The SOS Origin Story Solving Our Stress (SOS): A Preventative Approach that Keeps Stress from Reaching Extremes
Wounded Warrior • • • •
On the mat Not in vain Future kids From stress to relief and ease
Speaker: Donovan Dreyer
Learning Outcomes:
Donovan Dreyer has 15 years of high school counseling experience in Colorado. After three suicides at his school within a two-week span, he created the Solving Our Stress tool to better “see” internal processes.
• Explain how to “make the invisible visible” using the Solving Our Stress tool • Create a visual representation of the internal world and help students do the same • Determine whether their student is in low stress, medium stress or at the red zone/crisis level • Teach students how to assess themselves quickly and effectively
The SOS Origin Story, Continued…
Seeing is Relieving
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The SOS Origin Story, Continued…
Red Zone Flipped Scale
Yellow Zone Green Zone
Self
Assess Stress
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Address Stress
Find a Partner
Pair Up for Practice
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What is your stress level right now? What was your stress level yesterday? What was your stress level two days ago? What type of help is needed? Share out examples
Reassess Stress
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Visual Difference!
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Effects of Stress
Decompress Stress
Safety Plan for Every Student
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What if Seeing is not Revealing?
No outward signs of stress
What to do???
What Next? Guess Stress! “How are you really doing?”
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My “SOS” to you • • • •
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Q&A
Your Turn • • • • •
What would you like to ask? Could it help you to use SOS at your school? What surprised you? What would you like to be expanded? Do you want to help test and evolve SOS?