Adolescent Psychotherapy Homework Planner: (PracticePlanners)

Contains 146 ready-to-copy homework assignments that can be used to facilitate brief adolescent therapy Homework assignments and exercises are keyed to the behaviorally based presenting problems from The Adolescent Psychotherapy Treatment Planner, Fifth Edition Assignments are available online for quick customization Features new and updated assignments and exercises to meet the changing needs of mental health professionals The Adolescent Psychotherapy Homework Planner, Fifth Edition provides you with an array of ready-to-use, between-session assignme gned to fit virtually every therapeutic mode. This easy-to-use sourcebook features: 146 ready-to-copy exercises covering the most common issues encountered by adolescent clients including such problems as blended families, substance use, and eating disorders A quick-reference format—the interactive assignments are grouped by behavioral problems including academic underachievement, anger control problems, depression, social anxiety, and sexual abuse Expert guidance on how and when to make the most efficient use of the exercises Assignments cross-referenced to The Adolescent Psychotherapy Treatment Planner, Fifth Edition—so you can quickly identify the right exercises for a given situation or problem All exercises are available online for you to download and customize to suit you and your clients' unique styles and needs For more information on our PracticePlanners® products, including our full line of Treatment Planners, visit us on the Web at www.wiley.com/practiceplanners

Table of Contents:
Wiley PracticePlanners® Series Preface xvii Acknowledgments xix Introduction 1 SECTION 1: Academic Underachievement 4 Exercise 1.A Attitudes about Homework 5 Exercise 1.B Break It Down Into Small Steps 11 Exercise 1.C Good Grade/Bad Grade Incident Reports 15 SECTION 2: Adoption 18 Exercise 2.A Beginning a Search for Birth Parents 19 Exercise 2.B Considering a Search for Birth Parents 22 Exercise 2.C My Child’s Search for Birth Parents 26 Exercise 2.D Questions and Concerns around Being Adopted 29 Exercise 2.E Some Things I’d like you to Know … 31 SECTION 3: Anger Control Problems 34 Exercise 3.A Anger Checklist 35 Exercise 3.B Anger Control 38 Exercise 3.C Stop Yelling 44 SECTION 4: Anxiety 46 Exercise 4.A Finding and Losing Your Anxiety 47 Exercise 4.B Progressive Muscle Relaxation 50 Exercise 4.C Tools for Anxiety 54 Exercise 4.D What Makes Me Anxious 57 Exercise 4.E Worry Time 61 SECTION 5: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) 63 Exercise 5.A Channel Your Energy in a Positive Direction 64 Exercise 5.B Evaluating Medication Effects 68 Exercise 5.C Getting It Done 73 Exercise 5.D Problem-Solving Exercise 78 Exercise 5.E Social Skills Exercise 82 SECTION 6: Autism Spectrum Disorder 85 Exercise 6.A Managing the Meltdowns 86 Exercise 6.B Moving Toward Independence 89 Exercise 6.C Progress: Past, Present, and Future 92 Exercise 6.D Progress Survey 95 SECTION 7: Bipolar Disorder 98 Exercise 7.A Action minus Thought Equals Painful Consequences 99 Exercise 7.B Clear Rules, Positive Reinforcement, Appropriate Consequences 102 Exercise 7.C Medication Resistance 105 Exercise 7.D Mood Disorders Symptom List 108 SECTION 8: Blended Family 110 Exercise 8.A A Few Things about Me 111 Exercise 8.B Assessing the Family—Present and Future 113 Exercise 8.C Interaction as a Family 116 Exercise 8.D Stepparent and Sibling Questionnaire 119 SECTION 9: Conduct Disorder/Delinquency 122 Exercise 9.A Catch Your Teen Being Responsible 123 Exercise 9.B Headed in the Right Direction 126 Exercise 9.C How My Behavior Hurts Others 130 