Beneficial take-home assignments for young psychotherapy clients and their parents
The Child Psychotherapy Homework Planner, Sixth Edition provides ready-to-use, between-session assignments designed to fit most therapeutic modes. Organized by presenting problem, this homework planner covers 36 issues, including anxiety, depression, adoption, academic underachievement, ADHD, low self-esteem, and PTSD. In this new edition, the homework assignments have been modified to be more accessible to children. Assignment sheets can be easily photocopied, and they are also available online to download and print - making client-specific modification simple. This easy-to-use sourcebook features:
- Nearly 100 ready-to-copy exercises covering the most common issues encountered by children
- A format that’s easy to navigate, including cross-references to alternate assignments that are relevant across multiple presentations
- Expert guidance on how and when to make the most efficient use of the exercises
- Clearly referenced correspondence with the The Child Psychotherapy Treatment Planner for a complete treatment approach
The Child Psychotherapy Homework Planner is a high-quality resource that practitioners can use to improve care and accountability. This is a valuable planner that will save therapists time on office work so they can focus on patients.
Table of Contents
About the Downloadable Assignments
Wiley PracticePlanners® Series Preface xv
Acknowledgments xvii
Introduction 1
SECTION 1 - Academic Underachievement 4
Exercise 1.A Establish a Homework Routine 5
Exercise 1.B Positive Self-Statements 9
Exercise 1.C Reading Adventure 11
SECTION 2 - Adoption 14
Exercise 2.A Questions and Concerns About Being Adopted 15
Exercise 2.B Some Things I Would Like You to Know About Me 17
SECTION 3 - Anger Control Problems 20
Exercise 3.A Anger Control 21
Exercise 3.B Child Anger Checklist 29
Exercise 3.C The Lesson of Salmon Rock . . . Fighting Leads to Loneliness 32
SECTION 4 - Anxiety 37
Exercise 4.A An Anxious Story 38
Exercise 4.B Deep Breathing Exercise 41
Exercise 4.C Finding and Losing Your Anxiety 44
Exercise 4.D Worry Time 48
SECTION 5 - Reactive Attachment/Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder 50
Exercise 5.A Attachment Survey 51
Exercise 5.B Building Relationships 54
SECTION 6 - Attention-¬Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) 56
Exercise 6.A Getting It Done 57
Exercise 6.B Problem-Solving Exercise 62
Exercise 6.C Social Skills Exercise 66
Exercise 6.D Reasons for Negative Attention-Seeking Behaviors
SECTION 7 - Autism Spectrum Disorder 69
Exercise 7.A Initial Reaction to Diagnosis of Autism 70
Exercise 7.B Reaction to Change and Excessive Stimulation 73
SECTION 8 - Blended Family 76
Exercise 8.A Blended Family Sentence Completion 77
Exercise 8.B Interviewing My New Family Member 81
Exercise 8.C Thoughts and Feelings About Parent’s Live-¬In Partner 85
SECTION 9 - Bullying/Aggression Perpetrator 88
Exercise 9.A Apology Letter for Bullying 89
Exercise 9.B Bullying Incident Report 92
SECTION 10 - Bullying/Aggression Victim
SECTION 11 - Conduct Disorder/Delinquency 94
Exercise 10.A Building Empathy 95
Exercise 10.B Childhood Patterns of Stealing 100
Exercise 10.C Concerns About Parent’s Drug or Alcohol Problem 104
Exercise 10.D Risk Factors Leading to Child Behavior Problems 108
SECTION 12 - Depression 110
Exercise 11.A Childhood Depression Survey 111
Exercise 11.B Replace Negative Thoughts With Positive Self-Talk 114
Exercise 11.C Surface Behavior/Inner Feelings 116
Exercise 11.D Three Ways to Change the World 120
SECTION 13 - Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder
Exercise 12.A Finding Ways to Get Positive Attention 123
