Alternatives to S&R
Talking
Support
Distraction
Understanding
Deescalation
Backing off
Going away
Giving someone time
Treating a person with dignity and respect
Strategies:
What are some things that help you calm down when you start to get upset?
- Time
alone
- Reading
a book
- Pacing
- Coloring
- Hugging
a stuffed animal
- Taking
a hot shower
- Deep
breathing
- Being
left alone
- Talking
to peers
- Therapeutic
Touch, describe ______
- Exercising
- Eating
- Writing
in a journal
- Taking
a cold shower
- Listening
to music
- Talking
with staff
- Molding
clay
- Calling
friends or family (who?) ______
- Blanket
wraps
- Lying
down
- Using
cold face cloth
- Deep
breathing exercises
- Getting
a hug
- Running
cold water on hands
- Ripping
paper
- Using
ice
- Having
your hand held
- Going
for a walk
- Snapping
bubble wrap
- Bouncing
ball in quiet room
- Using
the gym
- Male
staff support
- Female
staff support
- Humor
- Screaming
into a pillow
- Punching
a pillow
- Crying
- Spiritual
Practices: prayer, meditation, religious reflection
- Touching
preferences
- Speaking
with therapist
- Being
read a story
- Using
Sensory Room
- Using
Comfort Room
- Identified
interventions:_________________________
Some Natural Highs
- Falling
in love
- Laughing
so hard your face hurts
- A hot
shower
- No
lines at the supermarket
- A
special glance
- Getting
mail
- Taking
a drive on a pretty road
- Hearing
your favorite song on the radio
- Lying
in bed listening to the rain outside
- Hot
towels fresh out of the dryer
- Chocolate
milkshake (or vanilla or strawberry)
- A
bubble bath
- Giggling
- A good
conversation
- The
beach
- Finding
a 20-dollar bill in your coat from last winter
- Laughing
at yourself
- Looking
into their eyes and knowing they love you
- Midnight
phone calls that last for hours
- Running
through sprinklers
- Laughing
for absolutely no reason at all
- Having
someone tell you that you're beautiful
- Laughing
at an inside joke with friends
- Accidentally
overhearing someone say something nice about you
- Waking
up and realizing you still have a few hours left to sleep
- Your
first kiss (either the very first or with a new partner)
- Making
new friends or spending time with old ones
- Playing
with a new puppy
- Having
someone play with your hair
- Sweet
dreams
- Hot
chocolate
- Road
trips with friends
- Swinging
on swings
- Making
eye contact with a cute stranger
- Making
chocolate chip cookies
- Having
your friends send you homemade cookies
- Holding
hands with someone you care about
- Running
into an old friend and realizing that some things (good or bad) never
change
- Watching
the expression on someone's face as they open a much-desired present from
you
- Watching
the sunrise
- Getting
out of bed every morning and being grateful for another beautiful day
- Knowing
that somebody misses you
- Getting
a hug from someone you care about deeply
- Knowing
you've done the right thing; no matter what other people think