We Feel & We Cope
The Stressed Brain & Self-Control
Abuse Psycho-education
Abuse Safety & Prevention
All The Thoughts
100

This tool is used to rate how strong a feeling is and can help you identify when you need to use a coping tool

SUD Scale 

**BONUS: What does SUD stand for?

100

These steps help us pause, calm down, think, and then choose what to do next, encouraging us to make better decisions

STOP Steps

**BONUS: What does STOP stand for?

100

True or False: 

Children lie about abuse often.

FALSE

It's rare for a child to lie about being abused.

100

The safety plan that helps us get away from someone unsafe and find a trusted adult to help us

No-Go-Tell

100

These are thoughts that happen immediately, often without us being aware of them, and can make us feel angry or anxious quickly

Automatic Thoughts

**BONUS: What is an example of an automatic thought?

200

This coping tool helps us relax through taking in large amounts of oxygen to help us calm down and think better

Diaphragmatic/Belly Breathing

200

These are the 3 responses our brains go into when we feel stressed or threatened

Fight, Flight, and Freeze

200

Bribing you with money, treats, or gifts, and fulfilling other needs is one behavior this type of person does

Groomer

200

Listening, telling the truth, respecting your boundaries, and believing you are qualities of this type of person

A Safe Person

200

The cognitive triangle shows us how these 3 components are connected and influence one another

Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviors

300

Looking for facial expressions, listening to tone, and asking questions are ways to ______

Identify how another person is feeling

300

This stress response makes us feel angry, want to yell or scream, blame others, and become defensive

Fight

300

True or False: 

Some children are more at risk of being trafficked, especially if they have been abused or experienced trauma, or grow up in an unstable home environment 

TRUE

Traffickers often go after children who do not have strong support systems

300

These are limits we set with others, how we prioritize our needs, and ways we can protect ourselves

Boundaries


**BONUS: What is an example of a boundary-setting statement?

300

These phrases can help you shift from an unhelpful to a helpful thought and can make us feel better about ourselves

Positive Self-Talk or Coping Statements

**BONUS: What is an example of positive self-talk or a coping statement?

400

This coping tool helps us relax by tensing and relaxing different muscle groups to reduce stress

Progressive Muscle Relaxation

400

This stress response makes us feel anxious, want to escape, feel restless, and avoid or ignore the problem

Flight

400

A pattern of behaviors that an unsafe person may use to gain a child’s trust

Grooming

400

This is a type of permission that is Freely given, Reversible, Informed, Enthusiastic, and Specific

Consent 

It's as easy as F.R.I.E.S.

400

This tricky way of thinking convinces us that everything is always or never a certain way

All or Nothing or Black and White Thinking

500

True or False: 

Feelings are either good or bad, and there is a wrong and right way to feel.

FALSE

Feelings can be comfortable or uncomfortable and tell us more about what’s going on. 

There is no right way to feel – everyone experiences feelings differently! 

500

The term for when your brain is stressed, causing your wise owl to fly away and put your guard dog in control

Flipping Your Lid

500

True or False:

People who abuse kids are often strangers.

FALSE

70-90% of the time, children know their abusers (like a family member, coach, teacher, church leader, etc.)  

500

Missing school, access to lots of money, older adult friends, and injuries, brands, or tattoos are red flags of this

Being a Victim of Trafficking

500

This tricky way of thinking convinces us to take blame for things that aren’t our fault and are out of our control

Personalization

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