Coping Skills
What are coping skills/mechanisms?
Tools and techniques you can use to help you handle difficult emotions, decrease stress and establish and maintain a sense of internal order.
What is a chore?
A routine task or duty your obligated to perform, often one that is unpleasant but necessary.
What is a medication?
A substance that is taken into or applied to the body to treat, prevent, relieve symptoms, or cure a disease or abnormal condition.
What is a schedule?
A plan that outlines all your tasks, appointments and activities for a single week. A visual representation of how you will manage your time over the course of 7 days in a row.
What is a goal?
It is an idea of the future or a desired result that a person or group of people envision, plan and commit to achieve.
True or False: A coping skill that may work for one person may not work for another
True
Chores are to be completed by what time daily? Why do you think this time was picked?
9 AM otherwise specified to the chore checker!
Other than med line obligations, the chore is the first check mark on the list of accountabilities for the day.
Times of med pass:
1. 5:30 AM 6. 11:30 PM
2. 7:30 AM
3. 12:00 PM
4. 4:00 PM
5. 8:30 PM
Why does the program require each resident fill out and pass in a schedule weekly to their case manager?
Residents sign consent forms to enter treatment at the program. Part of the consents is monitoring (aka schedule), which essentially is "accountability" for your time weekly once off of orientation, during your six-month treatment stay.
Why are goals important in recovery?
Goal setting is a vital part of recovery from substance use disorders and mental health conditions. It helps individuals create a new and improved mindset for who they want to become.
What are other words for coping?
Managing, handling, dealing with
Why do you think you have been assigned a new chore for every month you are here at the program?
To help you develop a sense of responsibility, accountability and structure in your daily life while in the program which is crucial for maintaining sobriety and successfully reintegrating into society by learning to manage everyday tasks.
Why is it important to be consistent with taking a medication?
Poor medication adherence can alter the effectiveness of a treatment plan or lead to development of other health issues. Also improves the quality of life and may even be lifesaving.
Why is it crucial to follow the schedule of the program daily?
1. As a resident you signed an agreement to adhere to all requirements of the program.
2. The decision will be on the resident to earn either a completion or graduation of the program.
3. Failure to follow protocol of program requirements can result in discharge of program.
Provide a few examples of some goals made in recovery?
Develop coping skills, build support network, therapy, training, schooling, employment, reconnecting with loved ones, etc...
Will I have to rely on coping skills for the remainder of my sobriety?
Yes, it has been proven that coping skills have been learned and then embedded in the brain to push forward when coping.
Was your chore completed with the intent of performing a job that you would do at your own place?
No wrong answer: just an honest one
Whose business is it of what medication is taken, when it is taken, why it is taken and the side effects it may cause when taken?
RESIDENT, MED SPECIALIST, AND STAFF ONLY
Why is it important to have quality, recovery based and healthy choices (besides medical appts) on your weekly schedule?
Once again, the whole point of being held accountable not only to the program but to yourself so when you enter the community on your own, you will be able to handle any situation and obligation on a weekly basis.
What is the number one goal addressed in substance use disorder treatment?
Abstinence from drug and alcohol consumption and to remain sober and substance free
What are the 4 A's of coping?
1. Acknowledge the stressor
2. Accept the stressor
3. Adapt to the stressor
4. Act to manage the stressor
What chore do most (if not all) residents get most aggravated over?
Mopping the downstairs kitchen floor
Is there such a thing as over medicated?
Yes, it is important to keep track of all your symptoms as you are prescribed your medications and report it to your doctor. Discuss short/long term goals for meds and compare at different appointments throughout. It is easy to overlook med overload when attending other appointments due to focusing on different ailments.
If you were a staff member, how would you explain a schedule to a resident coming into the program?
Any answer will be considered correct (except off the chart responses)
Are goals set in stone or ever evolving?
Goals will always be forever evolving for as long as you desire