Teaching Suicide Awareness and Prevention 2019
Lesson Plans, Worksheets and Quizzes for Secondary School Teachers
Lesson Plans, Worksheets and Quizzes for Secondary School Teachers
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SUICIDE AWARENESS & PREVENTION MODULE 2018<br />
LESSON 1: Developing a Compassionate Attitude toward <strong>Suicide</strong> <strong>and</strong> Its Victims<br />
Instructions to the Teacher:<br />
1. The teacher should prepare a copy of Worksheet 1- “Open Ended Statements” for each<br />
student in the class.<br />
2. Clearly state <strong>and</strong> emphasise to students that there are no right or wrong answers for the<br />
statements in Worksheet 1 or Worksheet 2.<br />
3. Instruct each student to work independently in completing each statement on the<br />
worksheet.<br />
4. The teacher should decide whether to divide the class into small groups or have the class, as<br />
a whole, discuss <strong>and</strong> share responses.<br />
5. In terms of discussion:<br />
a. The teacher should be sensitive to <strong>and</strong> underst<strong>and</strong>ing of the variety of expressed<br />
attitudes. Be careful not to stifle any expression for risk of closing off the possibility<br />
of growth <strong>and</strong> change.<br />
b. The teacher should allow students to choose not to share his feelings or make public<br />
comments. It is all right for students not to respond<br />
6. In order to facilitate the exploration of attitudes, teachers may gently ask questions such as:<br />
• What did you feel about this experience? Anger? Hurt?<br />
• Which statement was the most difficult for you to complete? Why?<br />
• Which statement was the easiest for you to complete? Why?<br />
• Did this experience provoke certain feelings within you? Describe these feelings<br />
• Is it easier to write about or to talk about your feelings <strong>and</strong> attitudes? Why?<br />
• What, if anything, did you learn about yourself <strong>and</strong> your feelings <strong>and</strong>/or attitudes about<br />
suicide?<br />
7. The teacher should prepare a copy of Worksheet 2-"Attitudes Questionnaire," for each<br />
student in the class.<br />
8. The teacher instructs each student to mark "agree" or "disagree."<br />
9. After the class has finished the worksheet, the teacher should initiate discussion about each<br />
of the ten statements.<br />
10. The teacher should be prepared to encounter possible resistance to a particular response.<br />
Attitudinal change takes time.<br />
11. This questionnaire is intended to stimulate thinking. It should not be used to force thinking<br />
in any certain direction<br />
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