Skill Cards
Step 1: Identify what risky situation is triggering your urge to use.
Step 2: Identify your thoughts about the situation.
Step 3: Tune in to your body and identify your feelings and physical sensations.
Step 4: CHose 1 or more stratagies for dealing with your urge and do it.
Dealing with Urges
Situation, Thought, Feeling, Behavior
The Cognitive Model
What is the definition of co-occurring disorder?
Having a SUD and MH diagnosis/disorder.
Group Times: Week and Weekend
Week: W- 830-1131, M- 12:30-3:31
Weekend: 10-1:05
Time frames for each phase
Individually based
Step 1: Identify your problem and goal
Step 2: Brainstorm options and choose the best one
Step 3: Plan and try your solution
Skill card: Problem Solving
A balance of emotion and reason that helps you make healthy decisions and lead a fulfilling life
When we stop or are prevented from using, we experience bad to severe physical or emotional symptoms
Withdrawal
When you talk when someone else is talking
Side talk
What has to be turned in before advancing to Phase 2?
ID, Birth Certificate, SS card or actively working with case management to obtain
Step 1: Tune into your body's physical sensation
Step 2: Identify the situation that seemed to be connected
Step 3: Identify the emotion that you are feeling
Skill Card: Recognizing your feelings
Situation, Thoughts, Feelings, Consequences (Positive and Negative), Action
Steps/Parts of a Behavior Chain
What is the difference between life history and life style?
Life history: things that have happened to you in your life
Lifestyle: what you do in your spare time, who you hang out with, how you do at work and school, where you live.
What is the first thing you do in group?
Sign in
What has to be turned in before advancing to Phase 3?
10 sober support, unmanageables, resume
Step 1: Get curious about the other person.
Step 2: Focus on what is positive that they are saying.
Step 3: Stay open-minded.
Step 4: Check in to see if you understand the message.
Effective Communication
After you lose your job, you isolate for weks and tell yourself you'll never find another job
Example of Emotional Mind
Our thoughts always return to a substance and using it even though we try to focus on other things
Obsession
What are the only exceptions for missing groups to still be eligible for Walmart cards?
Legal
Weekend Pass and Family Visit request turned in times
Passes- by noon on Fridays the week of
Family Visits- a week prior
Step 1: Think about different people or places you could find support avoiding substance abuse.
Step 2: Think about the different ways to connect with those individuals or groups.
Step 3: Contact the person or group and ask for support in making positive changes.
Finding Support
A strategy utilized to identify high-risk situations and lifestyle factors to replace old thoughts/behaviors/patterns through engaging in positive activities and utilizing support
Success Plan
How has recovery helped you?
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Ways to be respectful in group/meetings: Name 3
No side talk, no sleeping, no cursing, participation, communication with the facilitator if needed to step out, sharing talk space, being mindful, etc
How can you get ASCEND bucks? Name 2
Participating, doing something nice, volunteering, completing chores, getting up on time, making changes, completing assignments