PDHPE WEEK 3 ASSIGNMMENT Emma McKechnie

This week you are to outline a number of services available in order for an individual to manage themselves in regards to your chosen topic.
Complete the following table and add it to your website.

Service
Contact Details Services offered Pros Cons Suitability to adolescent
Name

Gives people access to
several forums and
Reach Out ReachOut.com
factsheets to help you
understand anxiety better
- Not specific to I think that this service is very suitable for adolescents as it is
- Available at
your problem easily accessible through the internet as it is a website. They
anytime also target this service at young people. But thee major flaw is
- Can’t speak to that it may not be problem specific and you can’t talk to
-easy to access
anyone anyone about it. But it is a good first step.

Online, telephone support - speak to a - If you don’t have

service for young people to professional a phone you can’t I think this service is extremely useful as it is very rare for
Headspace 1800 890 use this service young people not to have a phone making it accessible. It also
talk about their anxiety to a
professional. - at any time is not time dependent like seeing councillors or phycologists.
-

- Convenient
In person support service, - can’t talk to them I think this service is very useful if it is provided by your school
from professionals that can - Available during out of school hours as it is one on one chat in person with a professional. So,
School Depends on their
work with you to fix your school hours results are more likely and it is convenient as well. Although
Councillors specific contact -some schools may
problem or direct you to thee one down side is that the councillors probably aren’t
- speak to a not provide this
someone who can. accessible outside of school hours.
professional service