Behavior Chain
What is the main concept that we teach regarding the behavior chain?
Thoughts and feelings connect and drive our behaviors.
The thoughts and feelings linkage.
What is the purpose of using the cost-benefit analysis?
Building motivation for change
What intervention must you do before completing cognitive restructuring?
The Behavior Chain
How many skills are there to use with the structured skill building intervention?
There 50 skills
What type of intervention does problem solving attach to and why?
It attaches to Structured Skill Building because we are teaching them how to think about their problem and apply appropriate solutions.
What are the components of the Behavior Chain?
Situation, thoughts, feelings, action, consequences
What are the components of the Cost-Benefit Analysis?
Anti-social behavior
- short and long term benefits and costs
Pro-social behavior
- short and long term benefits and costs
What is the purpose of doing cognitive restructuring?
What is the purpose of doing the Structured Skill Building intervention?
To teach our youth new skills where there is a skill deficit
Teaching pro-social responses to high-risk situations
What are the components of problem solving?
Brainstorm options and list the positive and negative consequences
Choose the best option/solution
Create steps to use that solution OR use a skill card
What is at least one common mistake that PO's make with the behavior chain?
Switching the situation and the action
Focusing more on the consequences instead of the thought-behavior linkage.
What are the ideal results for a successful cost-benefit-analysis?
For the anti-social behavior
- to have little short term benefits and more long term costs
For the pro-social behavior
- to have less short term costs and more long term benefits
Going over _______ and _______ is one way to practice cognitive restructuring with youth.
Tapes and counters
What is the process to completing structured skill building with our youth?
Introduce the skill and the concepts
Explain why this tool is useful
Teach the skill following those steps (reading them aloud)
YOU model the skill being them
THEY model the skill to you being themselves
Provide feedback to them on how they did
What is at least one common pitfall to this intervention?
Trying to solve the client's problems for them
Not letting them brainstorm bad/negative options