Support Group Schedule

Overview

The support group content comprises 52 discussions—one for each week of the year—designed to assist individuals with mood disorders in managing their condition more effectively. These discussions are held with a supportive group comprising individuals with a mood disorder and their supporters, who meet weekly for a one-hour discussion guided by the content outlined below. The content is repeated each year.

Schedule

This six-week section focuses on the Wellness Circle, with special emphasis on using the 5 Ss - Support, Surroundings, Systems, Skills, Supplies - to reinforce positive changes.

• 1. Wellness: Nutrition

• 2. Wellness: Movement

• 3. Wellness: Rest

• 4. Wellness: Connection

• 5. Wellness: Regulation

• 6. Wellness: Rhythms

This section focuses on building a support network to help you successfully manage your mood disorder.

• 7. Support: Wellness Team

• 8. Support: Primary Care Physician

• 9. Support: Psychiatrist

• 10. Support: Psychologist

• 11. Support: Awareness Circle

• 12. Support: Community

Here, you will discuss group norms, roles, challenges, successes, and goals.

• 13. Council

In this section, you will do a deep dive into the “Regulation” portion of the Wellness Circle. You will review skills from DBT that can aid your self-regulation.

• 14. Wellness: Regulation a

• 15. Wellness: Regulation b

• 16. Wellness: Regulation c

• 17. Wellness: Regulation d

• 18. Wellness: Regulation e

• 19. Wellness: Regulation f

In this section, you will focus on creating a robust treatment plan to help you successfully manage your mood disorder.

• 20. Treatment: Tracking and Data

• 21. Treatment: Mood State Plans

• 22. Treatment: Vulnerability Factors

• 23. Treatment: Stress Management

• 24. Treatment: Circadian Rhythms

• 25. Treatment: Personal and Family History

Here, you will discuss group norms, roles, challenges, successes, and goals.

• 26. Council

This six-week section focuses on the Wellness Circle, with a special focus on using habits and goals to make positive changes and strengths, values, and passions to reinforce those changes.

• 27. Wellness: Nutrition

• 28. Wellness: Movement

• 29. Wellness: Rest

• 30. Wellness: Connection

• 31. Wellness: Regulation

• 32. Wellness: Rhythms

This section will help you identify and plan for potential life complexities that your mood disorder might create, allowing you to navigate them more gracefully.

• 33. Complexities: Relationships

• 34. Complexities: Career

• 35. Complexities: Eduction

• 36. Complexities: Finances

• 37. Complexities: Legal

• 38. Complexities: Life Goals

Here, you will discuss group norms, roles, challenges, successes, and goals.

• 39. Council

This section focuses on the Rhythms practice in the Wellness Circle. You will help you refine the rhythms of your life, including your circadian rhythm, morning and evening routines, and other habits that constitute your life patterns.

• 40. Wellness: Rhythms a

• 41. Wellness: Rhythms b

• 42. Wellness: Rhythms c

• 43. Wellness: Rhythms d

• 44. Wellness: Rhythms e

• 45. Wellness: Rhythms f

In this section, you will explore elements that can help you build a balanced life that integrates your mood disorder but is not controlled by it.

• 46. Goals: a

• 47. Goals: b

• 48. Goals: c

• 49. Goals: d

• 50. Goals: e

• 51. Goals: f

Here, you will discuss group norms, roles, challenges, successes, and goals.

• 52. Council

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