{"id":5043,"date":"2020-07-16T06:45:33","date_gmt":"2020-07-16T06:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aacsatlanta.com\/?p=5043"},"modified":"2023-08-07T07:24:36","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T07:24:36","slug":"asam-classes-near-georgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aacsatlanta.com\/aacs-atlanta\/asam-classes-near-georgia\/","title":{"rendered":"ASAM Classes Near Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Have you been referred to attend ASAM classes?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Are you nervous about what this might look like or what you should<br \/>\nexpect?<br \/>\nAre you trying to find time in an already chaotic season to take care of<br \/>\nyou?<\/p>\n<p>We get it and we\u2019re here to partner with you every step of the way.<\/p>\n<p>Classes are typically once a week and help you gain new insights and<br \/>\nstrategies to help you thrive on your journey ahead. Here is one example<br \/>\nof a recent class structure and topic to give you an insider look at a<br \/>\nclass experience.<\/p>\n<p>***WARNING: We believe some of the greatest insight and learning happens<br \/>\nin the context of discussion and relationship with other group members<br \/>\nthat can\u2019t be captured in this blog.<br \/>\n*<br \/>\nCheck-in: At the beginning of the group we typically check in with<br \/>\neveryone. This week we asked group members to rank how they are doing<br \/>\ntoday from 1-5 and to share a little bit about why they chose that<br \/>\nnumber.<br \/>\n*<br \/>\nDiscussion around a quote related to the topic: \u201cAlthough the world is<br \/>\nfull of suffering, it is full also of overcoming it.\u201d &#8211; Hellen Keller<br \/>\n*<br \/>\nOftentimes individuals who have experienced harsh trauma or<br \/>\ncircumstances also are apt to cope unsafely. The first step to<br \/>\novercoming adversity might just be learning to cope safely.<br \/>\n*<br \/>\nWhat is safety for you?<br \/>\n*<br \/>\nWhat might unsafe coping look like? (examples here)<br \/>\n*<br \/>\nUse substance<br \/>\n*<br \/>\nHurt yourself<br \/>\n*<br \/>\nLet someone harm you<br \/>\n*<br \/>\nAct on impulse (problem with emotional and behavioral self-control)<br \/>\n*<br \/>\nWhat might safe coping look like?\u00a0 (examples here)<br \/>\n*<br \/>\nAsk for help<br \/>\n*<br \/>\nTake good care of your body<br \/>\n*<br \/>\nSet a boundary<br \/>\n*<br \/>\nRethink the situation<br \/>\n*<br \/>\nWhat safe coping strategies are you already using?<br \/>\n*<br \/>\nWhat\u2019s a time in the past or even recently when you did not cope<br \/>\nsafely?<br \/>\n*<br \/>\nCan you replay that scene for us?<br \/>\n*<\/p>\n<p>How could you cope safely this time?<br \/>\n*<br \/>\nDuring this group, we ended with a guided relaxation exercise and did a<br \/>\nbrief check out where each group member shared one takeaway from the<br \/>\ngroup discussion.<\/p>\n<p>Now that you\u2019ve taken a sneak peek behind the curtain, we\u2019d love to<br \/>\nsee you there.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aacsatlanta.com\/\">More Visit us now&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you been referred to attend ASAM classes? Are you nervous about what this might look like or what you should expect? Are you trying to find time in an already chaotic season to take care of you? We get it and we\u2019re here to partner with you every step of the way. Classes are &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/aacsatlanta.com\/aacs-atlanta\/asam-classes-near-georgia\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;ASAM Classes Near Georgia&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5044,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[546,547,542,537,538,550,562,566,564,539,557,570,30,32,33,34,554,552,556,544,41,563,42,47,540,48,559,49,50,553,555,551,568,560,132,54,55,541,56,543,561,565,548,569,61,567,549,545,558],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-5043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-albany","tag-alpharetta","tag-athens-clarke-county","tag-atlanta","tag-augusta-richmond-county","tag-brookhaven","tag-canton","tag-carrollton","tag-chamblee","tag-columbus","tag-dalton","tag-decatur","tag-douglasville","tag-duluth","tag-dunwoody","tag-east-point","tag-evans","tag-gainesville","tag-hinesville","tag-johns-creek","tag-kennesaw","tag-lagrange","tag-lawrenceville","tag-mableton","tag-macon-bibb-county","tag-marietta","tag-martinez","tag-mcdonough","tag-milton","tag-newnan","tag-peachtree-city","tag-peachtree-corners","tag-pooler","tag-redan","tag-rome","tag-roswell","tag-sandy-springs","tag-savannah","tag-smyrna","tag-south-fulton","tag-statesboro","tag-stockbridge","tag-stonecrest","tag-sugar-hill","tag-tucker","tag-union-city","tag-valdosta","tag-warner-robins","tag-woodstock"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aacsatlanta.com\/aacs-atlanta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aacsatlanta.com\/aacs-atlanta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aacsatlanta.com\/aacs-atlanta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aacsatlanta.com\/aacs-atlanta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aacsatlanta.com\/aacs-atlanta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5043"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/aacsatlanta.com\/aacs-atlanta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5043\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aacsatlanta.com\/aacs-atlanta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aacsatlanta.com\/aacs-atlanta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aacsatlanta.com\/aacs-atlanta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aacsatlanta.com\/aacs-atlanta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5043"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aacsatlanta.com\/aacs-atlanta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=5043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}