Enhancing Resilience 2 links to Acceptance

Activities & Sessions

Possible Outcomes

Making meaning

What do we mean by stress? - page 23

Stress spotters - page 24

Making stressburgers - metaphors for stress - page 25

Workbook activity - coping with stress - page 26

Visualisation of coping - page 26

Stress (handout) - page 27

2.1 Individual uniqueness:

Each person should acknowledge his or her own uniqueness and be encouraged to develop self-respect and dignity.

2.2 Personal meaning:

Each person should develop a sense of personal meaning and identity, and be encouraged to reflect critically on the ways in which that occurs.

2.3 Ethical behaviour and responsibility:

Each person has freedom of will, is responsible for his or her own conduct and should be encouraged to develop discernment on ethical issues and to recognise the need for truthfulness and integrity.

2.4 Openness to learning:

Each person should welcome opportunities for learning from all sources, including the formal study of the learned disciplines; from investigations, contemplation and the cultural tradition; and from people of divergent views.

2.5 Initiative and enterprise:

Each person should have the confidence to show initiative and be enterprising in his or her approach to life’s challenges.

Stressful self-talk

Looking under the surface - pages 28-29

What is self-talk? - pages 29-30

Picture it - draw a picture to express feelings - page 30

Stress under the surface (worksheet) - page 31

Getting into your head - positive and negative self-talk (worksheet) - page 32

2.1 Individual uniqueness:

Each person should acknowledge his or her own uniqueness and be encouraged to develop self-respect and dignity.

2.2 Personal meaning:

Each person should develop a sense of personal meaning and identity, and be encouraged to reflect critically on the ways in which that occurs.

2.3 Ethical behaviour and responsibility:

Each person has freedom of will, is responsible for his or her own conduct and should be encouraged to develop discernment on ethical issues and to recognise the need for truthfulness and integrity.

2.4 Openness to learning:

2.5 Initiative and enterprise:

Each person should have the confidence to show initiative and be enterprising in his or her approach to life’s challenges.

Mope, hope or cope

Identifying coping strategies - pages 33-34

Coping collections - pages 34-35

Bunch of fives - designing useful coping strategies - page 36

Cope cards (templates) - pages 37-45

Bunches of fives (worksheet) - page 46

2.1 Individual uniqueness:

Each person should acknowledge his or her own uniqueness and be encouraged to develop self-respect and dignity.

2.2 Personal meaning:

Each person should develop a sense of personal meaning and identity, and be encouraged to reflect critically on the ways in which that occurs.

2.3 Ethical behaviour and responsibility:

Each person has freedom of will, is responsible for his or her own conduct and should be encouraged to develop discernment on ethical issues and to recognise the need for truthfulness and integrity.

2.4 Openness to learning:

2.5 Initiative and enterprise:

Each person should have the confidence to show initiative and be enterprising in his or her approach to life’s challenges.

Getting help

Getting help - pages 47-48

Support networks - page 48

Help card - page 48

What if? scenarios (handout) - page 49

Support network (worksheet) - page 50

2.1 Individual uniqueness:

Each person should acknowledge his or her own uniqueness and be encouraged to develop self-respect and dignity.

2.2 Personal meaning:

Each person should develop a sense of personal meaning and identity, and be encouraged to reflect critically on the ways in which that occurs.

2.3 Ethical behaviour and responsibility:

Each person has freedom of will, is responsible for his or her own conduct and should be encouraged to develop discernment on ethical issues and to recognise the need for truthfulness and integrity.

2.4 Openness to learning:

2.5 Initiative and enterprise:

Each person should have the confidence to show initiative and be enterprising in his or her approach to life’s challenges.

Getting it said

Role-play explanation - pages 51-52

Persuading a friend to seek help - pages 52-53

Telling someone you need help - pages 53-54

Seeking help for a friend - pages 54-55

Talking heads (worksheet) - page 56

2.1 Individual uniqueness:

Each person should acknowledge his or her own uniqueness and be encouraged to develop self-respect and dignity.

