Sexting is a combination of sex and text messaging. Junior High and High School students demonstrate the threat of sexted sexually explicit or suggestive photographs, messages and videos. Real life scenarios are presented along with the resulting consequences affecting a teenagers personal, social and future life. Follow students through a variety of sexting situations stemming from careless fun to cyberbullying along with their painful effects.
Subjects: Guidance
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Bullying: There’s Always a Way Out
Bullying has moved past face-to-face interaction. Junior High and High School students present real-life scenarios of bullying, including bullying through the internet, texts and video. Difficult and distressing situations in a variety of settings are addressed, followed by both unproductive actions and resolutions that work. This program covers bullying from its painful beginning to its peaceful end.
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Cry for Help
This primetime special features first-person stories from adolescents who are confronting depression, anxiety and mental illness. From depressed, suicidal teens to parents unaware of what may be troubling their own children to those on the front lines of prevention and care, CRY FOR HELP provides a rare and important look at mental illness among young adults.
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Protecting The Vulnerable – Identifying and Responding to Elder Abuse
Elder abuse is a largely hidden problem. As the proportion of elderly people requiring care increases, it is critical that families, friends, carers and aged care staff are educated to understand the different forms elder abuse can take, and what they can do about it. It is also vital that governments, peak bodies and the aged care industry creates and works within a solid legislative framework that properly deals with this insidious problem in society, ensuring perpetrators are appropriately punished, rehabilitated and that vulnerable elderly people are totally protected from violation of their rights. This program provides an overview of elder abuse, including physical, sexual, financial and psychological abuse and neglect. It also looks at strategies to protect vulnerable elderly people, and appropriate responses to elder abuse.
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Self Esteem and Identity in the Digital Age
Today’s media is often criticized for projecting an unrealistic notion of beauty and that the example set by magazines and television can hinder the development of a positive self esteem in many young people. In this program we examine how we develop our own identity, what influences the development of our identity and the key factors in the development of positive and negative self esteem. A fantastic program that empowers and educates students in the face of a powerful and influential cultural force.
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Counseling – A Guide for Teachers
This program is designed to assist teachers in understanding the process of counselling in secondary schools. It begins with a definition of counselling and then goes on to explain the counselling process followed by a basic description of the variety of skills a counsellor needs in order to work effectively with a young person. This DVD is also designed to assist teachers in understanding the process of adolescence itself and that developmental tasks that the young person will inevitably need to successfully negotiate during his or her high school years. The program also discusses the issue of suicide prevention and mental health promotion generally as there are many proactive approaches schools can take to promote good mental health.
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Cyber Safe – Identifying and Combating Cyber Bullies
Bullying has long been an unfortunate aspect of schooling, but today it is no longer confined to the real world. Cyber bullies are making their presence felt, and, while their motivations are the same as those of the schoolyard bully, the way they operate is quite different. This essential program looks at what cyber bullying is; cyber stalking and the law; and what students can do to protect themselves from this ever increasing threat. Education for parents and school communities is also examined, with strategies on how to deal with cyber bullying and positive schoolwide solutions.
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Eliminating Bullying and Harassment From the Aged Care Workplace
Workplace bullying and harassment can be the downside to the caring professions. People working in Aged Care routinely provide love, care and support for the frail elderly but quite often they can be less than caring and supportive of each other. This program examines the definitions, types and ramifications of workplace bullying and harassment. The program will also assist employees to identify when they, and others, are being subjected to unfair workplace behaviour and, more importantly, what they can do to stop it and prevent its recurrence thereby creating a safer, happier and more productive workplace for all.
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A Clown’s Gift
A Clown’s Gift is an entertaining, comical, and meaningful film, which reminds us all to remember what life is really about. In addition, A Clown’s Gift delivers a valuable message about balancing your life, which everyone can associate to in today’s busy world.
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Play Building
For many students learning how to work co-operatively with their peers is a way of developing self confidence in themselves and their own ideas. Through Drama, students experience a sense of security and trust that allows them to develop the confidence to take risks and express themselves in performance. The video is in three parts; warm ups; germination and group formation; and performance and evaluation.