[HumanSer] Question About Disability Group

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Hi:

Excellent group.  I love groups and this ought to be a good one.

Here is a brief outline of a group I ran for some time at the FL Blind
Rehab Center, while it is focused on blindness, other disabilities could
easily be addressed.


SIX WEEKLY SESSIONS
For FL DBS



Week 1 
COPING WITH BLINDNESS - TRANSITIONS
	Denial - Anger - Acceptance - Assimilation
	Moving Through The Phases And Back Again
	Anger, Drugs And Other Coping Techniques
	The Future, Are You In It?

Week 2	
FAMILY - ISSUES WITH THOSE WE LOVE
	Sex, Love, Marriage & Children	
	Changing Roles
Caregivers And Interdependency
	Dealing With Rejection
	Helping Them To Accept You
	Finding Your Someone

Week 3	
CULTURE & SOCIETY - STIGMA & STEREOTYPE
	The Blind In Movies, Books, Work, Love, & Sports
	How They See You & How You See Them
	Developing A New Attitude
	How To Be  A Blind Guy In A Sighted World

Week 4
HOLDING ONTO YOUR EMOTIONAL HEALTH 
	Coping Skills How To Deal  With Anxiety And Depression
	Your Positive Self Image
	Your Support Systems
	Your Personal Coping Styles  Using Drugs, Violence, Sex & Other
People Or Your Blindness Organization, Church, Family & Friends  

Week 5
WHO ARE YOU? - COMPENSATING & OVER COMPENSATING 
	Your Role Models
	To Be All You Can Be And Want To Be - Reasonably
	Personal Goal Setting

Week 6
YOUR ISSUES - PROBLEMS & SUCCESSES
	Your Strengths, Making Them Work For You
	Negative / Positive Coping Strategies
	Personal Growth Areas Yet To Be Developed

Best of luck,
JD

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Subject: [HumanSer] Question About Disability Group

Good day.
 I am leading a psycho ed group and I am preparing my screening process.
The group is focused on helping folks to embrace, understand their
abilities, know about the resources and examples of many with disabilities,
and develop self care practices. I originally had the group  curriculum for
specifically visually impaired participants. However, I wanted to broaden
the scope for disabilities. I am thinking of how to approach my screening
process to ensure the group will be successful. I woudl love your thoughts
and suggestions.





James Alan Boehm  M.Ed, LPC-MHSP (Temp)

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