Supporting a friend with depression
Students examine ways they could support a friend with depression.
Year level
7-10
Duration
5 minutes
Type
In class activity
SEL Competencies
Social awareness
Relationship skills
Responsible decision-making
Learning intention
Students learn practical ways to support a friend with depression.
Key outcomes
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
identify ways to help a friend with depression.
Materials needed
Access to ReachOut.Com's article '6 ways to help a friend with depression'
Mapped to
Australian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education
Analyse factors that influence emotional responses and devise strategies to self-manage emotions (AC9HP8P06)
Plan, rehearse and evaluate strategies for managing situations where their own or others’ health, safety or wellbeing may be at risk (AC9HP10P08)
Australian Curriculum: General Capabilities
NSW PDHPE Syllabus
Examines and demonstrates the role help-seeking strategies and behaviours play in supporting themselves and others (PD4-2)
Assesses their own and others’ capacity to reflect on and respond positively to challenges (PD5-1)
Plans, implements and critiques strategies to promote health, safety, wellbeing and participation in physical activity in their communities (PD5-7)
Victorian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education
Examine barriers to seeking support and evaluate strategies to overcome these (VCHPEP125)
Evaluate situations and propose appropriate emotional responses and then reflect on possible outcomes of different responses to health and wellbeing (VCHPEP147)
Activity 1
Instructions
5 minutes
In groups of 3–4, students develop a 30-second infomercial that explains how to support a friend with depression. Students can use the article ‘6 ways to help a friend with depression’.
Invite students to present their infomercial to the class.
