Parenting Skills Homework Planner (w/ Download)
Samenvatting
Ready–to–use therapeutic exercises for overcoming parenting deficits
The Parenting Skills Homework Planner provides complete, customizable, copy–ready exercises for use with parents in therapy. Designed as a companion for the Parenting Skills Treatment Planner, this invaluable resource can also be used alone to facilitate counseling and help clients take a more proactive role. Organized by topic, each section provides specific goals for each exercise and suggests additional exercises that may help clients organize their thoughts and behaviors surrounding complex family dynamics. From behavioral problems and negative relationships to career development, blended families, grandparenting, and much more, this book provides practical tools for therapists helping clients navigate the landmines of parenthood.
In an era of brief therapy, tangible homework assignments help clients continue their therapeutic work outside of the session, offering a quicker, more effective route to solving parenting skills deficits. This book provides insightful prompts and helpful exercises designed to uncover the root of the problem, focus on a solution, and help clients think deeply and critically about past and ongoing behaviors and habits.
Use tested homework assignments independently, or in alignment with the Parenting Skills Treatment Planner
Customize each exercise to suit each client′s situation using downloadable files
Help clients get more out of therapy by using time between sessions productively
Tackle issues relating to abuse, depression, school difficulties, divorce, poverty, and more
Today′s complex family structures, combined with increased childhood pressures from school, peers, and the general culture, make parenting a more difficult job than ever before. Homework assignments extend therapy into family time, and facilitate constructive thought and discussion outside of the session. With 60 customizable exercises tailored to specific parenting problems, the Parenting Skills Homework Planner is an essential resource for the family therapist.
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<p>Acknowledgments xv</p>
<p>Introduction xvii</p>
<p>SECTION I Abusive Parenting 1</p>
<p>Exercise I.A Our Family s Secret Story 5</p>
<p>Exercise I.B Measuring Our Feelings 14</p>
<p>SECTION II Attention–Deficit /Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) 19</p>
<p>Exercise II.A ADHD Accommodations Request Form 23</p>
<p>Exercise II.B Family Problem Resolution Worksheet 29</p>
<p>SECTION III Attention–Seeking Behavior 33</p>
<p>Exercise III.A Family Job Support Checklist 37</p>
<p>Exercise III.B My Love and Trust Support Network 42</p>
<p>SECTION IV Blended Family 45</p>
<p>Exercise IV.A Healing Hurt Feelings 49</p>
<p>Exercise IV.B Unique Roles in Our Blended Family 53</p>
<p>SECTION V Bonding/Attachment Issues 57</p>
<p>Exercise V.A Steps to Responsible Behavior 60</p>
<p>Exercise V.B The Behavior Progress Chart 64</p>
<p>SECTION VI Career Preparation 69</p>
<p>Exercise VI.A Career Family Tree 72</p>
<p>Exercise VI.B School–to–Career Diary 78</p>
<p>SECTION VII Character Development 83</p>
<p>Exercise VII.A Division of Family Labor 86</p>
<p>Exercise VII.B Sharing the Family Resources 90</p>
<p>SECTION VIII Children with Physical Challenges 95</p>
<p>Exercise VIII.A Strategies for Supporting Our Child with Physical Challenges 100</p>
<p>Exercise VIII.B Working Together to Create a Plan 102</p>
