Week 1-Intros
What is one of the group's rules?
-Be respectful
-Breaks/Bathrooms
-Drink/Snack
-Confidentiality
-Have fun!
What is something true about emotions?
-They come and go, they are not permanent
-Can be mild, intense, or anywhere in between
-No good or bad emotions, but good and bad ways to act on/express our emotions
What big activity did we complete over the next 2 weeks to cover this topic?
Body map of emotions
What is mindfulness?
Being aware of what you are sensing and feeling in-the-moment, without interpretation or judgement.
What is a safe space?
A safe space is a person, place, or activity that helps you feel calm, comfortable, and supported, and lets you be yourself. Your safe space is there for you no matter how you feel—happy or sad, talkative or quiet, brave or scared. A safe space is free of judgment and is full of acceptance.
Why did we make a mental health first aid kit?
So that you have tools/coping skills that you can use when you are experiencing an intense emotion.
What is communication?
The means of sending and/or receiving information.
Name an activity that we did during Week 1/Introduction night of group.
-M & M game
-Find someone who Bingo
Name 3 different/unique emotions that people don't typically use to describe how they're feeling.
-satisfied
-amused
-satisfied
-envious
-shameful
What are 3 of your regular emotions that you included on your activity from this week?
-happy
-sad
-fear
-anger
-love
-anxiety
What is an activity that we completed during this week that is a form of mindfulness?
-Grounding technique (5 senses)
-Mindful walking
-Mindful eating
From the previous week, describe using the 5-4-3-2-1 grounding technique your safe space.
-1 thing you see
-1 thing you might feel
-1 thing you might hear
-1 thing you might smell
-1 thing you might taste
What are 5 items that we included in our mental heath first aid kit?
-affirmation words/phrases (coloring sheets)
-color crayons
-putty
-bubbles
-grounding techniques
-fidget toy (puzzle)
-yoga poses
-word search
-items for mindful eating
List at least 3 different ways we communicate.
-Talking
-Non-verbal gestures
-Phone
-Text
What is something that you've learned about a non-family member group member?
-Could be something from when we played Find someone who Bingo, or from other activities or talking in group
How do emotions help us?
They give us information about what we're experiencing, and help us know how to react.
Share an emotion and how you respond to that emotion.
-Anger-yell, say mean things, get warm, throw things
-Fear-shake, cry, avoid
-Love-feel safe, express to others, warm
Give an example of mindful walking that we did.
-Walking on a tightrope
-Walking on frozen ground
-Carrying an egg
-With a book balanced on our head
-Coin/Item on tip of shoe
-Windy outside
-Just won a game
What is a breathing exercise that you use or have learned about in group, or from elsewhere?
-Tracing finger on a simple picture
- Pursed lip breathing (Bubble blowing)
-Progressive Muscle Relaxation
Demonstrate two different yoga poses that we did together in group this week.
-airplane pose
-windmill pose
-star pose
-turtle pose
-tree pose
What is one activity that we did that was related to communication during group this week?
-Spaghetti/Marshmallow activity
-Back-to-back drawing
-Tones of voice phrases with different emotions
What does confidentiality mean to our group?
Keeping other group member's personal information/details secret/private?
How do you check in on your feelings?
-Notice/recognize
-Rate your feelings
-Share with others
-Journal
Share of a physical symptom and how you respond emotionally(feel, thoughts) to that physical symptom.
-Sick-irritable, "everything sucks", jealous
-Stressed-irritable, feeling dumb/stupid, angered
-Anxious-irritable, like something bad is going to happen, or others talking about you, tired
Describe how we completed mindful eating.
-Visually looking at item
-Smelling item
-Touching item
-Tasting item
Teach the group a breathing exercise.
-Demonstrate a breathing exercise
When would you use your mental health first aid kit?
When you are feeling angry, anxious, sad, etc. Any intense emotion.
What did you learn about yourself and how you communicate from the activities and discussion this week?
-detail
-choice of words
-tone/volume of voice
Give an example of breaking confidentiality in our group.
-Sharing of someone's name
-Sharing of where someone goes to school
-Sharing of where someone lives
-Sharing of someone's family/friends
How do you cope with your emotions?
-Use a coping skill
-Avoid
-Share
Why did we learn about how our mind-bodies are connected?
To learn how your minds and bodies are connected, so you can respond in a healthy, respectful way to how your mind/body feels.
-5 things you can see
-4 things you can feel
-3 things you can hear
-2 things you can smell
-1 thing you can taste
When would you use your safe space?
-When you are experiencing an intense emotion.
Describe, in detail, any of the items/coping skills that we included in our mental health first aid kit. As in, how and why do you use it?
-affirmation words/phrases (coloring sheets)
-color crayons
-putty
-bubbles
-grounding techniques
-fidget toy (puzzle)
-yoga poses
-word search
-items for mindful eating
What is something you wish someone else in your life would do to improve their communication with you?
-Give better instructions
-Use different words
-Use different tone/volume of their voice
-Talk more/less
-Improve/Decrease non-verbal gestures