Lesson 4-6 Flashcards
Risk Taking | Online Safety Programs | Harm Minimisation
Define:
Positive Risk Taking
Positive risks involve actions that are socially acceptable and beneficial to wellbeing. This includes stepping out of our comfort zones and growing as a person.
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Negative Risk Taking
Negative risks involve actions that may cause injury or harm to one’s physical, social, and mental wellbeing.
Reasons young people take risks
- attention-seeking
- peer pressure
- to maintain a friendship or relationship
- poor role modelling (especially by parents)
- responding to a challenge or a dare
Australian Government Online Safety Programs: Bullying NO WAY!
What do they do?
Bullying No Way is Australia’s key bullying prevention initiative for schools. It provides an opportunity for schools to create a shared understanding about bullying behaviours and share their bullying prevention policies and strategies.
Australian Government Online Safety Programs: Bullying NO WAY!
How do they offer support?
The webpage is filled with information regarding bullying; understanding bullying, responding to bullying, preventing bullying, and reasources to teach about bullying.
Australian Government Online Safety Programs: The eSafety Guide
What do they do?
The service offers information about cyberbullying to help young people identify if they are being cyberbullied. The service also informs people about seeking help if you are a victim of cyberbullying.
Australian Government Online Safety Programs: The eSafety Guide
How do they offer support?
Provides information on how to protect your personal information and report harmful content on common social media, games, apps and sites.
Australian Government Online Safety Programs: ACSC
What do they do?
Leads the Australian Government’s efforts to improve cyber security. They help make Australia the most secure place to connect online.
Australian Government Online Safety Programs: ACSC
How do they offer support?
- the Australian Cyber Security Hotline, which is contactable 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- publishing alerts, technical advice, advisories and notifications on significant cyber security threats
cyber threat monitoring and intelligence sharing with partners - technical advice and assistance to help Australian entities respond to cyber security incidents
- national exercises and uplift activities to enhance the cyber security resilience of Australian entities
- collaborating with Australian organisations and individuals on cyber security issues
Define:
Harm Minimisation
Harm-minimisation strategies are designed to reduce risk and minimise the potential harm that could occur to people engaging in all types of activities.
Conflict resolution
Talk through the problem or situation so that both groups come to a mutual agreement without aggression or violence.
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Planning and problem-solving
Anticipate a risk or problem and decide on an action to solve it.
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Refusal
Assertively state ‘no’ if you don’t wish to continue or be involved.
Define and provide examples:
Assertiveness
Communicating with others in a direct and honest manner without intentionally hurting anyone’s feelings. Example: maintaining boundaries, being polite with requests, active listening, saying no gracefully, being mindful of others and their feelings.
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Aggressiveness
A wide range of actions and behaviours that can result in mental, emotional, or physical harm to a person, others, or objects. For example: disrespecting other people, raising your voice, imposing a harsh tone on others, being rude, exaggerated sarcasm, dragging disagreements around.
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Prosocial
Prosocial behaviour, or intent to benefit others, is a social behaviour that benefits other people or society as a whole. For example, donating blood, volunteering for the community, showing an act of service to your neighbours.