2.2 Personal meaning:

Each person should develop a sense of personal meaning and identity, and be encouraged to reflect critically on the ways in which that occurs.

2.3 Ethical behaviour and responsibility:

Each person has freedom of will, is responsible for his or her own conduct and should be encouraged to develop discernment on ethical issues and to recognise the need for truthfulness and integrity.

2.4 Openness to learning:

2.5 Initiative and enterprise:

Each person should have the confidence to show initiative and be enterprising in his or her approach to life’s challenges.

Is it the same for boys & girls?

Is it the same for boys & girls? - page 57

Sample questions - page 58

Coping styles (handout) - page 59

2.1 Individual uniqueness:

Each person should acknowledge his or her own uniqueness and be encouraged to develop self-respect and dignity.

2.2 Personal meaning:

Each person should develop a sense of personal meaning and identity, and be encouraged to reflect critically on the ways in which that occurs.

2.3 Ethical behaviour and responsibility:

Each person has freedom of will, is responsible for his or her own conduct and should be encouraged to develop discernment on ethical issues and to recognise the need for truthfulness and integrity.

2.4 Openness to learning:

2.5 Initiative and enterprise:

Each person should have the confidence to show initiative and be enterprising in his or her approach to life’s challenges.

The experts speak

The experts speak - chat show ‘How the modern teenager copes with the stresses of modern life’ - pages 60-61

2.1 Individual uniqueness:

Each person should acknowledge his or her own uniqueness and be encouraged to develop self-respect and dignity.

2.2 Personal meaning:

Each person should develop a sense of personal meaning and identity, and be encouraged to reflect critically on the ways in which that occurs.

2.3 Ethical behaviour and responsibility:

Each person has freedom of will, is responsible for his or her own conduct and should be encouraged to develop discernment on ethical issues and to recognise the need for truthfulness and integrity.

2.4 Openness to learning:

2.5 Initiative and enterprise:

Each person should have the confidence to show initiative and be enterprising in his or her approach to life’s challenges.

Group support

Smarties relay - pages 67-68

Sample questions to discuss support, encouragement and cheating - page 68

2.1 Individual uniqueness:

Each person should acknowledge his or her own uniqueness and be encouraged to develop self-respect and dignity.

2.2 Personal meaning:

Each person should develop a sense of personal meaning and identity, and be encouraged to reflect critically on the ways in which that occurs.

2.3 Ethical behaviour and responsibility:

Each person has freedom of will, is responsible for his or her own conduct and should be encouraged to develop discernment on ethical issues and to recognise the need for truthfulness and integrity.

2.4 Openness to learning:

2.5 Initiative and enterprise:

Each person should have the confidence to show initiative and be enterprising in his or her approach to life’s challenges.

Trust

Blindfold walk - pages 69-70

Sample questions to discuss trust - page 71

2.1 Individual uniqueness:

Each person should acknowledge his or her own uniqueness and be encouraged to develop self-respect and dignity.

2.2 Personal meaning:

Each person should develop a sense of personal meaning and identity, and be encouraged to reflect critically on the ways in which that occurs.

2.3 Ethical behaviour and responsibility:

Each person has freedom of will, is responsible for his or her own conduct and should be encouraged to develop discernment on ethical issues and to recognise the need for truthfulness and integrity.

2.4 Openness to learning:

2.5 Initiative and enterprise:

Each person should have the confidence to show initiative and be enterprising in his or her approach to life’s challenges.

Relaxation exercises

Guided relaxation - page 72

Guided relaxation - pages 73-76

2.1 Individual uniqueness:

Each person should acknowledge his or her own uniqueness and be encouraged to develop self-respect and dignity.

2.2 Personal meaning:

Each person should develop a sense of personal meaning and identity, and be encouraged to reflect critically on the ways in which that occurs.

2.3 Ethical behaviour and responsibility:

Each person has freedom of will, is responsible for his or her own conduct and should be encouraged to develop discernment on ethical issues and to recognise the need for truthfulness and integrity.

