Support a peer without becoming their clinician

Supplied materials

• Paper or a text document; all cases below are original fictional learning inputs.
• An adult may read aloud; drawing or spoken answers are valid. No personal health information or physical performance is required.
• The fictional peer says they feel pressured to share a private image. A supportive reply is, “You do not have to share it. We can talk with the responsible adult about the pressure.” This acknowledges the boundary and offers a route without demanding the image or full history. It avoids promises to keep every safety issue secret or to diagnose why the peer feels upset.
• A peer describes pressure to share a private image and asks for support. What fits?
• A peer asks a classmate to diagnose a mental health condition. What fits?
• The first responsible helper is absent during an unresolved safety concern. What fits?
• The fictional story states immediate serious danger. What fits?
• A peer asks for a medication plan from another student. What fits?
• A support route cannot respond and the concern continues. What fits?

Learn the idea

A peer can listen, avoid blame, support a boundary and help connect someone with responsible adults. A peer cannot diagnose, prescribe treatment or promise to handle a serious safety concern alone. Support respects privacy while recognizing safety limits.

Use a short response that acknowledges the stated issue and offers an appropriate route. Do not demand a full story, promise absolute secrecy or share details publicly. If the first responsible route is unavailable, identify a backup rather than abandoning the concern.

All dialogues are fictional. No real disclosures or outside responses are needed. A paper script is complete. Immediate serious danger needs emergency support; companionship does not replace adult protection or professional interpretation.

1. Mark the facts or constraints in the supplied case.
2. Apply the method explained above; draw a sequence, table or decision map.
3. Compare your result with the worked solution and explain the difference.
4. Complete the new cases, then check the changed-case extension.

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Take it further

Write a three-line fictional peer-support script for pressure to reveal health details. Expected: listen without demanding details, respect refusal, offer responsible support and avoid diagnosis/secrecy promises.

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