Group Guidelines
There is only one way to drop out of skills training
What is missing four consecutive skills training?
Focus attention on the present moment
What is mindfulness skills?
You can try finding a way to end or change the problem situation, or by figuring out a way to avoid the situation or get out of it for good...
What is Solve the Problem?
Common characteristic of all people is that they all want to be happy...
What is "People want to improve"?
Supportive group member:
What is: Being on time, confidentiality rule, practice skills between sessions, validate each other, helpful non critical feedback, accepting help, call ahead of time if late or missing a session?
Maintain and improve relationships both with people we are close to and with strangers
What is Interpersonal effectiveness skills?
Change your emotional response...
What is feel better about the problem?
Hint: Each person at this one moment in time is what he or she is...
What is "People are doing the best they can"?
Problem behaviors in group
What is: Do not come under the influence of drugs/alcohol, act clean and sober, do not discuss problem behaviors that could be contagious to others?
Understanding and naming emotions
What Emotion Regulation Skills?
Use no skills!
What is stay miserable?
3. More effort
What is "People need to be better, try harder, and be more motivated to change"?
The fifth rule: Private relationships
What is do not form sexual or confidential relationships outside skills training sessions?
The ability to tolerate and survive crisis situations without making things worse.
What is Distress tolerance skills?
When you can't solve the problem that is generating distress and you can't feel better about it, you can still alleviate some of the distress...
What is tolerate the problem?
Practice new skills in all environments
What is "New Behaviors must be learned in all Relevant Contexts"?
The responsibility of your own life rests with you.
What is "People may have not have caused all of their own problems, but they have to solve them anyway?"