GUIDE TO MAKE DECISION AND TO TEACH ABOUT DECISION MAKING

DECISION MAKING

OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the session participants will be able to
1. Discuss the process for making decision
2. To learn decision making
3. To practice making decision

DECISION MAKING: is the act of making up ones minds on an issues or a thing. It is a frequent activity and examples include deciding on a career, deciding on the types of friend to keep, e.t.c. explain further that youth today have many concerns and problems and the decisions people make can have serious consequences. It is very important to think carefully before taking a decision

REASONS FOR DECISION MAKING;
 To help one to accomplish one’s goal
 To determine one’s position on an issue
 To guide the action one takes so as to reduces the possibilities of regret

MAKING GOOD DECISIONS
1. It is important for one to clarify his/her values i.e. understand and be sure of personal and family values as a basis for good decision making
2. Before making an important decision, it is necessary to have enough facts or information about all aspects of the issues in order to weight the options and make an informed decision
3. It is most important to think critically and determine

FACTORS HAT INFLUENCES DECISION MAKING

1. Religion
2. Society
3. Government policy
4. Family values
5. Environment
6. Personal preferences
7. Friends
8. Available information

CONSEQUENCE OF MAKING WRONG DECISION

1. Experience Regret
2. Inability to meet goals
3. Loss of time
4. Not focused
5. Loss of self esteem

SUMMARY:
End the session by reminding participants of the important of clarifying their values, and making sure that they have information that will guide them to think critically about the consequences of the decisions they wants to make before taking the decision.