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Activities & Sessions | Possible Outcomes |
Understanding mental illnessesExploring understandings of mental health/illness - page 17 Introducing the Understanding Mental Illness unit - page 18 Language brainstorm - page 18 Understanding what we mean by mental illness - page 19 Mental illness - the facts (handout) - pages 20-22 Learning the language of mental illness (worksheet) - pages 23-24 | 5.6 - analyses attitudes, behaviours and consequences related to health issues affecting young people 5.7 - analyses influences on health decision making and develops strategies to promote health and safe behaviours 5.8 - critically analyses health information, products and services to promote health 5.11 - adapts and evaluates communication skills and strategies to justify opinions, ideas and feelings in increasingly complex situations 5.13 - adopts roles and responsibilities that enhance group cohesion and the achievement of personal and group objectives |
Experiences of mental illnessVideo Understanding Mental Illness - group discussion of section 1 - page 26 Homework - reading information sheets - page 28 Video discussion sheet - page 29 Eating disorders (information) - pages 30-32 Depression (information) - pages 33-35 Anxiety disorders (information) - pages 36-38 Bipolar mood disorder (information) - pages 39-41 Schizophrenia (information) - pages 42-44 | 5.1 - analyses how they can support their own and others’ sense of self 5.2 - evaluates their capacity to reflect on and respond positively to challenges 5.6 - analyses attitudes, behaviours and consequences related to health issues affecting young people 5.7 - analyses influences on health decision making and develops strategies to promote health and safe behaviours 5.8 - critically analyses health information, products and services to promote health 5.11 - adapts and evaluates communication skills and strategies to justify opinions, ideas and feelings in increasingly complex situations 5.13 - adopts roles and responsibilities that enhance group cohesion and the achievement of personal and group objectives |
Mental illnesses - the same but differentSpecialist groups - recording information about specific illnesses - pages 45-46 Sharing the pieces or follow up quiz - page 46 Answers for quiz - page 47 Understanding anxiety disorders (record sheet) - page 48 Understanding depression (record sheet) - page 49 Understanding schizophrenia (record sheet) - page 50 Understanding eating disorders (record sheet) - page 51 Understanding bipolar mood disorder or manic depression (record sheet) - page 52 Mental illness. How much do you understand? Quiz (worksheet) - page 53 Community attitude survey (template) - page 55 Survey record sheet - page 56 | 5.1 - analyses how they can support their own and others’ sense of self 5.6 - analyses attitudes, behaviours and consequences related to health issues affecting young people 5.7 - analyses influences on health decision making and develops strategies to promote health and safe behaviours 5.8 - critically analyses health information, products and services to promote health 5.11 - adapts and evaluates communication skills and strategies to justify opinions, ideas and feelings in increasingly complex situations 5.13 - adopts roles and responsibilities that enhance group cohesion and the achievement of personal and group objectives |
Changing people’s minds & attitudesSurvey collation - pages 57-59 Video - changing people’s attitudes - pages 59-61 Script your own advertisement - pages 61-62 Exploring attitudes - page 62 The kindness of strangers (handout) - page 63 Key communication messages (handout) - page 64 | 5.1 - analyses how they can support their own and others’ sense of self 5.2 - evaluates their capacity to reflect on and respond positively to challenges 5.6 - analyses attitudes, behaviours and consequences related to health issues affecting young people 5.7 - analyses influences on health decision making and develops strategies to promote health and safe behaviours 5.8 - critically analyses health information, products and services to promote health 5.11 - adapts and evaluates communication skills and strategies to justify opinions, ideas and feelings in increasingly complex situations 5.12 - adapts and applies decision making processes and justifies their choices in increasingly demanding contexts 5.13 - adopts roles and responsibilities that enhance group cohesion and the achievement of personal and group objectives 5.16 - predicts potential problems and develops, justifies and evaluates solutions |
