Decision Steps
This is the first step where you clearly identify what decision needs to be made
What is State the Situation?
In the HELP acronym, the “H” stands for this type of decision.
What is Healthful?
A goal you can accomplish in a short period of time.
What is a Short-Term Goal?
The “S” in SMART stands for this.
What is Specific?
A multi-step strategy used to achieve a goal.
What is an Action Plan?
This step involves writing down all possible choices before deciding.
What is List the Options?
If a decision breaks laws or school rules, it fails this part of HELP.
What is Legal?
A goal that requires extended time and planning.
What is a Long-Term Goal?
This SMART component requires numbers or a way to track progress.
What is Measurable?
These are progress markers built into an action plan.
What are Checkpoints?
In this step, you examine both positive and negative consequences
What is Weigh the Outcomes?
This part of HELP asks if your decision matches your moral principles.
What is Ethical?
These smaller goals act as stepping stones toward bigger goals.
What are Short-Term Goals?
This SMART component ensures your goal is realistic.
What is Achievable?
Writing your goal down increases this.
What is Accountability?
This step asks you to reflect on your beliefs, health, and values before choosing.
What is Consider Values?
This HELP category asks if you’d feel comfortable explaining your decision to a trusted adult.
What is Parent-Approved?
Graduating high school is an example of this type of goal.
What is a Long-Term Goal?
This SMART component connects your goal to your life or health.
What is Relevant?
In Health class, all SMART goals must relate to this.
What is Personal Health
This final step involves reflecting on whether your decision worked.
What is Evaluate the Decision?
A decision that is unhealthy, illegal, and unethical fails this entire system.
What is the HELP acronym?
The reason short-term goals are important is because they make big goals this.
What is manageable?
This SMART component requires a deadline.
What is Time-Bound?
In the collage project, all images must be this and related to your SMART component.
What is Intentional?