Coping Support Kit
submitted
by Cindy Clark of the VA Hospital on Friday, April 7, 2000
Size: 4-10
Equipment:
Plastic Bag(s) (Ziplock bags
preferred)
Eraser
Penny
Marble
elastic
string
1 hersheys kiss & 1 hersheys hug
Objective: To support clients develop coping skills.
Description: You take
the eraser, penny, marble, elastic, string, hersheys kiss
and hersheys hug and put them in a (ziplock) baggie. Then
you attach a note that reads: "Here is your personal
coping kit. It contains an eraser to make mistakes disappear;
a penny so you will never be completely broke; a marble
for when you are sure you've lost yours; an elastic to
help you stretch beyond your means; a string to hold life
together when it seems to be falling apart; a hug and
a kiss to remind you that someone cares about you!!!"
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