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Resilient Relationships: Introduction

The opening lesson of the Resilient Relationships series reconnects students with the core Resilience Skills from earlier modules and applies them to relationships for the first time. Students revisit the ABC model (Activating event–Beliefs–Consequences) in the context of relationships, explore the full spectrum of relationship types, distinguish healthy from unhealthy relationships, examine the beliefs that help and hinder them, and build their understanding of healthy relationship foundations through a relationship triangle model. The lesson also covers the role of sex in relationships and the importance of building strong foundations before deepening connection.

Learning Outcomes

Outcome 1:

Identify healthy and unhealthy relationships

Outcome 2:

Consider and discuss the beliefs that can help and hinder relationships

Outcome 3:

Test your relationship smarts

Outcome 4:

Explore the foundations of a healthy relationship

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Bounce Forward Healthy Minds Resilient Relationships Student Handbook

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Resilient Relationships Bounce Forward Healthy Minds Teacher Guide 2023

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Bounce Forward Healthy Minds Teacher Guide Introduction

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Bounce Forward Resilient Relationships Lesson 1a

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Healthy Minds Teacher Guide — Safe Learning Agreement pages 5–6

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Harnessing Emotions script page 124

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Human Knot instructions page 125

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Relationship Beliefs examples page 126

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Relationships True/False answer key page 127

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Resilience Competencies page 8

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Student Handbook — Healthy vs Unhealthy Relationships page 3

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Healthy Relationship Triangle page 5

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Learning Record page 6

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Home Activity page 7

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