Health Education 8
USC8.1
Analyze and establish effective strategies of support for purposes of helping others increase health-enhancing behaviours.
Indicators for this outcome
| (a) |
Locate and evaluate, according to student-generated criteria, both sources of and information about support strategies. |
| (b) |
Describe the benefits one receives from helping others. |
| (c) |
Examine the functions of support persons and networks. |
| (d) |
Compare informal and formal community supports and how to access them. |
| (e) |
Compare past and present examples (including traditional First Nations and Métis cultures) of how people support/supported the health of others. |
| (f) |
Determine the traits and skills of an effective support person. |
| (g) |
Assess personal aptitudes for supporting others. |
| (h) |
Analyze personal preferences for receiving support. |
| (i) |
Recognize times and situations in which others might appreciate help. |
| (j) |
Discuss concepts such as learned dependence and empowerment or “helping others to help themselves”. |
| (k) |
Distinguish between help that supports greater independence and that which creates dependence. |
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$9.95
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R048683
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Book
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$44.66
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
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$43.00
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R054407
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Record posted/updated:
January 3, 2019
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CD/DVD
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$189.00
Record posted/updated:
February 15, 2022
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Record posted/updated:
April 27, 2019
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CD/DVD
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$189.00
Record posted/updated:
July 16, 2020
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Record posted/updated:
April 18, 2019
R044433
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Book
Topic :
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Price :
$20.00
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
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\$59.95 (plain posters) / \$69.95 (laminated posters)
Record posted/updated:
November 30, 2018
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Book
Topic :
Sexual Abuse and Exploitation
Price :
$20.00
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R070498
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$21.99
Record posted/updated:
March 15, 2023
R019212
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Free
Record posted/updated:
November 15, 2023
R100464
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Record posted/updated:
June 15, 2022
R006918
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Document
Topic :
Sexual Abuse and Exploitation
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Record posted/updated:
June 15, 2022