Come Talk to Me

Mental Health Series Part 3 - Recovery Mindset

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In Part 3 of the Mental Health Series, Dr. Brown talks more in-depth about how you can help your child through mental health illness with real, actionable ideas. 

Mindset for recovery – the parent’s mindset

  1. Fight guilt/self-condemnation
  2. Help your child fight self-condemnation – best mindset is that this is not my fault, but I can take responsibility for recovery
  3. Communicate with your child’s therapist demand explanation
    • learn the therapeutic intervention

      •     4. Relapse prevention

      • Situations – ongoing stressors
      • Events – stressful one-time events
      • People
      • Places
      • Thoughts
      • Feelings
      • Behaviors

        • CDC website pages about suicide: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/factors/index.html

        National Alliance on Mental Illness: https://www.nami.org/home

        Marlatt, G.A. & Gordon, J. R. (1985). Relapse Prevention: Maintenance Strategies in the Treatment of

        Addictive Behaviors. The Guilford Press. 558 pages.

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