Resilient Australia - Overcoming Trauma

Australian Curriculum content descriptions: 

Year 7 HPE:

• analyse factors that influence emotional responses and devise strategies to self-manage emotions (AC9HP8P06).
• refine protective behaviours and evaluate community resources to seek help for themselves and others (AC9HP8P08).

Syllabus outcomes: PDHPE4.3.

General capabilities: Personal and Social Capability. 

Cross-curriculum priority: Sustainability. 

Relevant parts of Year 7 & 8 HPE achievement standards: 
Students analyse factors that influence emotional responses. They investigate strategies and practices that enhance their own, others’ and community health, safety and wellbeing. Students demonstrate skills to make informed decisions, and propose and implement actions that promote their own and others’ health, safety and wellbeing.

Level of teacher scaffolding: High – the teacher will need to explicitly introduce new concepts to students, facilitate class discussion and actively prompt students to reflect and build upon their learning and understanding.

• A4 Paper – one page per student
• A device capable of presenting a video and images to the class
• Student Worksheets – one copy per student

This lesson is designed to build students’ competencies in the following skills:

• Communication
• Critical Thinking
• Empathy
• Social Skills
• Collaboration
• Leadership

We encourage you to undertake the free PD Course How to teach a unit on fire and flood resilience for tips on how to best deliver this lesson.
If you’re concerned about the challenging nature of these topics, consider the free PD Course How to approach trauma in the classroom for information on how best to support your students.

This lesson was made in partnership with
Minderoo Foundation (www.minderoo.org)