Coping Skills
Show hand on heart breathing
demonstrate
What are some coping skills you can use at home?
Exercise, running, playing outside, playing a game, listening to music, writing in a journal, splashing your face with cold water, yoga
You're worried you are in trouble at school what could you do?
Talk to teacher about it
Take deep breaths and gather more information from adults before taking any action
Thought switch
Anxiety describe some sensations you might feel?
sensations could include shaky, jittery, racing thoughts, stomach ache, restlessness, distractible, shaky, breathing quickly
Talk about one time when you used a coping skill. How did it help you?
Talk about one time when you used a coping skill. How did it help you?
Show five senses coping skill
Focus on details:
5 things see, 4 you feel, 3 you hear, etc.
Who at home can help remind you of your coping skills?
What are some coping skills you can use at school?
Deep breathing, going for a walk, drinking water, asking for a break, counting to 10
Coping skills help you get through hard days.
True- coping skills help you feel calmer, happier, and stronger.
Describe and demonstrate your favorite healthy coping skill that can be used in therapy session
Body scan, safe place, square breathing, hand tracing, tense and release, etc.
Crying is an unhealthy coping skill.
False- crying is a very healthy way to deal with strong feelings, as long as it isn't happening too often each day
What would be a healthy coping skill to use with a sibling that made you mad?
Talking it out, asking for space, talking to a trusted adult, taking deep breaths, going for a walk around the house.
What coping skills can you use if you are feeling unfocused in class?
Deep breathing, positive self talk, asking for a break...
I am bad at everyone
Thought
-all or nothing thinking, can you change the thought to a more accurate thought for bonus point?
What are some of the first signs that you are getting overwhelmed by therapy content or trigger (emotional sign? Sensation? Thought you get?)
I might be more distractible, I might shut down, I might have more attitude, I might change the subject, ignore, leave, be rude, etc.
My body might get tight, my brain might get floaty or foggy, etc.
Name 2 healthy coping skills and 2 unhealthy coping skills.
Name 2 healthy coping skills and 2 unhealthy coping skills.
What kind of coping skill can you use to help with sleep?
Body scan, tense and release, journaling, sound machine (box)
Practice 5 finger breathing or 5, 5, 5
Practice 5 finger breathing!
Calm is a feeling, thoughts, or sensation
What is the mental lock box and how can you use it during life and EMDR?
imagine a box that is so strong it can't break or open on its own. Put hard/big emotions in the box mentally until you have space, time, and support to open it and take one out at a time. Goal is to not be overwhelmed by the intensity of the emotions
Describe or practice butterfly tapping
see video
What is 1 healthy and 1 unhealthy skill you sometimes use at home?
What is 1 healthy and 1 unhealthy skill you sometimes use at home?
If a friend keeps bothering you at school, what are some coping skills you can use?
Talk to an adult, take deep breaths, ask for a break.
Safe is a feeling, describe sensations or clues your body might have when you are feeling safe
Still, focused mind, relaxed heart, breathing, loose muscles, clear mind
What is something that gets you mad/upset? What coping skill could you use?
What is something that gets you mad/upset? What coping skill could you use?