Exercise 12.B Practice Being Mindful [New]
Exercise 12.C Let’s Go STOP [New]
SECTION 14 - Divorce Reaction 130
Exercise 13.A Feelings and Faces Game 131
Exercise 13.B My Thoughts and Feelings About My Parents’ Divorce 135
SECTION 15 - Enuresis/Encopresis 137
Exercise 14.A Bladder Retention Training Program 138
Exercise 14.B Bowel Control Training Program 142
Exercise 14.C Dry Bed Training Program 149
SECTION 16 - Fire Setting 152
Exercise 15.A Fireproofing Your Home and Family 153
Exercise 15.B When a Fire Has No Fuel 156
SECTION 17: Gender Dysphoria
Exercise 16.A I Want to Be Like . . . ###
Exercise 16.B Exploring the Growth of My Gender Identity ###
Exercise 16.C My Gender Identity ###
SECTION 18 - Grief/Loss Unresolved 164
Exercise 17.A Create a Memory Album 165
Exercise 17.B Grief Letter 167
Exercise 17.C Petey’s Journey Through Sadness 171
SECTION 19 - Intellectual Development Disorder 177
Exercise 18.A Activities of Daily Living Program 178
Exercise 18.B A Sense of Belonging 183
SECTION 20 - Low Self-¬Esteem 186
Exercise 19.A Dixie Overcomes Her Fears 187
Exercise 19.B Learn From Your Mistakes 194
Exercise 19.C Symbols of Self-¬Worth 197
Exercise 19.D Three Ways to Change Yourself 200
Exercise 19.E Three Wishes Game 203
SECTION 21 - Lying/Manipulative 204
Exercise 20.A Bad Choice - Lying to Cover Up Another Lie 205
Exercise 20.B The Value of Honesty 209
Exercise 20.C Truthful/Lying Incident Reports 215
SECTION 22 - Medical Condition 217
Exercise 21.A Dealing with Childhood Asthma 218
Exercise 21.B Gaining Acceptance of Physical Handicap or Illness 223
SECTION 23 - Obsessive-¬Compulsive Disorder (OCD) 226
Exercise 22.A Concerns, Feelings, and Hopes About OCD 227
Exercise 22.B Refocusing 230
Exercise 22.C Ritual Exposure and Response Prevention 233
SECTION 24 - Oppositional Defiant 237
Exercise 23.A Filing a Complaint 238
Exercise 23.B If I Could Run My Family 241
Exercise 23.C Share a Family Meal 245
Exercise 23.D Switching From Defense to Offense 251
SECTION 25 - Overweight/Obesity 254
Exercise 24.A Developing and Implementing a Healthier Diet 255
Exercise 24.B Increasing My Physical Activity 260
Exercise 24.C My Eating and Exercise Journal 264
SECTION 26 - Parenting 267
Exercise 25.A Being a Consistent Parent 268
Exercise 25.B Picking Your Battles 272
SECTION 27 - Peer/Sibling Conflict 274
Exercise 26.A Joseph, His “Amazing Technicolor Coat,” and More 275
Exercise 26.B Negotiating a Peace Treaty 279
SECTION 28 - Physical/Emotional Abuse Victim 281
Exercise 27.A Letter of Empowerment 282
Exercise 27.B My Thoughts and Feelings 286
SECTION 29 - Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) 288
Exercise 28.A Finding My Triggers 289
Exercise 28.B PTSD Incident Report 293
SECTION 30 - School Refusal 295
Exercise 29.A A Pleasant Journey 296
Exercise 29.B Letter of Encouragement 299
Exercise 29.C School Fear Reduction 302
SECTION 31 - Separation Anxiety 305
Exercise 30.A Explore Your World 306
Exercise 30.B Parents’ Time Away 309
SECTION 32 - Sexual Abuse Victim 311
Exercise 31.A My Story 312
Exercise 31.B You Are Not Alone 315
SECTION 33 - Sleep Disturbance 319
Exercise 32.A Childhood Sleep Problems 320
Exercise 32.B Reduce Nighttime Fears 324
SECTION 34 - Social Anxiety 327
Exercise 33.A Greeting Peers 328
Exercise 33.B Learn to Be Assertive 331
Exercise 33.C Show Your Strengths 337
SECTION 35 - Specific Phobia 339
Exercise 34.A Expressions of Fear Through Art 340
Exercise 34.B Maurice Faces His Fear 343
SECTION 36 - Speech/Language Disorders 348
Exercise 35.A Home-¬Based Reading and Language Program 349
Exercise 35.B Shauna’s Song 354
Exercise 35.C Tell All About It 362
Appendix A: Alternate Assignments for Presenting Problems 364
Appendix B: Alphabetical Index of Exercises 377
