Coping With High-Risk Situations

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Group topic: Coping With High-Risk Situations
***** Last Group *****
In today’s session, group members were to identify and discuss their personal relapse risk factors and emotional responses to such situations. Group members then were presented with steps/strategies to cope identified high-risk situations.
PO attended group on time, clean and sober, and had a moderate level of participation, as evidenced by sharing personal HRS openly, and demonstrating the ability on how to cope with HRS in group. PO also shared with peers about her recovery experience and ways to cope with temptation as today was her last group treatment. PO appears to have a strong desire to maintain her sobriety.
PO successfully completed Outpatient Treatment
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PO also shared with peers about his recovery experience and ways to manage triggers, such as changing negative thinking and avoiding high-stress situations. PO’s participation and treatment progress are consistent with maintenance stage of change. /
Grant
Group topic: Coping With High-Risk Situations
In today’s session, group members were to identify and discuss their personal relapse risk factors and emotional responses to such situations. Group members then were presented with steps/strategies to cope identified high-risk situations.
PO attended group on time, clean and sober, and had a moderate level of participation, as evidenced by sharing personal HRS openly, and demonstrating the ability on how to cope with HRS in group. PO also shared with peers about his recovery experience and ways to cope with high-risk situations, stated, “A particular day of the week or time of year can also be a trigger. It’s how I respond to it that will make the biggest difference.” PO appears to understand that HRS are everywhere, and it takes a person to be aware his/her’ own HRS, and manage it effectively. /
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PO also shared with peers about his recovery experience and ways to cope with HRS, stated “I avoid hanging out with people that are still using, changing my negative thinking, and working on my anger issues”. It appears that PO has gained insight into his HRS and has been working on changing his past behavioral for his recovery. Good treatment progress. /
Plant
Group topic: Coping With High-Risk Situations
***** Last Group *****
In today’s session, group members were to identify and discuss their personal relapse risk factors and emotional responses to such situations. Group members then were presented with steps/strategies to cope identified high-risk situations.
PO attended group on time, clean and sober, and had a moderate level of participation, as evidenced by sharing personal HRS openly, and demonstrating the ability on how to cope with HRS in group. PO also shared with peers about his recovery experience and ways to cope with temptation and HRS. It appears that PO has gained insight into his HRS and has been working on changing his past behavioral for his recovery. PO appears to have a strong desire to maintain her sobriety.
PO successfully completed Outpatient Treatment today. The case is now closed. /

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