IOP: Orientation & Week Validate
Overview of parenting a struggling young person including understanding of typical vs. problem behaviors and when professional help is recommended.
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IOP: Week Breathe
Understand emotion and cognitive regulation skills to increase Wise Mind actions while effectively coping with anger, fear, shame, and sadness.
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IOP: Week Observe
Developing a growth mindset and using value clarification to aid in identity formation and responsibility while decreasing destructive behaviors.
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IOP: Week Decide
Learning Interpersonal regulation (relationship) skills and dealing with struggles while continuing to take valued actions.
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This is a talk about one aspect or pathway to hopelessness. Hopelessness can come from and exacerbate depression / anxiety / any mental health struggle and consistently leads to suicidal ideation and attempts. When an adolescent has no more “hope” that the pain they are in will end or that they can see no other way to help themselves suicide seems like a reasonable answer.
It touches on the times in a young person's life that might have interfered with wonder development and some thoughts of regaining the curiosity and awe that combined form a sense of "wonder."