Abstract
Teaching students to think critically about social support and to apply it to their personal and professional lives can be challenging. This activity facilitates deeper learning about the communication processes involved with social support as well as the implications of social support. Instructors are given specific scenes from a recent television series; the scenes depict some complexities of providing social support. These scenes prompt a lively discussion as well as a critical reflection about what makes social support effective and the consequences of ineffective social support for coping, identity, and relational closeness. Instructors are provided with a lesson plan (that can be utilized for one 75-minute class period or for two class periods) and materials which facilitate this critical reflection and discussion.
Recommended Citation
Richards, Sharlene T. and Carmack, Heather J.
(2018)
"Utilizing the Television Series Chasing Life to Develop a Deeper Understanding about the Complexities of Providing Social Support,"
Discourse: The Journal of the SCASD: Vol. 4, Article 6.
Available at:
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/discoursejournal/vol4/iss1/6