Labels are for jarsLabels - pages 65-67 Option A if the shoe fits - pages 65-66 Option B labelling jars not people - page 66 Fact, fear, furphy or fiction - a summary quiz - page 67 Creative writing - uses ‘A thesaurus of madness’ - page 68 Newsletter - page 68 Labels (worksheet) - page 69 Jam-jars (worksheet) - page 70 Fact, fear, furphy or fiction (worksheet) - pages 71-72 A thesaurus of madness (handout) - page 73 | 5.1 - analyses how they can support their own and others’ sense of self 5.2 - evaluates their capacity to reflect on and respond positively to challenges 5.3 - analyses factors that contribute to positive, inclusive and satisfying relationships 5.6 - analyses attitudes, behaviours and consequences related to health issues affecting young people 5.7 - analyses influences on health decision making and develops strategies to promote health and safe behaviours 5.8 - critically analyses health information, products and services to promote health 5.11 - adapts and evaluates communication skills and strategies to justify opinions, ideas and feelings in increasingly complex situations 5.12 - adapts and applies decision making processes and justifies their choices in increasingly demanding contexts 5.13 - adopts roles and responsibilities that enhance group cohesion and the achievement of personal and group objectives 5.16 - predicts potential problems and develops, justifies and evaluates solutions |
Seeking help, finding supportIdentifying the need for support - page 75 Local services - page 75 Care of the seriously mentally ill in Australia - page 76 Something is not quite right - getting help early for mental illness (handout) - pages 77-78 Scenario cards (handouts) - pages 79-82 - 8 scenarios provided Care of the seriously mentally ill in Australia (handout) - pages 83-86 | 5.1 - analyses how they can support their own and others’ sense of self 5.2 - evaluates their capacity to reflect on and respond positively to challenges 5.6 - analyses attitudes, behaviours and consequences related to health issues affecting young people 5.7 - analyses influences on health decision making and develops strategies to promote health and safe behaviours 5.8 - critically analyses health information, products and services to promote health 5.11 - adapts and evaluates communication skills and strategies to justify opinions, ideas and feelings in increasingly complex situations 5.12 - adapts and applies decision making processes and justifies their choices in increasingly demanding contexts 5.13 - adopts roles and responsibilities that enhance group cohesion and the achievement of personal and group objectives 5.16 - predicts potential problems and develops, justifies and evaluates solutions |
Taking actions, creating optionsGetting help - pages 87-88 Sample questions - page 88 Actions & reactions - page 89 Discussion - options for help seeking - page 89 | 5.1 - analyses how they can support their own and others’ sense of self 5.6 - analyses attitudes, behaviours and consequences related to health issues affecting young people 5.7 - analyses influences on health decision making and develops strategies to promote health and safe behaviours 5.8 - critically analyses health information, products and services to promote health 5.11 - adapts and evaluates communication skills and strategies to justify opinions, ideas and feelings in increasingly complex situations 5.12 - adapts and applies decision making processes and justifies their choices in increasingly demanding contexts 5.13 - adopts roles and responsibilities that enhance group cohesion and the achievement of personal and group objectives |
Face to faceGuest speaker - page 90 Reflecting upon the new information - page 91 Selected video - personal experiences of mental illness - page 91 Sample questions - considering prior and current beliefs and understandings - page 91 | 5.1 - analyses how they can support their own and others’ sense of self 5.3 - analyses factors that contribute to positive, inclusive and satisfying relationships 5.6 - analyses attitudes, behaviours and consequences related to health issues affecting young people 5.7 - analyses influences on health decision making and develops strategies to promote health and safe behaviours 5.8 - critically analyses health information, products and services to promote health 5.11 - adapts and evaluates communication skills and strategies to justify opinions, ideas and feelings in increasingly complex situations 5.12 - adapts and applies decision making processes and justifies their choices in increasingly demanding contexts 5.13 - adopts roles and responsibilities that enhance group cohesion and the achievement of personal and group objectives |