Summary: <p>Using Groups to Address Anger, Anxiety, Depression and Addiction<br> Presented by: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes Executive Director, AllCEUs<br> Podcast Host: Counselor Toolbox & Happiness isn’t Brain Surgery<br> Author: Journey to Recovery (2015) & Happiness Isn’t Brain Surgery (2017)</p> <p>Objectives<br> Review the benefits of groups<br> Identify the modalities for group<br> goals for psychoeducational and skills groups addressing anger, anxiety, addiction and depression<br> Explore activities that can be used to enhance group engagement<br> Benefits of Group<br> Cost effective<br> Peer feedback and support<br> Development of interpersonal skills<br> Reduce isolation and “uniqueness”<br> Many observers</p> <p>Modalities for Group<br> Face-to-face<br> Web-meeting<br> Video<br> Chat<br> Asynchronous<br> Psychoeducational/skills video<br> Group participation by responding to questions on a discussion board and receiving feedback from group members and the clinician<br> HIPAA, HITECH and 42 CFR Part 2 all apply</p> <p>TRANSDIAGNOSTIC GROUPS<br> Awareness<br> Learn about anger, anxiety, depression and addiction and their symptoms<br> Learn about the Mind-Body Connection<br> Potential causes of symptoms<br> Effects of symptoms<br> Interventions for symptoms<br> Have clients identify<br> Their symptoms<br> What changed which causes or worsens the symptom<br> How they have dealt with the symptom in the past<br> Impact of the symptom on them<br> Awareness<br> Negative Triggers<br> Those things that cause or worsen the symptom<br> Hungry Angry Lonely Tired<br> False Evidence Appearing Real<br> People<br> Places<br> Things<br> Times (of day, anniversaries, holidays)<br> Which ones can be avoided or prevented?<br> Identify three ways to deal with the unavoidable ones</p> <p>Awareness<br> Positive Triggers<br> Those things that remind you to use your new tools<br> How can you add those to your environment?<br> Sights<br> Sounds<br> Smells<br> Social<br> Environment</p> <p>Awareness<br> Vulnerabilities<br> Explain the concept of vulnerabilities<br> Identify the most common vulnerabilities<br> Emotional (guilt, envy, depression, anxiety, anger)<br> Mental (negativity, unhelpful thoughts, fogginess)<br> Physical (pain, exhaustion, illness, medication)<br> Social (stressful people/environments; abandonment fears)<br> Environmental (too chaotic/quiet; disorganized, dark…)<br> Awareness<br> Mindfulness and Vulnerability Prevention<br> Learn about mindfulness<br> Purpose<br> Benefits<br> Methods<br> Anchored Scan<br> 3 minute thoughts<br> 3 minute observations<br> Difference from meditation<br> Awareness<br> Help clients brainstorm interventions and develop a plan for becoming more mindful of strengths and needs in order to:<br> Prevent vulnerabilities (home, work, family/social gatherings)<br> Mitigate vulnerabilities<br> Prevent unnecessary distress<br> Mitigate unavoidable distress<br> Awareness<br> Goal Identification: What is most important to focus your energy on so you can be happy? // What does happiness/recovery look like to you?<br> What 5 things are important to you?<br> What 5 relationships are important to you and what do you want them to look like?<br> What 5 personal growth goals are important to you?<br> What are your top 5 values that support your goals<br> Distress Tolerance<br> Clients with mood or addictive disorders tend to<br> Get stuck in the unpleasant emotion<br> Impulsively act to eliminate/escape from distress<br> Distress tolerance skills help them learn that urges and feelings:<br> Come in waves<br> Do not have to be acted upon<br> Can be tolerated<br> Can help them practice to pause to make choices which will keep them using their energy to move toward their goals<br> Bee metaphor</p> <p>Distress Tolerance<br> Address Distress Intoler</p>
