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Week 4 Overview

The step gives you an overview of week 4.

Welcome to Week 4 of ‘Social & Emotional development: How to support teenage wellbeing. Below you will find an overview of Week 4:

During this week we will be focusing on the following topics:

  • The iceberg model of emotions
  • Using our knowledge of teenage development to create a support action plan.

By the end of the week you will be able to combine all of the elements from previous activities to apply to a scenario and prepare an action plan.

Task summary

Below is a summary of the tasks for this week’s learning.

  • Watch the 2 videos about: ‘the iceberg teenager’ and ‘Consolidation of supporting teenagers’. –Steps 4.2 and 4.8 (Videos)
  • Apply theory to real-life context using the exercise provided – Step 4.9 (Exercise)
  • Discuss the scenario of Sam’s caregivers and the responses that they should give based on the situation and how teenagers can start to help themselves- Steps 4.3 & 4.5 (Discussion)
  • Read the articles and access the resources to support your learning on the topic. Step 4.4, 4.6, 4.7 & 4.9 (Articles)

Reflect & Reply

Please reflect upon the key questions below and respond using the comments below.

Any questions about the topic this week?
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