Traffic Light

Instructions: Provide the outline of a typical traffic light (a vertical rectangle with three circles which will be colored red, yellow, and green) or have clients draw their own. Direct group members to filling the first circle red, the second yellow, and the third green. Next ask them to write or illustrate:

1.a goal/s next to the green circle

2. methods used to try to obtain the goal/s next to the yellow
circle

3. obstacles to achieving their goal/s next to the red circle.

Discussion: Examine each client’s aspirations and barriers to achieving them. Goals include problem solving and exploration of coping skills.