Wellbeing Curriculum

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Contents

1. Understanding Stress2. Traits of Resilient People3. Managing Your Stress4. Developing Listening Skills and Understanding Empathy

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1: Understanding Stress

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Warm up - What is stress?

Have you ever been late for a lesson, train or bus?

How do you feel about the people who are walking slowly in front of you?

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Not one brain, but three

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Activity: Facial RecognitionCan you match each face to each expression on the right of the screen?

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● Shocked

● Happy

● Afraid

● Angry

● Disgusted

● Bored

● Ashamed

● Sad

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Activity: Facial Recognition

Using our prefrontal cortex

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Wrap up / Reflection

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Can you share some examples of where you now know you acted “under stress” and under the influence of your limbic system?2

What have you learned from this exercise?1

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2: Traits of Resilient People

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Warm up - What is resilience?

What do we mean by resilience? Can you think of any examples?

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Warm up - What is resilience?

What do we mean by resilience? Can you think of any examples?

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The dictionary definition of resilience is the capacity to recover from challenge or difficulty.

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What are the traits of resilient people?

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Discuss what the word/phrase on your card means and how it might support resilience.

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What are the traits of resilient people?

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1 They know their boundaries.

2 They keep good company.

3 They cultivate self-awareness.

4 They practice acceptance. Pain is painful, stress is stressful, and healing takes time.

5 They are willing to sit in silence.

6 They do not have to have all the answers.

7 They have a menu of self-care habits.

8 They enlist their team.

9 They consider the possibilities.

10 They get out of their head.

Discuss what the word/phrase on your card means and how it might support resilience.

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Wrap up / Reflection

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List 3 areas of resilience you feel you need to improve on2

List 3 areas of resilience you are using effectively1

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3: Managing Your Stress

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Warm up

What does Mental Health mean to you?

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What is mental health?

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We are all on the mental health spectrum

MH is rarely an absolute state.It is dynamic and changes over time and as a result of things that happen in our lives.

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The Stress BucketBrabban and Turkington, 2002

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What goes into your stress bucket?

When we have stressors that we perceive we can’t cope with, our bucket is full, and it starts to overflow.

How do you cope with stress?• Healthy ways of coping?• Unhealthy ways of coping?

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Keeping mentally healthy

Based on New Economics Foundation and Public Health England Guidance:

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Wrap up / Reflection

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It is important to develop coping strategies to manage daily stresses

Remember, Mental Health is a continuum

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4: Developing Listening Skills and Understanding Empathy

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Warm up

Taking action: It’s about showing ‘care’ and having empathy

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How well do you take notice and listen?

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How well do you take notice and listen?

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Being a better listener is a skill that can be developed.

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How well do you take notice and listen?

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Being a better listener is a skill that can be developed.

Samaritans Telephone number 116 123

6 tips to help you show empathy and sympathy in a positive way:

1. Open Questions2. Summarising3. Reflecting4. Clarifying5. Short words of encouragement6. Reacting

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Summary

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Remember: two ears, one mouth

Be authentic

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3 Ask open questions

Remember: you do not need to provide any answers

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