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This information has been taken directly from the Accelerate U - Standards and Resource Guides (with approval) from the K-12 Education,  NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT site. No information in this document has been changed.

 

Emotional Health

Elementary
Standard(s)

Intermediate
Standard(s)

Commencement
Standard(s)

At the elementary level, students will:

  • recognize healthy and unhealthy ways to deal with emotional conflict     
  • show consideration for the emotional needs and feelings of others     
  • recognize that emotional problems can become serious enough to require professional help.     

At the intermediate level, students will:

  • demonstrate healthy ways to deal with emotional conflict     
  • describe how a person's emotional needs and feelings contribute to overall health     
  • identify age-appropriate resources individuals may use to assist them with personal, family, or work-related emotional problems.     

At the commencement level, students will:

  • employ several different skills to successfully resolve conflicts     
  • demonstrate a respect for the emotional needs and problems that others face     
  • demonstrate an understanding of how to obtain appropriate assistance for their own or family members' emotional problems     
  • understand methods of helping others obtain appropriate assistance for emotional problems.     

Summary: Elementary level students learn to identify positive means of dealing with emotions while learning to recognize and reduce unhealthy responses. Students learn positive methods of dealing with conflicts including how to seek help for problems.

Summary: Intermediate level students examine their behavior and that of others for positive and negative ways of dealing with their emotions. Students learn to use appropriate resources to assist them in dealing with problems.

Summary: Commencement level students will utilize good emotional health practices and numerous skills to improve their own and others' emotional health. Students will demonstrate an ability to obtain age-appropriate assistance for those with emotional health problems.

 


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Armonk, NY
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