VIP Trips
Coping Skills
Positive hobbies/interests
Goals of PSR/VIP
Knowing The Staff
100

A trip to a place with many masterpieces (usually accompanied by a scavenger hunt a walk to center in the square).

What is the Taubman Art Museum

100

One practiced every day and one that Bonita and Dewayne could practically run themselves.

What is Meditation?

100

Working together to find objects that fit together to make something

What is a puzzle?
100

The meaning behind these words - Vision, Inspiration, Purpose

What is VIP?
100

Intern who enjoys socializing with everyone and crafting.

Who is Haley?

200

A place with thousands of books, but this particular one has a coffee shop that VIP sometimes get hot chocolate or coffee at.

What is the South County Library?

200

A simple form of coping that does require a little motivation and one that Carmine, Christina, and April have been committed to doing to start their days in VIP.

What is walking (either around the building OR with the video)?

200

Looking (or listening to), a series of ideas in the form of many words to learn or be entertained.

What is reading?
200

Confabulation with peers

What is to build social skills?

200

Likes rules and structure and is an integral part of the staff

Who is Patrick?

300

The most recent all day field trip - that we took only a few months ago?

What the trip to the Greensboro Science Center?

300

Taking extended calming breaths

Deep breathing

300

Adding detail to black line drawings (OR making your own)

What is coloring/drawing?

300

Learning about our disability/diagnosis and learning to manage our symptoms.

What is recovery?

300

Completes assessments, finds new members for the program, and does many more things (is also wonderful at leading process group when her busy schedule allows for it).

Who is Ashlie?

400

A place where VIP usually goes once every summer and has plenty of slides (one of Ken's favorites!)

What is Splash Valley?

400

Taking in scent such as lavender, chamomile, sandalwood to soothe yourself

Aromatherapy 

400
Using the combination of sounds and/or instruments to produce harmony and express beauty.

What is listening to or playing music?

400

Working to increase motivation and better complete ADLs with little to no assistance. 

What is being independent?

400

Loves golf, son, and wife.

Who is Trevor?

500

A trip that benefits others outside of our VIP group!

What is volunteering (at Angels of Asisi OR nursing home).

500

The act of focusing on the present by being in the moment with environment and self

What is Mindfulness?

500

Observing nature (specifically in the form of flying animals) - One of Travis' favorite pastimes.

What is bird-watching (watching for eagles/hawks)

500

This assists with learning a new skill, decreasing a bad habit, or achieving other things in life (SMART)

What is setting goals?

500

Always the happiest person in the room and full of ideas! (Also is sorely missed when she has to be out).

Who is Deanna?

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