Enhancing Resilience 2 links to Knowledge

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

1.1 The pursuit of personal excellence: 

Each person should be encouraged to achieve his or her personal best in all undertakings and to respect the achievements of others.

1.2 Domains of human experience:

Each person should be encouraged to develop an understanding of all the domains of human experience; physical, emotional, intellectual, aesthetic, social, moral and spiritual.

1.3 Empowerment: 

Each person should be encouraged to develop critical thinking, the creative imagination, interpersonal and vocational skills, and basic competencies in the various forms of disciplined inquiry.

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

1.1 The pursuit of personal excellence: 

Each person should be encouraged to achieve his or her personal best in all undertakings and to respect the achievements of others.

1.2 Domains of human experience:

Each person should be encouraged to develop an understanding of all the domains of human experience; physical, emotional, intellectual, aesthetic, social, moral and spiritual.

1.3 Empowerment: 

Each person should be encouraged to develop critical thinking, the creative imagination, interpersonal and vocational skills, and basic competencies in the various forms of disciplined inquiry.

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

1.1 The pursuit of personal excellence: 

Each person should be encouraged to achieve his or her personal best in all undertakings and to respect the achievements of others.

1.2 Domains of human experience:

Each person should be encouraged to develop an understanding of all the domains of human experience; physical, emotional, intellectual, aesthetic, social, moral and spiritual.

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

1.2 Domains of human experience:

Each person should be encouraged to develop an understanding of all the domains of human experience; physical, emotional, intellectual, aesthetic, social, moral and spiritual.

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

1.1 The pursuit of personal excellence: 

Each person should be encouraged to achieve his or her personal best in all undertakings and to respect the achievements of others.

1.2 Domains of human experience:

Each person should be encouraged to develop an understanding of all the domains of human experience; physical, emotional, intellectual, aesthetic, social, moral and spiritual.

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

1.2 Domains of human experience:

Each person should be encouraged to develop an understanding of all the domains of human experience; physical, emotional, intellectual, aesthetic, social, moral and spiritual.

The experts speak

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

1.6 Critical reflection: 

Each person should be encouraged to reflect critically on both the cultural heritage and the attitudes and values underlying current social trends and institutions.

Group support

Smarties relay - pages 67-68

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

1.2 Domains of human experience:

Each person should be encouraged to develop an understanding of all the domains of human experience; physical, emotional, intellectual, aesthetic, social, moral and spiritual.

Trust 

Blindfold walk - pages 69-70

Sample questions to discuss trust - page 71

1.2 Domains of human experience:

Each person should be encouraged to develop an understanding of all the domains of human experience; physical, emotional, intellectual, aesthetic, social, moral and spiritual.

Relaxation exercises 

Guided relaxation - page 72

Guided relaxation - pages 73-76

1.1 The pursuit of personal excellence: 

Each person should be encouraged to achieve his or her personal best in all undertakings and to respect the achievements of others.

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

1.1 The pursuit of personal excellence: 

Each person should be encouraged to achieve his or her personal best in all undertakings and to respect the achievements of others.

1.2 Domains of human experience:

Each person should be encouraged to develop an understanding of all the domains of human experience; physical, emotional, intellectual, aesthetic, social, moral and spiritual.

Supportive structures 

Five ways to lift a peer - page 79

Designing social support - page 80

1.1 The pursuit of personal excellence: 

Each person should be encouraged to achieve his or her personal best in all undertakings and to respect the achievements of others.

1.2 Domains of human experience:

Each person should be encouraged to develop an understanding of all the domains of human experience; physical, emotional, intellectual, aesthetic, social, moral and spiritual.

Goal setting 

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

1.1 The pursuit of personal excellence: 

Each person should be encouraged to achieve his or her personal best in all undertakings and to respect the achievements of others.

Difficult decisions 

SharkMeat role-play - pages 84-85

Processing questions for players - page 85

Sample questions - page 86

SharkMeat cards (templates) - page 87

1.2 Domains of human experience:

Each person should be encouraged to develop an understanding of all the domains of human experience; physical, emotional, intellectual, aesthetic, social, moral and spiritual.

1.6 Critical reflection: 

Each person should be encouraged to reflect critically on both the cultural heritage and the attitudes and values underlying current social trends and institutions.

Conflict maps 

Dealing with conflict - pages 88-90

Sample questions to deal with conflict - page 90

Conflict map (worksheet) - page 91

1.1 The pursuit of personal excellence: 

Each person should be encouraged to achieve his or her personal best in all undertakings and to respect the achievements of others.

1.2 Domains of human experience:

Each person should be encouraged to develop an understanding of all the domains of human experience; physical, emotional, intellectual, aesthetic, social, moral and spiritual.