Social Skills
What are social skills?
Skills you use with friends to play and communicate.
What are Coping Skills.
Skills we use to calm our emotions down.
What does The Sanctuary Model a lot on?
Trauma
Do you have to be in staff's sight at all times?
Yes!!
Name one thing that is unsafe.
Physical, emotional, social, moral.
Name 3 positive social skills.
Sharing, using manners, listening, following rules, cooperating, respecting others, keeping hands and feet to self, ask before touching, taking turns, eye contact.
Name 3 positive coping skills.
Deep breathing, fidget/stress ball, PMR, PTR, journal, reading, counting, listen to music, drawing, coloring, talking to someone, playing with a toy, taking a break.
What is Trauma?
A unpleasant experience that you had no control of and has changed the way you act or see the world.
Do we use positive or negative social skills in the RU?
Positive!!
What is something you can do if you do not feel safe.
Name 3 negative social skills.
Calling names, lying, hitting and kicking others, stealing, yelling and screaming, blaming, bullying, ignoring.
Name 3 negative coping skills
Hitting and kicking, throwing things, yelling and screaming at someone, using drugs, hurting yourself, being on video games too long, not talking, isolating, sleeping to avoid the problem.
What is a Safety plan?
A card that you carry with you that has 5 coping skills you can do in the moment to stay safe.
What do you do before you enter the bathroom?
Safety is the Foundation of Sanctuary. Why is it important to stay safe?
To live a happy fun life. To heal from trauma. To help others feel safe...
Give someone a compliment.
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Do coping skills solve your problems?
No, they are there to help calm down your emotions so you do not create more problems and so you are calm enough to start problem solving.
What is Self-Care?
Things we do during the week to keep us positive and happy.
What is contraband?
Something you cannot bring into the RU.
What is on your safety plan?
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It's important to be nice to ourselves too. What are 3 things you like about yourself?
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What is a coping skill you can do by yourself and/or with others?
Deep breath, listen to music, play with toys, take a break, sing/dance, go for a walk
Talk to someone, play a game, go for a walk, hug someone.
What does S.E.L.F mean and where do we use it during Daytime respite?
Safety, Emotions, Loss, Future. We use it in our goals to help us live a better future.
Why are there rules in the RU, at home and in our community?
There are 4 types of safety. Can you name 2? (hint, they are on the wall)
Physical, Emotional, Social, Moral