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Resilient Relationships: BSBs and Human Connections

This lesson deepens students' understanding of Big Sticky Beliefs (BSBs) by showing how they drive out-of-proportion reactions in real relationship situations, and then teaches students how to modify or challenge unhelpful BSBs. Through a Take 5 breathing exercise, short drama performances based on three relationship Activating Events, and guided evidence-checking using Lucas as a worked example, students practise noticing when a BSB is "in play" and reworking their ABC to reach a more helpful response.

Learning Outcomes

Outcome 1:

Understand that BSBs can have a significant impact on feelings and behaviour

Outcome 2:

Explore how BSBs can cause people to react in different ways and have an impact on relationships

Outcome 3:

Practise finding alternative BSBs

Outcome 4:

Understand how to modify or challenge unhelpful BSBs

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Big Sticky Beliefs CPD

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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 6

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Healthy Minds Teacher Guide — Take 5 script page 133

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BSB Drama Activating Events page 134

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Resilience Competencies page 8

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Student Handbook — Confirmation Bias reminder page 38

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Moving BSBs On worksheet page 39

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Learning Record page 40

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