What is skills coaching?
A means of practicing skills with a staff member when struggling to integrate skills yourself or when emotions may be too big.
Benefit of using SC?
feel better potentially, have more insight into situations, and practice using skills so that they become easy to implement individually?
How to GW when feeling willful.
Think of both long term and short term goals, CTF, Mantra
This skill is commonly used when SUDs are past someones skill breakdown point?
TIPP!
Inventor of DBT
Marsha Linehan
Do a mock STUN Wave...
Described at least one sensation, thought, urge or nameable emotion.
When is the ideal time to ask for skills coaching?
Early in the chain!
What to do if you feel stuck or uncomfortable with staff and want to A4H?
Call SCOC!
Often used following TIPP to mitigate thought spirals and bring people to the present moment.
Grounding!
Which CRC has worked at 3East the longest?
Tom technically
Name three vulnerability factors:
Hunger, Lack of Sleep, Sick, Tough earlier conversation or interaction, etc.
Who can give you skills coaching?
CRCs, Educators, Therapists, Psychiatrists, and SCOC.
GW Continued: what is the foot in the door technique?
You may do this or be directed to practice it following Coaching.
Self-soothe! (Or sometimes Self-validate and Self-compassion as well)
Name 2 CRC Nicknames
Nicoco, Simoné, Meacher, Tabby, EWU, etc.
Why is skills coaching (preferably) kept to 15 minutes?
It can be reinforcing if kept too long
Are lowering SUDs a goal of SC?
Yes and no! we want you to be regulated below the skills breakfdown point, but lowering suds below this is not always indicative of a "succesful" of Skills coaching. Rather, it is important that SUDs do not raise beyond that break down point and that you know how to move forward.
Do a pros and cons for asking for skills coaching!
Whats the worst case versus best case, how does this align with goals and values, etc.
If you would like to practice an interaction with staff members before doing it...
What is Amanda's Sweet Treat Obsession?
Swedish Gummies
What are the steps of Skills Coaching?
Identify Problem (often through open conversation, STUN wave or SUDs), Vulnerability factors, Help identify how to respond to problem, then skills to accomplish a specific skill or goal, then finally how to identify problems to solve barriers.
What is the goal of how residents use skills coaching over time?
Describe the things that most commonly get in the way for you when asking for skills coaching If comfortable.
Individualized! Thank you for your vulnerability!
When struggling with relationships and you are wanting to make a change or looking for a solution:
SCREW
What was Nicole's obsession before strawberries?
Cows