application
PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills

Indicator:
PS:A1.1 Develop positive attitudes toward self as a unique and worthy
person
PS:A1.2 Identify values, attitudes and belief
PS:A1.5 Identify and express feelings
PS:A1.6 Distinguish between appropriate and inappropriate behavior
PS:A1.7 Recognize personal boundaries, rights and privacy needs
PS:A1.8 Understand the need for self-control and how to practice it
PS:A2.1 Recognize that everyone has rights and responsibilities
PS:A2.2 Respect alternative points of view
PS:A2.6 Use effective communications skills
PS:A2.7 Know that communication involves speaking, listening and
nonverbal behavior
PS:A2.8 Learn how to make and keep friends
PS:B1.1 Use a decision-making and problem-solving model
PS:B1.2 Understand consequences of decisions and choices
PS:B1.3 Identify alternative solutions to a problem
PS:B1.4 Develop effective coping skills for dealing with problems
PS:B1.5 Demonstrate when, where and how to seek help for solving
problems and making decisions
PS:B1.8 Know when peer pressure is influencing a decision
PS:C1.2 Learn about the relationship between rules, laws, safety and the
protection of rights of the individual
 PS:C1.3 Learn about the differences between appropriate and
inappropriate physical contact
PS:C1.4 Demonstrate the ability to set boundaries, rights and personal
privacy
PS:C1.5 Differentiate between situations requiring peer support and
situations requiring adult professional help
PS:C1.6 Identify resource people in the school and community, and know
how to seek their help
PS:C1.7 Apply effective problem-solving and decision-making skills to
make safe and healthy choices
PS:C1.8 Learn about the emotional and physical dangers of substance use
and abuse
PS:C1.9 Learn how to cope with peer pressure
PS:C1.10 Learn techniques for managing stress and conflict
PS:C1.11 Learn coping skills for managing life events

Mindsets:
Belief in development of whole self, including a healthy balance of mental, social/emotional and
physical well-being

Behaviors:
Learning Strategies
Demonstrate critical-thinking skills to make informed decisions
Identify long- and short-term academic, career and social/emotional goals
Gather evidence and consider multiple perspectives to make informed decisions

Self-Management
Demonstrate ability to assume responsibility
Demonstrate self-discipline and self-control
Demonstrate ability to delay immediate gratification for long-term rewards
Demonstrate effective coping skills when faced with a problem
Demonstrate personal safety skills

Social Skills
Use effective oral and written communication skills and listening skills
Create positive and supportive relationships with other students
Demonstrate ethical decision- making and social responsibility
Demonstrate advocacy skills and ability to assert self, when necessary
Demonstrate social maturity and behaviors appropriate to the situation and environment
GOALS/LEARNING OBJECTIVES
The students will be educated on the dangers of binge drinking.
Students will be able to identity and learn ways to cope with peer pressure.
Students will learn the ways to make an informed healthy decision regarding drinking
alcohol.
This activity will be an assessment of how prevalent binge drinking is in the school
community.

MATERIALS NEEDED FOR LESSON:

Alcohol Education Survey
Binge Drinking Fact Sheet
Laptop
Projector
Binge Drinking PSA- YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXZkbwnp3WI
Index Cards with discussion topics
Bowl
Two Sheets of Butcher Paper
Markers

STRATEGIES/PROCEDURES TO DELIVER LESSON:

Introduction: Do Now: How has binge drinking affected my life?

o Have students answer this question in a silent free write. Reassure students that
their answers are private and will not be collected or shared. (5 min)
Distribute Alcohol Education Survey (Appendix A)
Video: Show the Binge Drinking PSA video clip. (2 min)
o Quickly debrief with students ask about their initial reactions to the video. (3 min)
Distribute Binge Drinking Fact Sheet (Appendix B)
o As students are reading over the fact sheet, encourage students to write any
questions about alcohol or binge drinking in a parking lot posted on the wall.
Students may write questions throughout the time of the lesson. (5 min)
Discussion: After showing the video, ask students to break into small groups of three or
four. Each group will randomly pick a discussion question out of the bowl. (10 min)
o Questions include:
Its your choice: Your decisions about drinking can result in either a fun
night out or a total nightmare. What are the ways to keep your night fun,
but in control?
Alcohol in society: What is the role of alcohol in modern society? Is there
too much focus on drinking? Does the United States have a harmful
drinking culture?
Hitting the bottle then hitting someone else: Alcohol-related violence is
a major issue with young people. What are your ideas to curb aggression?
Peer pressure: How real is it? Why do some young people feel the need to
pressure their friends into drinking? Why do others feel the need to go
against their better judgement and drink just to fit in?
 Bad Decision Making and Regrets: Our natural inhibitions are designed to
keep us in check. Drinking reduces these inhibitions, which can lead to
doing or saying things we might regret. It also makes us far more
vulnerable to risks and bad decisions. Is it really worth it?
Large Group Share: After the small group discussion, each group will do a large group
share about their topic. Write common themes and main issues students want to address
on a large piece of butcher paper. (10 Min)
Wrap Up: Closing and Questions
o Read and answer any questions listed on the parking lot.
o Address common themes mentioned in the large group discussion.
o Provide students with resources and contacts to receive support if needed.
o Follow up with students in a second session in this series.

