Table 12.2 FACT Group Protocol: Life Path Class

Visit Task Method Time First Build group cohesion Ask participant to introduce herself and say something about 2-3 minutes per their family, occupation or studies participant Identify values and strengthen Ask participants to respond to Life Path Class Questions, 4-5 minutes per connection with values displayed on white board participant Create a functional view on struggle and avoidance behaviors Assign homework Ask participants to monitor their experience of “struggle” and 15 minutes Help participant gather information to “do nothing but observe” and to practice observing Second Review homework Ask patients to describe results of monitoring homework 15 minutes Teach mindfulness Guided visual imagery exercise that invites participant to a 10 minutes Promote “stepping back” from place where he can observe painful experiences without doing painful private experience anything Train observer perspective Exercises involving making notes about observed experiences 10-30 minutes and moving the notes to different areas of the room and pinning the notes onto their shirt Promote acceptance Giving the struggle a tender name 5-30 minutes Mirroring (for children, teens) Teach skills for interacting Ask participants to wear a piece of paper with the tender name 5 minute interpersonally while aware of (or picture for children) on it and interact non-verbally with painful psychological experiences others Assign homework Plan to do a valued activity and practice accepting barrier that is 10 minutes likely to come up when doing the activity Third Review homework Ask participant to describe results of values and acceptance 20 minutes homework Promote ability to make public Walk Life Path; look into the eyes of others and then receive 60 minutes commitments and to learn from feedback direct experience Graduation Exercise Assign homework Continue to make intentional choices, pursue valued directions, 10 minutes practice self-compassion, and learn from experiences