All About JR
What is JR's favorite video game?
Saint's Row
What is the STOP skill?
Stop- don't react, stay in control
Take-step back, deep breathe, don't act impulsively
Observe- what are your feeling/thinking? What are others saying/doing?
Proceed-mindfully, think about your goals and actions
What is the purpose of Interpersonal Effectiveness
How to build and keep relationships
Name the 3 states of mind
Reasonable, Wise, and Emotional
What do you need to identify with your clinician to support moving up the level system?
A best life goal
Who is Jr's favorite snack?
Spanish Mami's or Takis
What skill is used when you have to make a decision and you have more than one option
Pros and cons
Describe the Wave skill
Experience your emotions by observing, noticing and allowing them to flow without trying to push it away, practicing acceptance of emotion
What state of mind is this?
Pros and cons, thinking about cause and effect, seeing a situation from all sides.
Reasonable Mind
Who is the program manager at CPA?
Fran French
Name the 2 DBT skills JR has found to be most helpful
Radical Acceptance
Willing Hands
Temperature
Intense Exercise
Paced Breathing
Progressive Muscle Relaxation
Which interpersonal effectiveness skill helps you advocate/discuss what you want from another person?
DEAR MAN
Mindfulness is a CORE skill because you have to be _____________of yourself and what's going on around you in order to see if you need to use a skill.
aware
What is pictured behind the desk where Dr. Wheeler sits?
Her home ski mountain- the tallest mountain in Vermont!
What is Jr's favorite food?
yellow rice
What is the point of Wise Mind ACCEPTS? Give one example of it.
Distraction from distress
Activities, Contributing, positive/downward comparisons, create different emotions, push away painful thoughts or situation, replace your thoughts, intensify other sensations
This skill helps us plan ahead for problematic emotional situations in the future.
Hint: from ABC PLEASE
What is the Cope Ahead skill
What are the "what skills"
Observe, Describe, Participate
Who is the Director of Operations for all of CPA?
Deb Rogala
Who is Jr's number one peer support person?
Herbb
Try these things when you are feeling distressed, when emotions feel overwhelming or simply as a way to be good to yourself.
Bonus: How many and name them?
Self-soothe
Vision, hearing, smell, taste, touch and movement
Which interpersonal skill helps to reduce conflict and anger? What does it stand for?
THINK
Think about it from the other person's perspective
Have empathy, what is he/she feeling?
Interpretations- what other explanations?
Notice if other person is struggling/trying to be better
Kindness in your approach
What is Dialectics (middle path)? Give an example
balance between acceptance and change, two things that are opposites can be true, more than one way to see a situation or solve a problem, nothing is black and white
What new objects in the office are one of Dr. Wheeler's favorite things?
Crystals!!!!