Coping Skills
Name something that can be used as a coping skill
Anything that is used to manage stress, pain, or hard feelings.
The group that focuses on managing a person's anger.
Anger Awareness
True or False: Exercise can better your mental health
True
You can talk to this person if you need to talk to someone urgently, start services, or ask any questions about services at the clinic.
POD (Person of the Day)
A diagram, usually shaped like a circle, that helps people name, understand, and talk about their emotions
Feelings Wheel / Emotion Wheel
Name the coping skill that focuses on slowing your breathing to calm your body.
Deep Breathing
The group that focuses on supporting members find jobs and prepare for interviews.
First Steps
True or False: Mental Health is just as important as physical health.
True
This person supports members by talking to their families, and providing community resources and guidance.
Family Advocates
A personalized collection of tactile items, visual reminders, and activity ideas used to manage stress, anxiety, and big emotions
Coping Skills Toolbox / Wellness Toolbox
Name the coping skills includes naming five things you can see, four you can touch, three you can hear, two you can smell, and one you can taste.
5-4-3-2-1 Grounding Technique
The group that is supporting members in learning how to cook, journal, and play music.
Coping With
True or False: Mental health issues only affect our emotions.
False
This person uses their own lived experience with mental health or substance use recovery to support others facing similar challenges.
Peer Support Specialists
A place you can go to for crisis intervention, counseling, medication support, and linkage to resources (NOT our clinic)
Indio Crisis Center, Palm Springs Mental Health Urgent Care
(Mental health Urgent Care)
The coping skill that includes staying present in the moment without judgment.
Mindfulness
The only two days Art group is held.
Monday & Tuesday
True or False: All coping skills are healthy
False
This person provides a safe space for you to talk about your problems, and can help you understand your thoughts, feelings, and behavioral patterns.
Therapists
A customized plan to monitor your emotional wellness and keep an eye out for warning signs of emotional distress.
WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plan)
Name an unhealthy Coping Skill
Anything can be a coping skill, but that does not mean every coping skill is healthy.
The group members need to start first before joining other groups.
Resilience Building (8 Sessions)
True or False: Depression looks the same for everyone and is treated the same for everyone who has it.
False
This type of professional goes to medical school and can prescribe medication for mental health conditions.
Psychiatrist
Written exercises that help a person to identify their feelings
Journaling