Time Required: 80 minutes
I. Wait for Late-Comers - 5 min
II. Preliminaries - 3 min
A. Introduction of Presenter; distribute workshop list
B. Distribute workshops list & workshop title page with presenter info.
III. Reflecting on Experience
A. Break into groups of three-discuss experience with stress, insomnia or sadness (depression) - 7 min
B. Group discussion: each person to mention one time they had difficulty in any of these areas - 10 min
IV. Assimilating & Conceptualizing / Planning for Application
A. Distribute FBF Overview - introduce agenda - 1 min
B. Distribute Star Chart (blank version) - review - 3 min
C. Distribute Star Chart Sample - review - 2 min
D. Distribute How to...Pleasurable Activities - review - 5 min
a. Have list 5 interpersonal & 5 on-own activities, then transfer their top two to star chart
E. Distribute Being Good to Your Body- review - 9 min
a. Have list activities they will do (exercise, nutrition, time management) on Star Chart
b. Do a relaxation exercise-then have list on star chart - 6 min
F. Distribute How to...Sleep - review; mark on star chart - 3 min
G. Distribute How to...Negative Moods, Cognitive Distortions Checklist, Thought Response
a. Review cognitive model, cognitive distortions-ask for participants to come up with examples - 4 min
b. Ask for a volunteer-use situation & do thought response record on board. - 5 min
V. Experimenting & Practicing
A. Each person to fill out Thought Response Record using a situation from their past - 5 min
B. Discussion - 2 min
C. Each to list this as homework on star chart - 1 min
VI. Conclusion
A. Distribution How to Reduce Stress... & How to Survive the Loss of a Love - 2 min
B. Review of "homework"-using the Star Chart
C. Distribute a second copy of Thought Response Record & Star Chart for future use - 1min
D. Questions & Comments - 2min
E. Evaluation - 3 min
Bert H. Epstein, Psy.D. is a psychologist at Oregon State University's Counseling and Psychological Services