Protective Behaviours

In order to understand how to best approach young people to assist them in making healthy decisions, it is important to understand the behaviours needed and why young people may be resistant to these. You can then work on your approach to make the greatest impact.

Self Assessment Criteria: Benchmark 1

Benchmark 1

Criteria

Excellent

• Puts forward an extensive list of relevant and appropriate protective behaviours that could be adopted to promote the health of young people

• Explores in depth the impact these behaviours will have on the health and wellbeing of young people

• Detailed explanation of reasons young people may not adopt behaviours

High

• Puts forward multiple relevant and appropriate protective behaviours that could be adopted to promote the health of young people

• Explores the impact these behaviours will have on the health and wellbeing of young people

• Explanation of reasons young people may not adopt behaviours

Sound

• Puts forward a some protective behaviours that could be adopted to promote the health of young people

• Explores the impact these behaviours will have on the health and wellbeing of young people to a sound standard

• Description of reasons young people may not adopt behaviours

Basic

• Puts forward few protective behaviours that could be adopted

• Identifies some impacts on health and/or wellbeing

• Identifies reason/s young people may not adopt behaviours

Elementary

• Includes a relevant point about protective behaviours, influences or young people