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Emergency Self-Care Plan for Abuse Survivors
Abuse survivors, when they are going through rough times, are likely to find self-care difficult. Here is a checklist to guide you through those tough days.
1. Spiritual care. Pray. Read sacred scripture. Be involved in a 12-step program. Whatever your beliefs, spirituality nurtures a person's heart and soul, all that is good within oneself. Begin and end the day with spiritually caring for yourself.
You are worthy of care from your Higher Power. You are a new creation being nurtured by our Beloved Creator.
2. Personal hygiene. Make sure you bathe, shampoo, and brush your teeth. Sounds obvious doesn't it? Yet, these are the things that go by the wayside so easily. This is a good time to treat yourself to a bubble bath or fragrant body wash and shampoo.
A corollary is to wear clean fresh clothing every day. Dress up not down. Sloppy clothing reinforces self-negation. Attractive clothing reinforces good self-esteem.
You are worthy of tender loving care. You are a precious treasure, a rare jewel.
3. Nutrition. Have a "Healthy Emergency Menu Plan" planned and written down for the difficult days, and have foods stocked. Breakfast might consist of yogurt, applesauce, a piece of toast, and a glass of orange juice. For lunch try a garden salad, banana, a bowl of soup or half a sandwich, and a glass of milk. At dinner, make sure you have a piece of good protein, a vegetable, small potato or rice, a fruit, and a glass of milk. Need more calories than this simple menu provides? Add them wisely. Write them down on your emergency menu plan.
Stay away from fast foods, salty foods, and sweetened foods. Don't turn to alcohol. Drink plenty of water, around 8 glasses a day. Mint tea will help soothe the stomach and the nerves.
You are worthy of good health. You are an unfolding, beautiful lily or a cactus flower.
4. Exercise. What is important is to have an ongoing fitness program that you especially rely on during the rough days. Physical activity helps ground you in the present, and it relieves depression. What will work for you on an ongoing basis? Join a fitness program. Take swimming lessons. Play tennis. Are you a runner? Do you ride bicycles?
You are worthy of being fit. You are a frisky colt or perhaps a chestnut stallion.
5. Laugh. I'm not kidding. View humorous DVDs, CDs, old TV programs, or read books that make you laugh. Do you know that author, Norman Cousins, cured his cancer by making sure he laughed every day. The endorphins released by laughing lift depression, and ease both physical and emotional pain.
You are worthy of laughing heartily. You may not be a dancing elephant, but how about a dancing giraffe?
6. Self-Affirmation. Do you value yourself? Survivors have great difficulty in valuing themselves. When I was a teenager and young adult I covered my mirror, and would not look at my reflection in store windows. I hated myself. I had suicidal thoughts at times. It has been a life-long process to learn to believe in myself. Doing self-affirmation breaks open the rock shell of self-hatred and self-negation and lets the light come in.
Start a written list of self-affirmations, even if you don't believe them. Here are some starters: I am worthy of tender-loving care. I am worthy of good health. I am worthy of being fit. I have gifts and talents. I am a child of God. I am worthy of good healthy relationships. Add to your list. Write a hundred affirmations. You are worthy of at least that many.
You are worthy of developing your gifts and yourself. You are a soaring eagle, an unfurled flag.
Having an Emergency Self-Care Plan is essential to abuse survivors' well-being. All survivors experience periods of depression that are accompanied by loss of self-worth and self-care. This Emergency Self-Care Plan provides a checklist to follow when times are tough.
About the Author
Judy Brutz is a Quaker chaplain and author who writes and leads retreats for abuse survivors. She lives in Idaho with her family where she enjoys being in nature, photography, knitting for peace, volunteering, and practicing Tai Chi. Her forthcoming book, "You Are My Refuge," offers self-guided mini-retreats for survivors. http://judybrutz.net http://facebook.com
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What do music therapist do exactly while in session?
I work with chronic bipolar, major depression, and schizphrenia clients. Im looking for an informal lesson plan. I need details on hhow to do this to at least keep them intertained.
A typical session—group or individual—may be structured like this:
Opening or greeting song—signals that the session is starting
Sing along song—involves the client in the music-making process and promotes relaxation and breathing
Dance or movement activity—initiates the client physically with the session
Sing along song—keeps the client focused while relaxing from the physical task
Percussion improvisation—establishes a basic, rhythmic musical activity
Sing along song with hand motions—combines musical focus, rhythm, and motion
Musical improvisation piece with client-friendly instruments—encourages the client to experiment and to explore their creative selves
CD listening task, such as "Name that tune" or "Name that artist"—challenge a client's memory, and cognitive and processing abilities
Sing along song—relaxes the client while maintaining focus
Closing or good-bye song—signals the end of the session
Based on the age and needs of the client, a session runs a minimum of 30 minutes (children and young adults) to a maximum of 60 minutes (adults and seniors). The length of a session depends on the attention span and focus of the client. The frequency of the sessions (daily, weekly, monthly, etc.) is determined during the initial assessment, which generally runs longer than a typical music therapy session.
The length of a group session would depend on the number of participants. Groups can range in size from as small as 5 clients to as large as 40 people.
Sessions are adaptable to the involvement and interest level of a client. For example, if a client really enjoys or responds to a particular segment, the therapist may continue that activity. Music therapists are trained to be sensitive to clients' needs and responses, and adjust sessions accordingly.
Clients are encouraged to become involved in the music making process during a therapy session. The therapist strives to create an atmosphere and environment that encourages clients to actively participate. Music listening and sing along song activities are integral forms of musical involvement and part of a typical session.
The main instruments used by the music therapist to lead a typical session are piano (keyboards) or guitar. Electric keyboards and guitars have become more portable and are the preferred choices. Advances in computers and technology have afforded many client-friendly instruments, such as the Suzuki QChord. A wide variety of drums and percussion instruments are also effective in promoting client involvement.
Music therapy is the prescribed use of music and musical interventions in order to restore, maintain, and improve emotional, physical, physiological, and spiritual health and well-being. Within this definition are the key elements which define interventions as music therapy.
Music therapy is prescribed by members of the client's treatment team. Members can include doctors, social workers, psychologists, teachers, case workers, or parents.
Music is the primary therapeutic tool. Using music to establish a trusting relationship, the music therapist then works to improve the client's physical and mental functioning through carefully structured activities. Examples can include singing, listening, playing instruments, composition, moving to music, and music and imagery exercises.
Music is administered by a trained music therapist. A music therapist's education and training is extensive. Musical interventions are developed and used by the therapist based on his/her knowledge of the music's affect on behavior, the client's strengths and weaknesses, and the therapeutic goals.
Music therapy is received by a client and it targets a wide range of clinical populations and client ages.
Music therapy works towards specific therapeutic goals and objectives. Goal area include communicative, academic, motor, emotional, and social skills. It is important to be aware that while clients may develop their musical skills during treatment, these skills are not the primary concern of the therapist. Rather it is the affect such musical development might have on the client's physical, psychological and socio-economical functioning.
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