Healthy Coping Skills
Name 3 healthy coping skills you use regularly
clients choice
Name 3 examples of unhealthy coping skills
clients choice
What is the opposite of go?
Stop
Angry
mad
What are you most excited for in the next coming weeks?
......clients response
When should you use healthy coping skills?
When you are feeling angry, sad, afraid, etc.
John has a lot of stress from school. When he gets home, he yells at his brothers to get his frustration out. Is this a healthy coping skill and why or why not?
no!
Talking with someone is a great coping skill. However, yelling is unhealthy and it may cause issues in our relationships.
name 3 healthy coping skills
music, working out, deep breathing
Sad
down
According to Dr. Seuss who stole Christmas
The grinch
Name 3 coping skills that can be done anywhere anytime
clients choice
Examples: Breathing exercises, Counting
What makes a coping skill unhealthy?
When it is unsafe, unhelpful, or harmful to yourself and others.
In Finding Nemo, what is the name of the blue fish?
Dory
Excited
Thrilled
What was your favorite memory from this year?
....clients response
What are clues to know when it's time to use my healthy coping skills?
When you start to feel like you are losing control of your behavior or your emotions
What are some other consequences for using unhealthy coping skills?
You can get in trouble, you can feel like everything is crashing down on you, which is overwhelming, you can hurt people and lose friendships, etc.
What movie has minions and a super villain Gru?
Despicable Me
Scared
Terrified
What coping skills will you use at home?
art, taking a break, listening to music, talking to a trusted friend, playing a game, riding bike, writing, reading......
What makes a healthy coping skill?
When it safe and non disruptive
Why do people use unhealthy coping skills?
They haven't learned or developed healthy ones
Story about a princess who lives under the sea.
The Little Mermaid
Confused
Fustrated
What's one thing you learned about coping skills at the TAY center?
how to regulate emotions, zones of regulation, healthy vs unhealthy coping skills, gratitude