2.4 Openness to learning:

2.5 Initiative and enterprise:

Each person should have the confidence to show initiative and be enterprising in his or her approach to life’s challenges.

Protective layers

Costume race - pages 77-78

Getting attention, reaching goals, protection from negative thoughts and put-downs, building protective layers around self sample questions - page 78

2.1 Individual uniqueness:

Each person should acknowledge his or her own uniqueness and be encouraged to develop self-respect and dignity.

2.2 Personal meaning:

Each person should develop a sense of personal meaning and identity, and be encouraged to reflect critically on the ways in which that occurs.

2.3 Ethical behaviour and responsibility:

Each person has freedom of will, is responsible for his or her own conduct and should be encouraged to develop discernment on ethical issues and to recognise the need for truthfulness and integrity.

2.4 Openness to learning:

2.5 Initiative and enterprise:

Each person should have the confidence to show initiative and be enterprising in his or her approach to life’s challenges.

Supportive structures

Five ways to lift a peer - page 79

Designing social support - page 80

2.1 Individual uniqueness:

Each person should acknowledge his or her own uniqueness and be encouraged to develop self-respect and dignity.

2.2 Personal meaning:

Each person should develop a sense of personal meaning and identity, and be encouraged to reflect critically on the ways in which that occurs.

2.3 Ethical behaviour and responsibility:

Each person has freedom of will, is responsible for his or her own conduct and should be encouraged to develop discernment on ethical issues and to recognise the need for truthfulness and integrity.

2.4 Openness to learning:

2.5 Initiative and enterprise:

Each person should have the confidence to show initiative and be enterprising in his or her approach to life’s challenges.

Goal setting

Hot-air goals - feelings about achieving/not achieving goals - pages 81-83

2.1 Individual uniqueness:

Each person should acknowledge his or her own uniqueness and be encouraged to develop self-respect and dignity.

2.2 Personal meaning:

Each person should develop a sense of personal meaning and identity, and be encouraged to reflect critically on the ways in which that occurs.

2.3 Ethical behaviour and responsibility:

Each person has freedom of will, is responsible for his or her own conduct and should be encouraged to develop discernment on ethical issues and to recognise the need for truthfulness and integrity.

2.4 Openness to learning:

2.5 Initiative and enterprise:

Each person should have the confidence to show initiative and be enterprising in his or her approach to life’s challenges.

Difficult decisions

SharkMeat role-play - pages 84-85

Processing questions for players - page 85

Sample questions - page 86

SharkMeat cards (templates) - page 87

2.1 Individual uniqueness:

Each person should acknowledge his or her own uniqueness and be encouraged to develop self-respect and dignity.

2.2 Personal meaning:

Each person should develop a sense of personal meaning and identity, and be encouraged to reflect critically on the ways in which that occurs.

2.3 Ethical behaviour and responsibility:

Each person has freedom of will, is responsible for his or her own conduct and should be encouraged to develop discernment on ethical issues and to recognise the need for truthfulness and integrity.

2.4 Openness to learning:

2.5 Initiative and enterprise:

Each person should have the confidence to show initiative and be enterprising in his or her approach to life’s challenges.

Conflict maps

Dealing with conflict - pages 88-90

Sample questions to deal with conflict - page 90

Conflict map (worksheet) - page 91

2.1 Individual uniqueness:

Each person should acknowledge his or her own uniqueness and be encouraged to develop self-respect and dignity.

2.2 Personal meaning:

Each person should develop a sense of personal meaning and identity, and be encouraged to reflect critically on the ways in which that occurs.

2.3 Ethical behaviour and responsibility:

Each person has freedom of will, is responsible for his or her own conduct and should be encouraged to develop discernment on ethical issues and to recognise the need for truthfulness and integrity.

2.4 Openness to learning:

2.5 Initiative and enterprise:

Each person should have the confidence to show initiative and be enterprising in his or her approach to life’s challenges.