Relapse Prevention Skills
This skill involves identifying situations which you are not capable of handling on your own, as well as utilizing your resources to combat the problem.
What is reaching out for help
The golden rule?
What is- Treat yourself the way that you want to be treated
Following a crisis, this is how we give our due diligence to the difficult emotions that we may have experienced.
What is emotional processing
A type of language that is non-verbal that we all engage in?
What is body language
What percentage of communication is misunderstood?
70% of communication is misunderstood (Will accept 65%-75% as answer)
What is mindfulness.
This skill is something that A.R. is prominent at. Helps with organizing thoughts and identifying patterns.
What is journaling
A crisis in addiction/recovery may involve utilizing this skill/intervention, in the event of an opiate overdose.
A skill in which two conflicting parties reach an agreement that both sides feel good about?
What is conflict resolution -OR- compromising
What percentage of individuals experiencing addiction began using alcohol or drugs prior to the age of 18?
What is greater than 90%
Gathering facts about yourself and your interaction with the environments you experience, to aid in ongoing abstinence from substance use.
What is trigger identification -OR- relapse prevention planning
These skills/techniques are utilized to calm oneself, likely to involve all of the 5 senses with a focus on the present moment.
What is a grounding technique/skill -OR- mindfulness techniques
This skill involves collecting the information of individual(s) whom you trust, for the purpose of providing a safeguard should any crises arise.
What is developing an emergency contact list
A type of question that encourages a longer and more detailed answer?
What is an open ended question
Each year, worldwide, alcohol is the cause of death in 1 out of every (BLANK) people.
What is 20 (Will accept 15-25)
To follow this aspect of relapse prevention, one must understand the acronym H.A.L.T. -What does this stand for?
H- hungry
A- angry
L- lonely
T- tired
This involves stimulating the body to utilize your energy in a positive manner. This skill also leads to increased energy levels over time.
What is physical exercise
Bonus! Each team member- share one recovery based skill that you are excited to try out in the community, after CARE.
Thanks!!
The concept of experiencing understanding for another individual's situation?
What is empathy
How many Americans die each day from an opioid overdose?
What is 130 Americans (Will accept 110-150)
We "take-on" these to grow as individuals. Involves experiences and challenges.
What is taking on new responsibilities.
This skill involves utilizing knowledge of the human anatomy to stimulate the vagus nerve, aiding in the effort to calm oneself.
What is deep breathing -OR- breathing techniques
This skill should be utilized in the event that you experience confusion or difficult situations and need assistance while still on a civil commitment.
What is communication with case management
An effective way to mitigate aggressive or emotional responses towards others, this action allows the pre-frontal cortex to "take control".
What is pausing before responding
Smoking cigarettes is the cause of about (BLANK) deaths every year in the United States?
What is 480,000 deaths (Will accept 450,000-510,000)