Personal, social and community health
Personal identity and change
Factors that shape personal identities and adolescent health behaviours
WA9HEHPP1
Strategies for managing changes and transitions
WA9HEHPP2
Staying safe
Skills to determine the appropriateness and reliability of online health information
WA9HEHPS1
Skills to deal with challenging or unsafe situations:
- refusal skills
- initiating contingency plans
- acting assertively
WA9HEHPS2
Actions and strategies to enhance health and wellbeing in a range of environments
WA9HEHPS3
For example:
- the use of complementary health practices to support and promote good health
- responding to emergency situations to administer first aid, such as Danger, Response, Send, Airway, Breathing, Compression, Defibrillation (DRSABCD)
- identifying and managing unsafe situations
- safe blood practices
Strategies are examined, such as communicating choices, seeking, giving and denying consent, and expressing opinions and needs that can support the development of respectful relationships, including sexual relationships
WA9HEHPS4
For example:
- describing strategies that enhance the safety and wellbeing of sexual partners, such as communicating feelings of each party, respecting boundaries and choices, gaining affirmative consent, assertive communication and respecting individuals’ rights
- investigating the Western Australian legal requirements in relation to seeking, giving, refusing and accepting the refusal of consent, and considering how these laws relate to relationships with friends, colleagues, strangers and intimate partners, in both online and offline interactions
Healthy and active communities
Impact of external influences on the ability of adolescents to make safe and informed choices relating to:
- sexual health behaviours
- alcohol, drugs or other harmful substance use
- risk-taking
WA9HEHPH1
Implications of attitudes and behaviours on individuals and the community
WA9HEHPH2
For example:
- prejudice
- marginalisation
- homophobia
- discrimination
Interacting with others
Characteristics of respectful relationships and how these can prevent violence and abuse
WA9HEHPI1
For example:
- respecting the rights and responsibilities of individuals in the relationship
- communication
- respecting gender equality
- respecting personal differences and opinions
- empathy
Managing emotional responses and resolving conflict in family or social situations
WA9HEHPI2
For example:
- coping with rejection
- negotiation skills