RESULTS DATA COLLECTED:

Process Data (Projected number of students affected)
Perception Data (Collect pre/post data from at least two questions)
Outcome Data (Identify if it is achievement or behavioral data and how it is to be collected; if
no Outcome Data is being collected, delete the words Outcome Data)
 Appendix A: Drinking Survey
All surveys are anonymous and confidential.
Please circle the frequency in how it applies to you.
1. I drink beverages containing alcohol.
Never Monthly or less 2 to 4 times/month
2 to 3 times/week 4 or more times a week
2. I have more than 6 drinks in one sitting.
Never Less than Monthly Monthly
Weekly Daily or almost daily
3. I have received pressure from my friends to drink alcohol.
Never Less than Monthly Monthly
Weekly Daily or almost daily

4. Write at least six risks of underage binge drinking.

____________________ ____________________ ____________________

____________________ ____________________ ____________________

5. Please circle the correct answer.

Excessive drinking is responsible for more than______ deaths among underage youth
each year.

A 1,000 B) 2,500 C) 4,300 D) 5,200

6. It is an hour before the school dance. Your group of friends wanted to get the party
started and have drinks before going to the dance. One of your friends offers you a drink.
What is your response? Please circle the best answer as it applies to you.

A) I dont want to be rude or uncool. Ill have one drink before we go.
B) No thanks. I will stick to water tonight.
C) Sure! Keep the drinks flowing!

7. You are at a house party and had three beers. Your friend who drove you to the party has
had two beers. You are ready to go home because it is close to your curfew, Midnight.
How will you get home? Please circle the best answer as it applies to you.

A) Walk home alone B) Ask your friend to drive you back

C)Take the bus/taxi/Uber D) Call your parents for a ride
 Appendix B: Underage Binge Drinking Fact Sheet
Underage Drinking (CDC, 2015)
Alcohol is the most commonly used and abused drug among youth in the United States.
Excessive drinking is responsible for more than 4,300 deaths among underage youth each
year, and cost the U.S. $24 billion in economic costs in 2010.
Although drinking by persons under the age of 21 is illegal, people aged 12 to 20 years
drink 11% of all alcohol consumed in the United States. More than 90% of this alcohol is
consumed in the form of binge drinks.
In 2010, there were approximately 189,000 emergency rooms visits by persons under age
21 for injuries and other conditions linked to alcohol.
Drinking Levels among Youth

The 2013 Youth Risk Behavior Survey found that among high school students, during the past 30
days:
35% drank some amount of alcohol.
21% binge drank.
10% drove after drinking alcohol.
22% rode with a driver who had been drinking alcohol.

Consequences of Underage Drinking

Youth who drink alcohol 1 are more likely to experience

School problems, such as higher Physical and sexual assault.

absence and poor or failing grades.
Social problems, such as fighting
and lack of participation in youth
activities.
Legal problems, such as arrest for
driving or physically hurting
someone while drunk.
Physical problems, such as
hangovers or illnesses.
Unwanted, unplanned, and
unprotected sexual activity.
Disruption of normal growth and
sexual development.
Higher risk for suicide and
homicide.
Alcohol-related car crashes and
other unintentional injuries, such
as burns, falls, and drowning.
Memory problems.
Abuse of other drugs
Changes in brain development that
may have life-long effects.
Death from alcohol poisoning.
 Underage Binge Drinking Fact Sheet (Continued)

In general, the risk of youth experiencing these problems is greater for those who binge drink
than for those who do not binge drink.
Youth who start drinking before age 15 years are six times more likely to develop alcohol
dependence or abuse later in life than those who begin drinking at or after age 21 years.

Need help?
National Association for Children of Alcoholics
Help for kids who are hurt by a parent's alcohol use.
Contact: 1-888-55-4COAS or (1-888-554-2627)

Alateen
Support for teens whose lives have been affected by someone drinking.
Contact: 1-888-4AL-ANON or (1-888-425-2666)

Al-Anon
Help for family and friends of people with drinking problems.
Contact: 1-888-4AL-ANON or (1-888-425-2666)

Alcoholics Anonymous
Support for anyone who wants to stop drinking.
Contact: 415-674-1821

National Treatment Referral Center

Locate substance abuse treatment center in your area.
Contact: 1-800-662-HELP