Staying Well and Achieving Goals Piper S. Meyer-Kalos, Ph.D. Susan - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Staying Well and Achieving Goals Piper S. Meyer-Kalos, Ph.D. Susan Gingerich, MSW Delbert Robinson, M.D. National Council for Behavioral Health Montefiore Medical Center Northwell Health New York State Office of Mental Health Netsmart
National Council for Behavioral Health Montefiore Medical Center Northwell Health New York State Office of Mental Health Netsmart Technologies
program
schizophrenia learn information, strategies and skills to stay well and
Authors: Piper Meyer-Kalos psmeyer@umn.edu Susan Gingerich gingsusan@yahoo.com September 26, 2017
SWAG: The Staying Well and Achieving Goals Program PART 1: CLINICAL GUIDELINES
Authors: Piper Meyer-Kalos psmeyer@umn.edu Susan Gingerich gingsusan@yahoo.com September 25, 2017
common early warning signs that symptoms may be coming back
track with their goals
disorder
clients, and clinical guidelines for practitioners to use in preparing for sessions
process information and apply what they are learning to their own situation
setting up a role play for the individual to practice the skill
Handout Today’s Skill 1) Getting to Know You Relaxed breathing 2) Setting a Positive Goal Following up on goals 3) Using Medications to Stay Well Talking to the doctor or nurse 4) Coping with Stress Muscle relaxation 5) Alcohol and Drugs Having fun and not using 6) Early Warning Signs Telling someone about early warning sign 7) Plan for Staying Well Sharing your plan
practicing a new skill (20-30 minutes)
and interesting
friendly wording)
delivery to the individual client
session and takes turns reading aloud, with frequent pauses
employing a conversational approach to sharing information
to use written materials at all or who have low reading ability
client or directly reading from it
experience
life
Introduction to the Program for Staying Well and Achieving Goals (SWAG), and Getting to Know You Better
Welcome to the SWAG Program! The name of the program has two meanings. First, SWAG stands for Staying Well and Achieving Goals. Second, it refers to the word “swag”, which has come to mean looking good, having self -confidence, and having a personal style. This program aims to promote people’s confidence and their ability to express themselves, especially in how they achieve their goals.
The Agenda for Today’s Meeting Is: Learning about the program Getting to know you better and what is important to you Learning a skill that you can use right away The Goals of This Program Are:
To help people learn information, strategies and skills to
stay well and out of the hospital
To help people set personal goals and make progress
toward them Some Basic Facts about the Program are:
activities made the process more seamless.
homework and improving their diligence.
work therapists were doing.
sessions with several clients who have schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder. Sometimes it is difficult to feel that talk therapy is productive with clients with these disorders, and I really felt that SWAG helped me to have productive, fruitful
skills a lot, especially in the stress management module.
members of your clinic.
presentation as an introduction to SWAG.
questions.
Piper S. Meyer-Kalos, Ph.D. psmeyer@umn.edu Minnesota Center for Chemical and Mental Health Susan Gingerich, MSW gingsusan@yahoo.com Delbert Robinson, M.D. DRobinso@northwell.edu The Zucker Hillside Hospital Northwell Health
The project described was supported by Funding Opportunity Number CMS-1L1-15-003 from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Disclaimer: The contents provided are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of HHS or any of its agencies.