Smart Goals
What is needed to make a goal SMART
*hint. there are 5 things
S-Specific
M-Measurable
A-Achievable
R-Relevant to recovery
T-Time-Based/sensitive
What year was SMART established?
1994
*other rad things developed in 1994:
The world's first smartphone, the IBM Simon
Tv show Friends premeried
Actress Dakota Fanning, and singers Harry Styles and Justin Bieber were born.
"The Sign" from Ace of Base was on top of the charts
What does SMART stand for?
Self-Management and Recovery Training
True/False: SMART is only for those in recovery from substance abuse?
False: SMART is open for everyone. It focuses on all addictions or behaviors that someone is seeking to change.
A stop sign is made up of this geometric shape
Octagon
How do you make a goal realistic?
Make sure this is something that is not so high of an expectation that it becomes unable to be met.
( contrast the all or nothing thinking)
SMART recovery is offered in how many countries?
24 Countries
Name 2 of SMART principles
What is:
1: Recovery through self-empowerment
2. Mutual help
3. Volunteer management
4. Acceptance
5. Participant support
6. Evidence-based practice.
What is SMART recovery view on Medication Assisted Treatment? (anti-craving, suboxone, methadone) and therapy?
SMART Recovery supports the scientifically informed use of psychological treatment and legally prescribed psychiatric and addiction medication.
“As a whole, SMART Recovery is based on maximizing choices in life, and we don’t tell participants what they should choose."
Banksy is an artist known for his:
Street Art
What does it mean to make a goal Measurable
making it more tangible to increase motivation.
Attending 1 meeting this week, make bed 3 times this week.
how can you attend a meeting and how do you find it?
Look up on smartrecovery.org
attend in-person or online
SMART recovery is based largely on evidence-based practice concepts and interventions derived from
What is:
CBT, DBT, REBT and ACT.
What are key differences we see in SMART and 12-step programs like NA/AA
no labels (alcoholic, addict ext)
non-spiritual
work with stages of change rather than 12 steps
no sponsorship
meeting style
This is the national animal of Scotland
Unicorn
What is the time frame of a short-term, mid-term and long term SMART goal, provide examples
Short-term: 24hours-1 week.
Mid-term: 1 week to no more than 6 months.
Long-term: 6 months to 1 year.
What state has been the slowest to accept SMART and why?
how can you attend a meeting and how do you find it?
Minnesota (the MN model of AA)
Online, in-person and via a quick web search.
Define self-direction
"we would do well to cooperate with others, but it would be better for us to assume primary responsibility for our lives rather than to demand or need most of our support or nurturance from others."
Name the 6 stages of change
Pre-contemplation
contemplation
preparation
action
Maintenance
termination
An octopus would have this many hearts
3
What can you expect from a SMART meeting?
hearing stories from peers, facilitator-led, discussion of tools and topics, peer support.
In the SMART 4-point program; what do the 4 points stand for?
1: enhance motivation
2 Cope with urges
3. Manage harmful behavior
4. Living a balanced life
Define non-utopian in the context of SMART
This was Mountain Dew's original slogan
Yahoo! Mountain Dew... It'll tickle your innards!