What is COPING SKILLS training?

Written By COPEKIT

We have just published our CORE 8 Training Guide. What is Coping Skills training? The training walks you through fundamental aspects of eight coping skills, what we call the CORE 8 (see the COPECARD CORE 8 cards here). TIER 1 skills are identifying stress in your body, brain and feelings. TIER 2 skills are ways to manage (cope with) the stress by using body, brain and feeling coping skills: breathing, moving, progressive muscle relaxation, grounding, identifying feelings and giving and receiving care. Here is an overview from page 1 of the guide:

The training:

  • educates about the stress/trauma experience

    • examines how stress/trauma can change us

    • addresses the daily life impact of stress/trauma on the body, brain, and feelings

  • normalizes and validates the stress/trauma experience

    • brings awareness to the body, brain, and feelings response to stress/trauma

    • moves the question from “What’s wrong with you?” to “What happened to you?”

  • equips the user with trauma informed coping skills

    • to cope with stress and trauma

    • to move us from our “stress/trauma/emotional brain” to our “thinking brain”

    • to restore functioning

  • “Training You to Train Others”: outlines the value of learning these skills with the intent of training others

The guide is designed for:

  • individuals and groups (e.g., family, friends, school, church, mental wellness groups),

  • everyday settings to understand stress and build healthy coping

  • stress/trauma survivors and providers (the guide can compliment any existing mental wellness program)

Pair the guide with the COPECARD CORE 8 Set of cards.

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