Supporting a friend with stress
Students learn how to support a friend who is experiencing stress.
Year level
7-12
Duration
5 minutes
Type
In class activity
Online learning
SEL Competencies
Social awareness
Responsible decision-making
Relationship skills
Learning intention
Students can support a friend who is experiencing stress.
Key outcomes
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
identify practical solutions for coping with stress.
Materials needed
Access to ReachOut.com's article ‘Helping a friend with stress’
Access to ReachOut.com's article '‘The ups and downs of stress’
Mapped to
Australian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education
Investigate how media and influential people impact attitudes, beliefs, decisions and behaviours in relation to health, safety, relationships and wellbeing (AC9HP8P09)
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
Personal and Social Capability:
Self-management
Social awareness
Social management
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
Students watch the video ‘The ups and downs of stress’.
Refer students to the article ‘Helping a friend with stress’.
Working in pairs, students suggest some practical ways to cope with stress. Examples include getting together regularly to exercise, or agreeing always to be honest when checking in with others. Make these suggestions visible.
