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Boo  Boos  and  Band-­‐Aids  Poison  Thoughts  and  Antidotes  

Using  Cognitive  Behavior  Therapy  to  Change  Thought  Patterns  By:    Robin  Kuebler  

Cognitive  Behavioral  Therapy  “Cognitive  Behavioral  Therapy  (CBT)  is  a  form  of  therapy  that  focuses  on  examining  the  relationships  between  thoughts,  feelings,  and  behaviors.    By  exploring  patterns  of  thinking  that  lead  to  self-­‐destructive  actions  and  the  beliefs  that  direct  these  thoughts,  people  with  mental  illness  can  modify  their  patterns  of  thinking  to  improve  coping.”    (National  Alliance    on  Mental  Illness,  2012)  

Boo  Boos  and  Band-­‐Aids  !   Boo  Boo  Thoughts  

!   Band-­‐Aid  Thoughts  

        What  if  I  fail?  

Everyone  makes  mistakes.    This                        mistake  does  not  make                                              me  a  failure.  

Poison  Thoughts  Lead  to  Self-­‐Destructive  Behaviors  

Poison  Thought   Antidote  

This  person  is    

completely  bad  forever!  

If  a  person  or  thing  seems  completely  bad,  I  should  look    

again  and  think  carefully.    

Positive  Thinking  leads  to  Better  Coping  Skills.  

People  are  not  always  bad.    

Maybe  they  are  just  having  a  bad  

day!  

Boo  Boo  Thoughts  Band-­‐Aid  Thoughts  

Boo  Boo  Thoughts  !   People  are  not  doing  it  MY  

way,  the  RIGHT  way.  

!   Nobody  wants  to  be  my  friend.  

!   I  can’t  deal  with  this  change.  

!   I’m  different  and  that’s  bad.  

!   It’s  too  hard  and  I  won’t  be  able  to  do  it.  

!   I  must  be  bad,  stupid,  or  ugly.  

Band-­‐Aid  Thoughts  !   There  is  usually  more  than  one  way  

to  do  something.  

!   If  I  try  hard  and  remember  my  social  skills,  there  is  a  good  chance  for  friendship.  

!   Change  is  hard,  but  I’ve  gotten  through  change  before.  

!   I  am  different  in  some  good  ways.    I  am  UNIQUE.  

!   It  may  be  hard,  but  if  I  stay  calm  and  remember  help  is  available,  I  will  be  okay.  

!   I  am  not  bad,  stupid  or  ugly.    I  just  feel  that  way  because  I  am  sad  and  upset.  

Positive  Thoughts  Lead  to  Positive  Outcomes  

Teaching  students  to  identify  dysfunctional  thoughts  will  help  them  to  make  more  realistic  interpretations  of  events  around  them.    Re-­‐training  a  student’s  thought  patterns  will  help  him/her  develop  

coping  and  social  skills  and  help  them  succeed  and  reach  their  goals.  

References  •  Ken  Duckworth,  M.D.  and  Freedman,  M.D.,  Ken  L.    Cognitive  Behavioral  Therapy.                                  2012.        National  Alliance    on  Mental  Health.    Retrieved  March  31,  2015.    •   Joel  Shaul,  LCSW.    A  Spectrum  of  Possibilities.    Autism  Teaching  Strategies.com                                Retrieved  March  31,  2015.    •  Photos  used  with  permission  from  Robin  Kuebler.