Setting Goals
This type of goal is short-term and helps you work toward a bigger, long-term ogjective.
What is a stepping-stone goal?
One of the most common goals in recovery, this involves taking medications as prescribed.
What is medication compliance?
This negative thinking pattern can interfere with achieving goals by making you feel defeated before you start it.
What is self-doubt or negative self-talk?
Before being discharged, patients often create a plan for this safe place to go.
What is housing or a shelter?
This calming breathing technique is often used to reduce anxiety and stress.
What is deep breathing?
These five letters stand for the qualities of a well-written goal: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-bound.
What is SMART?
This recovery-focused goal involves avoiding situations or substances that worsen symptoms.
What is avoiding triggers?
Skipping this part of treatment can make goals harder to reach.
What is therapy/sessions?
A key part of discharge planning, this list includes names of doctors or clinics to follow up with.
What is a follow-up care list or appointments?
Writing down feelings and thoughts is a coping skill known as this.
What is journaling?
Patients often set goals related to this area of wellness, which includes sleeping, eating, and exercising.
What is physical health?
A goal of attending these regularly can help with community and peer support.
What are group therapy sessions or support groups?
This word describes when someone puts off working on goals until later.
What is procrastination?
This type of goal helps patients stay on track after discharge and involves avoiding unsafe situations or people.
What is a relapse prevention goal/safety plan?
These five senses can be used to ground someone during anxiety or panic.
What are sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell?
This type of goal is focused on imporivng how someone deals with emotions and stress.
What is an emotional or coping goal?
Recovery plan often include this kind of professional support, which may involve a psychiatrist or case manager.
What is ongoing mental health care?
This common barrier happens when goals are too vague or unrealistic.
What is poor goal setting?
Having one of these - a person who offers support and help outside the hospital - is encouraged in discharge planning
What is a support person/trusted contact?
A goal to attend these regularly can teach skills like mindfulness and distress tolerance.
What are DBT groups or coping skills groups?
A good treatment plan includes goals, objectives, and this third part that outlines how to achieve them.
What is an intervention?
One long-term goal for many patients is to return to this, whether full-time or part-time.
What is employment or work?
When someone lacks this internal feeling of drive or purpose, goal-setting becomes much harder.
What is motivation?
Many patients set this goal after discharge, involving managing their money or applying for benefits.
What is financial planning or budgeting?
This type of coping strategy involves calling a friend, going for a walk, or doing something you enjoy instead of reacting impulsively.
What is a distraction technique?