Slides for Grounding - ITR TrainingGrounding Techniques COMING BACK TO THE HERE-AND-NOW Grounding Techniques!Stimulate the left side of the brain to get it back in charge !Use anything
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Grounding Techniques
COMING BACK TO THE HERE-AND-NOW
Grounding Techniques
! Stimulate the left side of the brain to get it back in charge
! Use anything that involves one of the 5 senses
! Use bilateral stimulation to involve both sides of the brain
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Examples of Grounding Techniques
! Left Brain – long division or other math problems; discuss practical things
! Taste – hard candy; chewing gum; a mint
! Smell - essential oils; a fragrance the client finds pleasant and soothing
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Examples of Grounding Techniques
! Sight - name objects above eye level, at eye level, below eye level
! Hearing - identify sounds in the room or outside
! Touch - grounding stone; feet on the floor; ice pack
Touch the client only as a last resort. Tell them ahead of time
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Remember . . .
! Teach grounding techniques before the client needs them
! Use grounding techniques for yourself
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