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Brenau University Occupational Therapy Department
Group Plan*
Health Maintenance: Using Sensory Modulation Techniques when Dealing with Intense Emotions
Date: ___6/10/14______________________
Group Leader: Susan
Program Area: _Adolescent___________
Desired Outcomes of the group:
Each group member will commit to using sensory modulation strategies for health maintenance when they feel intense emotions during their daily
activities.
Goals of the group: Each group member will:
- Identify personal triggers for intense emotions
- Identify how they typically react to their intense emotions
- Explore different sensory modulation strategies
- Identify which sensory strategies they could use for emotional regulation that they believe will help
Supplies and equipment needed for group:
- Ball (for warm-up)
Time
Person
Activity
Procedure
5 Minutes Leader:
Susan
Check-in
Each person will introduce
themselves and say one goal for
this week
Purpose/What is this
activity working on?
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How does this facilitate
occupational
performance?
Cognition Skills This facilitates the
Communication occupation of Social
& Social Skills Participation by
encouraging the group
members to appropriately
interact with each other
10
Minutes
20
Minutes
Leader:
Susan
Leader:
Susan
Warm-up:
Positive
Compliments
Discuss about
Intense Emotions
1. The person with ball will
throw it to someone in the
group and say one
positive thing about that
person
2. The person receiving the
compliment will then
throw the ball to another
person and say a positive
thing about him or her.
3. Repeat until everyone has
had the ball
1. Discuss what intense
emotions are
2. Provide an example of
intense emotions
3. Ask the group to identify
and role play their
personal triggers and how
they would typically react.
4. Demonstrate sensory
modulation techniques
and explain how they can
be used when dealing with
intense emotions.
5. Have the group practice
the techniques
6. Ask when they can use the
techniques in their daily
lives
7. Facilitate members
agreeing to use them at
specific times within their
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Communication
& Social Skills
Cognition
Sensory
Perceptual
Skills
Motor & Praxis
Communication
& Social Skills
Cognition
Sensory
Perceptual
Skills
Motor & Praxis
This facilitates occupational
performance in the areas of
Social Participation and
any other occupation that
may trigger intense
emotions (e.g. Education,
Work).
5 minutes

Leader:
Susan
Discuss what the
group learned and
how it will be
useful to them.
daily routines.
1. Ask the group what they
learned today
2. Ask the group how they
will use sensory
modulation techniques to
help deal with the intense
emotions.
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Cognition
Social Skills &
Communication
This will help facilitate the
occupation of Social
Participation, Leisure,
Education, Work, and
Play. They will be able to
use the concepts that are
discussed to promote
participation in these areas
of occupation by
modulating the sensory
system when dealing with
intense emotions.
Adapted from Cole, M.B. Group dynamic in occupational therapy: The theoretical basis and application of group intervention (3rd ed.).
Thorofare, NJ: SLACK Incoporated