Discharge Preparation
This is the point in which you are ready to leave SLS Program completely.
What is discharge?
These are a set of tools we can pick from that help us when we are dysregulated in some way - upset, mad, anxious, worried, angry.
What are coping skills?
If I am unsure if I am having a panic attack or a heart attack, I should do this.
What is call 911 or go to the Emergency Department?
People in your life who support you but are not paid.
What are natural support?
What is breathing, controlled-breathing, breathwork?
This 3 digit phone number is like 911 but for mental health crises.
What 988? (Call/Text)
This is when you are sent from one professional support to another, due to the new professional being better able to meet your needs.
What is a referral?
The most common coping skill people tend to use.
This is a local resource that offers socialization, learning opportunities, exercise equipment and classes, swimming, and more.
What is the Community Center (or Senior Center)?
We start discharge planning at this time.
What is the beginning of treatment?
A word that describes something that helps us move from a less ideal state to a more ideal state (e.g. anxious to calm-minded)
What is a state-shifter?
This program's focus is on making sure seniors and people with disabilities have access to nutritious meals, but they often help with social connection and safety checks as well.
What is Meals on Wheels?
This is what it is called when we cut back on the number of days or hours you are in therapy.
What is titration?
This is a practice of noticing what is going on outside of our mind - may have a focus on the senses.
What is grounding?
This term means regulating our nervous systems with the support of another person.
What is co-regulation?