Exercise 9.D Letter to Absent or Uninvolved Parent 133 Exercise 9.E Patterns of Stealing 136 SECTION 10: Divorce Reaction 138 Exercise 10.A Impact of Parents’ Separation/Divorce 139 Exercise 10.B Initial Reaction to Parents’ Separation 142 Exercise 10.C My Thoughts, Feelings, and Beliefs about Divorce 146 Exercise 10.D Stop the Fighting 149 SECTION 11: Eating Disorder 151 Exercise 11.A Body Image 152 Exercise 11.B Fears beneath the Eating Disorder 155 Exercise 11.C Plan and Eat a Meal 159 Exercise 11.D Reality: Food Intake, Weight, Thoughts, and Feelings 162 SECTION 12: Grief/Loss Unresolved 167 Exercise 12.A Create a Memory Album 168 Exercise 12.B Grief Letter 170 Exercise 12.C Honoring the Anniversary of the Loss 174 Exercise 12.D Memorial Collage 176 Exercise 12.E Moving Closer to Resolution 178 SECTION 13: Intellectual Development Disorder 181 Exercise 13.A Activities of Daily Living Program 182 Exercise 13.B A Sense of Belonging 188 Exercise 13.C Hopes and Dreams for Your Child 192 Exercise 13.D Supportive Services for Your Child 195 SECTION 14: Low Self-Esteem 198 Exercise 14.A Maintaining Your Self-Esteem 199 Exercise 14.B Recognizing Your Abilities, Traits, and Accomplishments 203 Exercise 14.C Three Ways to Change Yourself 207 Exercise 14.D Three Wishes Game 210 SECTION 15: Medical Condition 211 Exercise 15.A Attitudes about Medication or Medical Treatment 212 Exercise 15.B Coping with a Sibling’s Health Problems 215 Exercise 15.C Coping With Your Illness 218 SECTION 16: Negative Peer Influences 220 Exercise 16.A Choice of Friends Survey 221 Exercise 16.B I Want to Be Like … 226 Exercise 16.C Reasons for Negative Peer Group Involvement 229 SECTION 17: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) 231 Exercise 17.A Decreasing What You Save and Collect 232 Exercise 17.B Refocus Attention Away From Obsessions and Compulsions 235 Exercise 17.C Thought Stopping 239 SECTION 18: Oppositional Defiant Disorder 241 Exercise 18.A Changing School Rules 242 Exercise 18.B Cooperative Activity 246 Exercise 18.C Filing a Complaint 249 Exercise 18.D If I Could Run My Family 252 Exercise 18.E Switching From Defense to Offense 255 SECTION 19: Overweight/Obesity 258 Exercise 19.A Developing and Implementing a Healthier Diet 259 Exercise 19.B Increasing My Physical Activity 264 Exercise 19.C My Eating and Exercise Journal 268 SECTION 20: Panic/Agoraphobia 271 Exercise 20.A Panic Attack Rating Form 272 Exercise 20.B Panic Survey 276 SECTION 21: Parenting 278 Exercise 21.A Evaluating the Strength of Your Parenting Team 279 Exercise 21.B One-on-One 282 Exercise 21.C Parenting Report Card 286 Exercise 21.D Parents Understand the Roots of Their Parenting Methods 289 Exercise 21.E Transitioning from Parenting a Child to Parenting a Teen 293 SECTION 22: Peer/Sibling Conflict 296 Exercise 22.A Cloning the Perfect Sibling 297 Exercise 22.B How Parents Respond to Sibling Rivalry 300 Exercise 22.C Negotiating a Peace Treaty 303 Exercise 22.D Why I Fight With My Peers 306 SECTION 23: Physical/Emotional Abuse Victim 310 Exercise 23.A Identify the Nature of the Abuse 311 Exercise 23.B Letter of Empowerment 315 Exercise 23.C My Thoughts and Feelings 319 Exercise 23.D Self-Esteem Before, During, and After Abuse 322 Exercise 23.E Take the First Step 325 SECTION 24: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) 330 Exercise 24.A Describe the Trauma and Your Feelings 331 Exercise 24.B Describe Your PTSD Symptoms 335 Exercise 24.C Effects of Chronic or Long-Term Trauma/Stress 338 Exercise 24.D Impact of Frightening or Dangerous Event 341 SECTION 25: Psychoticism 343 Exercise 25.A Describe Your Hallucinations 344 Exercise 25.B My Irrational