Self-Help Or Professional Help Decision Tree¶
Specification¶
The full specification below is extracted from Chapter 11: Health Influences and Information Literacy.
Type: workflow
**sim-id:** self-help-or-professional-help-decision-tree<br/>
**Library:** Mermaid<br/>
**Status:** Specified
Bloom Taxonomy: Evaluate (L5)
Bloom Taxonomy Verb: assess, justify, prioritize
Learning objective: Students assess a realistic health situation against decision criteria to justify whether self-directed research, a trusted adult, or immediate professional support is the appropriate response, prioritizing safety-critical situations.
Purpose: Guide students through recognizing which situations call for a healthcare provider, counselor, or other professional rather than self-research or peer advice.
Visual style: Mermaid decision-tree flowchart starting from "I Have A Health Concern" branching through severity and safety questions to one of three end states.
Steps (all nodes clickable):
1. Start: "I Have A Health Concern" — click reveals: "Every concern starts here — the next questions help sort out the right response."
2. Decision: "Is There Any Safety Risk (To Self Or Others) Or A Severe/Sudden Symptom?" — click reveals: "Warning signs of suicide, self-harm, harming others, or a severe symptom always mean immediate professional help."
3. Branch "Yes" → End state: "Get Professional Help Immediately" — click reveals: "Contact a trusted adult and a healthcare provider, counselor, or emergency service right away."
4. Branch "No" → Decision: "Has This Been Ongoing Or Affecting Daily Life?" — click reveals: "A struggle lasting weeks or affecting school, sleep, or relationships needs professional support, even without an emergency."
5. Branch "Yes" → End state: "Schedule Professional Support" — click reveals: "Talk to a trusted adult about seeing a counselor or healthcare provider soon."
6. Branch "No" → Decision: "Can I Evaluate This With Valid Sources?" — click reveals: "Apply the five-question rubric from the previous section to a valid source."
7. End state: "Research With Valid Sources, Then Reassess" — click reveals: "If evaluation leaves real uncertainty, that uncertainty itself is a reason to ask a professional."
Color coding: Red for the immediate-help path, yellow for the schedule-support path, green for the research-and-reassess path.
Implementation: Mermaid flowchart with click handlers mapped to a JavaScript infobox callback for every node.