Personal, social and community health

Personal identity and change

Feelings, emotions and cultural beliefs and values associated with transitions; practising self-talk and help-seeking strategies to manage these changes

WA7HEHPP1

Ways to manage physical, emotional, and social changes associated with puberty

WA7HEHPP2

For example:

  • coping skills
  • communication skills
  • problem-solving skills and strategies
  • changing friendships/families
Staying safe

Health information, services and help-seeking strategies that young people can use in a variety of situations

WA7HEHPS1

Protective behaviours and help-seeking strategies to ensure safety in a variety of situations, including online

WA7HEHPS2

For example:

  • assertive responses
  • refusal skills

Strategies to make informed choices to promote health, safety and wellbeing

WA7HEHPS3

For example:

  • proposing alternatives to traditional medicine
  • demonstrating basic first aid in medical circumstances, such as asthma, allergies and anaphylaxis

Strategies and skills to communicate assertively when seeking, giving or denying consent are explained and applied

WA7HEHPS4

For example:

  • exploring assertive and respectful communication
  • understanding and applying online and social protocols to enhance relationships with others and protect own wellbeing, including recognising and responding to online content that may be harmful to self or others, such as grooming or image-based abuse, and respectfully communicating needs or concerns to others
Healthy and active communities

Strategies to make informed choices to promote health and wellbeing

WA7HEHPH1

For example:

  • researching nutritious meals
  • examining accessible physical activity options
  • examining messages portrayed by the media and influential people

Preventive health practices for young people to avoid and manage risk

WA7HEHPH2

For example:

  • sun-protective behaviours
  • adoption of the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating
  • application of road safety laws and guidelines

Health and social benefits of physical activity and recreational pursuits

WA7HEHPH3

Ways in which the media and influential people impact attitudes, beliefs, decisions and behaviours

WA7HEHPH4

For example:

  • television advertising
Interacting with others

Impact of relationships on a person’s wellbeing

WA7HEHPI1

For example:

  • the benefits of respectful relationships and the roles of respect, empathy, power and coercion in relationships
  • the influence of family and peers
  • applying online and social protocols to enhance relationships

Ways in which decision-making, respect and empathy in developing respectful relationships can be influenced by gender stereotypes

WA7HEHPI2

Factors that influence emotional responses and behaviour

WA7HEHPI3

For example:

  • personal experience
  • considering alternative ways to respond to situations, including showing empathy
  • self-management strategies to regulate emotions
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