Y8 Content Descriptions - Personal Social and Community Health
Content descriptions
Personal identity and change
Strategies to cope with and manage the impact of changes and transitions
WA8HEHPP1
For example:
- changing peer and family relationships
- the influence of values and beliefs on the development of identities
- accessing relevant health information and services
Ways in which changing feelings and attractions form part of developing sexual identities
WA8HEHPP2
For example:
- how health information supports an individual to effectively manage change as they grow older
Staying safe
Credible health information that can support people in a variety of situations
WA8HEHPS1
Reasons why young people choose to use or not use alcohol, drugs or other harmful substances, and strategies that could be used if someone is being encouraged to use them
WA8HEHPS2
Skills and strategies to promote physical and mental health, safety and wellbeing in various environments
WA8HEHPS3
For example:
- assertive responses
- stress management techniques
- refusal skills
- making informed choices
- contingency planning
- demonstrating basic first aid in medical circumstances, such as non-life-threatening bleeds, sprains and strains
- online environments (sharing intimate images or texts)
Strategies and skills to communicate assertively when seeking, giving or denying consent are explained and applied
WA8HEHPS4
For example:
- exploring assertive and respectful communication
- examining the nature of consent in different types of relationships
Healthy and active communities
Benefits to individuals and communities of valuing diversity and promoting inclusivity
WA8HEHPH1
For example:
- affirming diversity
- exploring how the traditions, foods and practices of different cultures enhance the wellbeing of the community
- challenging racism, homophobia, sexism and disability discrimination
- researching how stereotypes and prejudices have been challenged in various contexts
Health promotion initiatives which target relevant health, safety and wellbeing issues for young people and ways to manage them
WA8HEHPH2
Interacting with others
Strategies for managing the changing nature of peer and family relationships
WA8HEHPI1
Impacts of bullying and harassment on relationships, including online relationships
WA8HEHPI2
For example:
- psychological consequences, including decreased self-esteem and poor mental health
- social consequences, including negative attitudes to school and increased loneliness
Digital literacy
Role of power and coercion within relationships, and how these can be influenced by gender stereotypes
WA8HEHPI3
Personal, social and cultural factors that influence emotional responses and behaviour
WA8HEHPI4
For example:
- prior experience
- norms and expectations
- personal or cultural beliefs and attitudes