PROGRAM: Stress Management

Purpose: The purpose of the coping skills program is to teach clients a

variety of skills to help them cope with stress.
Program Objectives:
Terminal Program Objective 1:
Enabling Objective 1:
Enabling Objective 2:
Terminal Program Objective 2:
Enabling Objective 1:
Enabling Objective 2:
Implementation Description
Population
This program is for male and female adolescents who struggle to cope
with stress and who may also suffer from anxiety and depression.
Program Length and Duration
This program is designed to be implemented in 10 sessions over the
course of 5 weeks.
Program Context
This program is designed for an inpatient or residential treatment
program for adolescents. However, the program could easily be
adapted to an outpatient or community based setting.
Staf
Each session should be ran by at least one TRS, along with the
appropriate number of staff to meet the facility patient-to-staff ratio.
Facility
Most of the sessions will take place either in a classroom setting or
outside in the open lawn area.
Equipment
The necessary equipment for each session is specified in the following
pages.