This focuses on developing students’ skills in being able to access and ask for help and support.
![Two people sitting on a sofa talking](https://media.samaritans.org/images/Home_269_AR.2e16d0ba.fill-320x175.jpg)
DEAL: developing listening skills
In this lesson we will learn: to improve our listening skills; to understand the elements of effective active listening; to use effective listening skills
![Two women talking](https://media.samaritans.org/images/426a0490_resized_0.2e16d0ba.fill-320x175.jpg)
DEAL: my support network
In this session we will learn: there are people who can help; who to talk to about different kinds of problems; no problem is too big or small to deal with; support networks change over time; support networks are different for different people
![What is depression? Samaritans helping students talk about depression](https://media.samaritans.org/images/Bus_3804_AR.982fc705.fill-320x175.jpg)
DEAL: barriers to seeking help
In this session we will learn: about help that‘s available; how to access and accept help when it is offered; to think through potential outcomes from different choices; to make the right choices about seeking and accepting help; to challenge the stigma a
![Men-talking-pond](https://media.samaritans.org/images/Copy_of_DSC_0885.2e16d0ba.fill-320x175.jpg)
DEAL: supporting a friend
In this session we will learn: the importance of encouraging friends to seek support; our roles in helping our peers; when to be concerned about a friend; what you can do to help a friend
DEAL: barriers to listening
In this session we will learn: how active listening can help ourselves and others; how to recognise our own internal dialogue; to develop active listening skills
![Young teacher in a classroom talking to students about mental health](https://media.samaritans.org/images/bigstock-young-teacher-in-classroo.2e16d0ba.fill-320x175.jpg)
DEAL: making assumptions
In this session we will learn: effective listening skills and why these are helpful; how we make assumptions about what we have heard – and how this affects our listening
![Home 2457_AR](https://media.samaritans.org/images/Home_2457_AR.2e16d0ba.fill-320x175.jpg)
DEAL: open questions
In this session we will learn: what an open questions is; to recognise barriers to listening; how an open question helps listening; to understand what rehearsing means; to ask questions relating to the information given
![Woman sat on her own looking despondent - Samaritans](https://media.samaritans.org/images/426a0532_compressed.2e16d0ba.fill-320x175.jpg)
DEAL: talking helps: it’s hard to say
In this session we will learn: it can be difficult to tell someone your problems; who you can go to for support; how talking can help.
![Woman-call-office](https://media.samaritans.org/images/Office-3372_AR.2e16d0ba.fill-320x175.jpg)
DEAL: who are Samaritans?
In this session we will learn: what Samaritans is; how talking helps; everyone needs support sometimes
![Woman-home-alone](https://media.samaritans.org/images/Copy_of_DSC_7902.2e16d0ba.fill-320x175.jpg)
DEAL: barriers to asking for help
In this session we will learn: to recognise there may be stigma and anxiety attached to asking for help; to make sensitive choices about seeking help
![Women-walking-winter](https://media.samaritans.org/images/Copy_of_DSC_1763.2e16d0ba.fill-320x175.jpg)
DEAL: helping my friends
In this session we will learn: to identify when friends need help; to identify the thoughts and feelings of someone who is feeling low; to identify agencies that can help
![Men-talking-bench](https://media.samaritans.org/images/Copy_of_DSC_0933.2e16d0ba.fill-320x175.jpg)
DEAL: it’s good to talk (Assessment activity)
In this session we will learn: help that’s available; how to access and accept help; think through potential outcomes of different choices; to make the right choices about seeking help; to challenge the stigma associated with asking for help