Happiness Isn’t Brain Surgery
SNAP-T: Strengths, Needs,
Attitudes, Preferences &
TemperamentDr. Dawn-Elise Snipes PhD, LPC-MHSM, LMHC, NCC
Executive Director, AllCEUs
Host, Counselor Toolbox
President, Recovery and Resilience International
Explore the concept of SNAP-T
Review the different learning styles
Identify the characteristics of each dimension
of temperament
Discuss the levels of Maslow’s heirarchy
Identify other characteristics which may yield
specialized needs.
Objectives
Strengths
Needs (Accommodations)
Attitudes
Preferences (learning style, temperament)
SNAP
Strengths
Things the client is good at… (transferability)
How the client…
Learns best
Has coped in the past
What gives the client hope
What the client already knows about
The condition
Recovery methods
What does and does not work for him/her
Needs
Emotional
Happiness
Contentment/Efficacy
Mental/Cognitive
Learning preferences
Learning needs to understand the condition and
interventions
Physical
Assistive devices
Frequent breaks
Medications
Needs
Social
Friendships
Understanding of healthy relationships
Environmental
Safety
Temperature
Comfort
Time of Day
Transportation
Child Care
How you best take in information
Auditory
Kinesthetic
Visual
How you process information
Active
Reflective
Conceptualization
Sequential
Global
Learning Styles Review
Attitudes
Self
Others
The Condition/Target Issue
Willingness to learn and try new things
Interventions/Recovery
I will not call myself an addict every day
I will not go to “those meetings”
Everybody relapses
I have to have Suboxone to achieve recovery
Decisional Balance
The Old Way The New Way/Change
Benefits Reasons I want to stay the same
Positive attitudes about the old
way
Reasons I want to change
Positive attitudes about change
What I hope will be different
Drawbacks Things that I don’t like about
the old way/staying the same.
Reasons why I need to change.
Concerns I have about changing
Fears or negative attitudes
about change
Preferences People’s temperament impacts their Strengths, Needs,
Attitudes and Preferences
Temperament is:
Comprised of 4 dimensions
Environment and Energy
Mental Conceptualization
Motivation and Meaning
Time Management and Structure
An overarching concept that is on a continuum.
One end of the continuum is not better than the other, it is just different.
Most people are somewhere in the middle, having characteristics of both “ends”
Improving Communication
Increasing Motivation
Effective Interventions
Relapse Prevention Planning
Application
Temperament
Extrovert Introvert
Are expansive and less passionate
Are generally easy to get to know
Like meeting new people, have many close friends
Would rather figure things out while they are talking
Often enjoy background noise such as TV or radio
Know what is going on around them rather than inside them
Often do not mind interruptions
Are often considered good talkers
Are intense and passionate
Generally more difficult to get to know
Exert effort to meet new people
Have only a few close friends
Figure things out before they talk
Prefer peace and quiet
Are more likely to know what is going on inside them than what is going on around them
Dislike being interrupted
Are often good listeners
Temperament
Sensing iNtuitive
Are practical and realistic
Prefer facts and live in the real
world
Content in general
Would rather do than think
Focus on practical, concrete
problems
See the details and may ignore the
big picture
Want specifics and tend to be very
literal
May think that those preferring
intuition are impractical
Believe “if it isn’t broken, don’t
fix it”
Are imaginative dreamers
Prefer abstraction, inspiration,
insights
Live in the world of possibilities
Would rather think than do
Focus on complicated abstract
problems
See the big picture but miss the
details
Love word games
May think that those preferring the
practical lack vision
Believe anything can be improved
Focus on the future and possibilities
Temperament
Thinking Feeling
Like words such as principles, justice, standards or analysis
Respond most easily to people’s thoughts
Want to apply objective principles
Value objectivity above sentiment
Can assess logical consequences
Believe it is more important to be just than merciful
Assess reality with a true/false lens
May think that those who are sentimental take things too personally
May argue both sides of an issue for mental stimulation
Like words such as care, compassion, mercy, intimacy, harmony, devotion
Respond most easily to people’s values
Want to apply values and ethics from multiple perspectives
Value sentiment above objectivity
Good at assessing the human impact
Believe it is more important to be caring/merciful
Assess reality with a good/bad lens
Think that those preferring objectivity are insensitive
Prefer a to agree with those around them
Temperament
Judging Perceiving
Plan ahead
Self disciplined and purposeful
Thrive on order
Get things done early. Plan ahead &
work steadily.
Define and work within limits
Maybe hasty in making decisions
Time and deadline oriented
Thinks those preferring spontaneity
are too unpredictable
Excellent planners. May not
appreciate or make use of things
which are not planned or expected
Adapt as they go
Flexible and tolerant
Thrive on spontaneity
Get things done at the last minute
depending on spurt of energy
Want more information
May fail to make decisions
Always think there’s plenty of time
Think that those who are not
spontaneous are too rigid
Good at handling unplanned events,
but may not make affective choices
among the possibilities.
Apply It
Client with depression and a history of addiction
wants to “stay in recovery”
What do you need to know about his:
Strengths?
Needs
Attitudes
Preferences
Treatment involves helping people learn what is causing their distress and tools to manage it.
Effective change involves helping people
Maximize their strengths
Consider their needs and motivations
Address their attitudes
Work in harmony with their own preferences
As a coach or clinician, it is important to pay attention to the potential pitfalls of your treatment or discharge plan based on the person’s SNAP-T
Summary
Top Related