FARM GRITS ROAD Distractors

Question 1

What does F stand for in FARM GRITS ROAD Distractors?

Answer 1

DON’T Focus on unresolved issues/unresolved conflicts, underlying causes, latent problems, examining the distant past, psychoanalysis

EX: The history/origin/basis of the depression

Question 2

What does A stand for in FARM GRITS ROAD Distractors?

Answer 2

DON’T Advice giving/judging

Question 3

What does R stand for in FARM GRITS ROAD Distractors?

Answer 3

DON’T Recommend support group

Question 4

What does M stand for in FARM GRITS ROAD Distractors?

Answer 4

DON’T Make appointment for your therapy (schedule a client an appointment with you)

Question 5

What does G stand for in FARM GRITS ROAD Distractors?

Answer 5

DON’T Give pamphlets or literature

Question 6

What does R stand for in FARM GRITS ROAD Distractors?

Answer 6

DON’T Recommend a therapy session (Individual, family, couples) THAT’S A DO LATER!

Question 7

What does I stand for in FARM GRITS ROAD Distractors?

Answer 7

DON’T Inform parents or speak to parents (when person is a child/minor/adolescent)

Question 8

What does T stand for in FARM GRITS ROAD Distractors?

Answer 8

ONLY Terminate sessions except for the following:

1) You or client are moving
2) Client reaches goals/nothing new/no crisis
3) Client is not paying for sessions & no crisis

Question 9

What does S stand for in FARM GRITS ROAD Distractors?

Answer 9

DON’T Speak to the supervisor EXCEPT:

1) Transference - (the redirection to a substitute, usually a therapist, of emotions that were originally felt in childhood)
2) Counter-transference (redirection of a psychotherapist’s feelings toward a client)
3) Personal Conflicts
4) Personal Problems
5) Bias against your client

Question 10

What does R stand for in FARM GRITS ROAD Distractors?

Answer 10

DON’T Don’t respect self-determination if patient is mentally unstable

Question 11

What does O stand for in FARM GRITS ROAD Distractors?

Answer 11

DON’T Offer the contract as a reminder to the client (ex: contract with client on specific goals)

Question 12

What does A stand for in FARM GRITS ROAD Distractors?

Answer 12

DON’T Allow clients to lead the session

Ex: Let the group decide who should be terminated

Question 13

What does D stand for in FARM GRITS ROAD Distractors?

Answer 13

DON’T Do nothing/say nothing (ex: take no further action)