Thoughts 347 Exercise 25.C Recognizing Early Warning Signs 350 SECTION 26: Runaway 353 Exercise 26.A Airing Your Grievances 354 Exercise 26.B another Place to Live 357 Exercise 26.C Describe Life on the Run 360 Exercise 26.D Home by another Name 363 Exercise 26.E Undercover Assignment 366 SECTION 27: School Violence 368 Exercise 27.A Plan and Evaluate a Family Activity 369 Exercise 27.B Reasons for Rage 372 Exercise 27.C School Violence Incident Report 376 SECTION 28: Sexual Abuse Perpetrator 379 Exercise 28.A Celebrity-Style Interview 380 Exercise 28.B Evaluating My Treatment Progress 383 Exercise 28.C Getting Started 387 Exercise 28.D Negative Effects of the Abuse 391 Exercise 28.E Your Feelings and Beyond 395 SECTION 29: Sexual Abuse Victim 399 Exercise 29.A Denial within the Family 400 Exercise 29.B Letter of Forgiveness 403 Exercise 29.C My Story 407 Exercise 29.D Perpetrator Apology to the Victim 410 Exercise 29.E You Are Not Alone 415 SECTION 30: Sexual Identity Confusion 419 Exercise 30.A Disclosing Homosexual Orientation 420 Exercise 30.B Parents’ Thoughts and Feelings about Son’s/Daughter’s Sexual Orientation 424 Exercise 30.C Unsure 428 SECTION 31: Sexual Promiscuity 431 Exercise 31.A Connecting Sexual Behavior with Needs 432 Exercise 31.B Looking Closer at My Sexual Behavior 436 Exercise 31.C Pros and Cons of Having Sex 439 SECTION 32: Social Anxiety 441 Exercise 32.A Developing Conversational Skills 442 Exercise 32.B Greeting Peers 445 Exercise 32.C Observe Positive Social Behaviors 448 Exercise 32.D Show Your Strengths 452 SECTION 33: Specific Phobia 454 Exercise 33.A Finding a Strategy to Minimize My Fear 455 Exercise 33.B Gradual Exposure to Fear 458 Exercise 33.C School Fear Reduction 462 SECTION 34: Substance Use 465 Exercise 34.A Keeping Straight 466 Exercise 34.B Saying Goodbye to My Drug 469 Exercise 34.C Taking Your First Step 472 Exercise 34.D The Many Changes Necessary for Recovery 477 Exercise 34.E Welcome to Recovery 480 SECTION 35: Suicidal Ideation 483 Exercise 35.A No Self-Harm Contract 484 Exercise 35.B Painful Effects of Suicide 489 Exercise 35.C Past and Present Hurt—Hope for the Future 493 Exercise 35.D Symbols of Self-Worth 497 SECTION 36: Unipolar Depression 499 Exercise 36.A Bad Thoughts Lead to Depressed Feelings 500 Exercise 36.B Becoming Assertive 504 Exercise 36.C Home, School, and Community Activities I Enjoyed 508 Exercise 36.D Overcoming Helplessness and Hopelessness 512 Exercise 36.E Surface Behavior/Inner Feelings 516 Exercise 36.F Three Ways to Change the World 520 Exercise 36.G Unmet Emotional Needs—Identification and Satisfaction 523 APPENDIX A: Alternate Assignments for Presenting Problems 525 APPENDIX B: Alphabetical Index of Exercises 541 About the Downloadable Assignments 545

About the Author :
ARTHUR E. JONGSMA, JR., PHD, is the Series Editor for the bestselling PracticePlanners®. Since 1971, he has provided professional mental health services to both inpatient and outpatient clients. He was the founder and director of Psychological Consultants, a group private practice in Grand Rapids, Michigan, for twenty-five years. He is the author or coauthor of over fifty books and conducts training workshops for mental health professionals around the world. L. MARK PETERSON, ACSW, is Program Manager for Bethany Christian Services' Residential Treatment and Family Counseling programs in Grand Rapids, Michigan. WILLIAM P. McINNIS, PsyD, is in private practice with Aspen Psychological Services in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is coauthor of the bestselling The Child Psychotherapy Treatment Planner and The Adolescent Psychotherapy Progress Notes Planner.