Daily Stability in Recovery / GRP788
Money Pressure and Support — Scenario Card Exchange
Map one financial pressure and a resource or conversation that may help.
30 minutes · 3–12 people · Adults with trained group facilitation
Facilitator PDF · Fillable participant PDF · Open activity / add to session
UNDERSTAND THE IDEA
Stability is built with feasible supports.
Routines for health, nourishment, sleep, appointments, and connection are affected by resources and capacity. Planning a smaller version and a restart cue can make a routine more adaptable. Stability is not measured by perfect completion.
Facilitation lens: Ask what barrier needs a service, accommodation, or shared task. Do not use the activity to ration basic care or alter prescribed treatment.
Explore the conceptual background · Broad background, not validation of this original exercise.
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Fictional example
A member is choosing between travel costs and another basic need.
Open with choice — 3 minutes
Explain the purpose, privacy limits, and the option to observe, use fiction, adapt, or pass. Check access needs and group readiness; do not promise absolute confidentiality.
Meet the fictional case — 4 minutes
A member is choosing between travel costs and another basic need. Ask what is known, what is assumed, and what the person in the case wants.
Practice: Card sort — 16 minutes
Map one financial pressure and a resource or conversation that may help. Using only the fictional case, make cards for the goal, a contextual barrier, an available support, an alternative, and a possible next step. Sort them into what is known, what needs checking, and what requires outside help; discuss cards that can fit more than one place.
Reflect and compare — 4 minutes
What requires material support rather than more discipline? Ask what fits, what does not, and what external conditions or supports affect the options. No personal disclosure is required.
Close and integrate — 3 minutes
Invite an optional observation, support request, or small next step. Passing is welcome. Agree how to revisit questions and seek appropriate help outside the exercise.
Practice output
A card arrangement showing facts, questions, and support needs.
Scope and adaptation
Use ordinary or fictional examples, not graphic substance-use stories or cue exposure. No competitive abstinence scoring, forced disclosure, or required pathway. These plans do not manage intoxication, overdose, withdrawal, or medication changes; follow individualized care and appropriate medical assessment.
Offer reading aloud, typing, drawing, pointing, or observation. Avoid mandatory movement, eye contact, touch, and body focus.
Original AI-assisted educational draft; independent clinical review pending.
Conceptual background
References inform broad principles and do not validate or endorse this original plan.