<p>SECTION IX Conduct Disorder/Delinquent Behavior 105</p>
<p>Exercise IX.A Replacing Noncompliance with Compliance and Cooperation 109</p>
<p>Exercise IX.B Using Privileges as Contingencies and Consequences 114</p>
<p>SECTION X Dependent Children/Overprotective Parent 117</p>
<p>Exercise X.A Overprotective Parent versus Positive Parent 120</p>
<p>Exercise X.B Creating and Cooperating with Family Rules 124</p>
<p>SECTION XI Depression 127</p>
<p>Exercise XI.A Creating Positive Self–Talk 130</p>
<p>Exercise XI.B Managing Positive and Negative Relationships 134</p>
<p>SECTION XII Divorce/Separation 139</p>
<p>Exercise XII.A Divorce is Not My Fault 142</p>
<p>Exercise XII.B Assuming Our Parental Responsibilities 145</p>
<p>SECTION XIII Eating Disorder 149</p>
<p>Exercise XIII.A Beautiful on the Inside 152</p>
<p>Exercise XIII.B Modeling Healthy Attitudes about Nutrition, Exercise, and Body Image 156</p>
<p>SECTION XIV Gifted/Talented 159</p>
<p>Exercise XIV.A Teaching Responsibility 162</p>
<p>Exercise XIV.B Procedures for Meals, Bedtime, and the Morning Routine 165</p>
<p>SECTION XV Grandparenting Strategies 169</p>
<p>Exercise XV.A Parents Rules versus Grandparents Rules 172</p>
<p>Exercise XV.B Personal Boundaries for Interaction with the Grandchildren 176</p>
<p>SECTION XVI Grief/Loss 181</p>
<p>Exercise XVI.A Monitoring Our Reactions to Change and Loss 184</p>
<p>Exercise XVI.B Grief and Loss Circle of Support 188</p>
<p>SECTION XVII Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) 191</p>
<p>Exercise XVII.A Planning for Disruptive Behavior 194</p>
<p>Exercise XVII.B Family–Approved Media List 198</p>
<p>SECTION XVIII Peer Relationships/Influences 201</p>
<p>Exercise XVIII.A Social Influences in My Child s Life 204</p>
<p>Exercise XVIII.B Peer Pressures, Values, and Influences 207</p>
<p>SECTION XIX Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) 213</p>
<p>Exercise XIX.A Reframing Our Worries 216</p>
<p>Exercise XIX.B Physical Receptors of Stress 220</p>
<p>SECTION XX Poverty–Related Issues 223</p>
<p>Exercise XX.A Achieving Family Goals 227</p>
<p>Exercise XX.B Different Rules for Home and School 231</p>
<p>SECTION XXI Prenatal Parenting Preparation 235</p>
<p>Exercise XXI.A Creating a Family–Friendly Lifestyle 238</p>
<p>Exercise XXI.B Bonding with Our Prenatal Baby 242</p>
<p>SECTION XXII School Adjustment Difficulties 245</p>
<p>Exercise XXII.A Organizing for the School Day 248</p>
<p>Exercise XXII.B My Ideal School Day 252</p>
<p>SECTION XXIII Sexual Responsibility 255</p>
<p>Exercise XXIII.A Sexual Responsibility and Healthy Self–esteem 258</p>
<p>Exercise XXIII.B My Personal Sexual Responsibility Code 262</p>
<p>SECTION XXIV Sibling Rivalry 265</p>
<p>Exercise XXIV.A Affirming Each Child s Uniqueness 268</p>
<p>SECTION XXV Single Parenting 273</p>
<p>Exercise XXV.A Stress Reduction Strategies 276</p>
<p>SECTION XXVI Spousal Role and Relationship Conflict 279</p>
<p>Exercise XXVI.A State of Our Marriage Report 282</p>
<p>Exercise XXVI.B Our Evolving Marriage and Spousal Roles 287</p>
<p>SECTION XXVII Strategies for Preschoolers (Ages Birth to 6) 295</p>
<p>Exercise XXVII.A Charting Our Child s Developmental Stages 298</p>
<p>Exercise XXVII.B Helping My Child Develop Responsible Behavior 305</p>
<p>SECTION XXVIII Strategies for Children (Ages 7 to 12) 311</p>
<p>Exercise XXVIII.A The Rewind Game 315</p>
<p>Exercise XXVIII.B Record of Reinforced Behavior 319</p>
<p>Exercise XXVIII.C Problem–solving Worksheet 323</p>
<p>SECTION XXIX Strategies for Teenagers (Ages 13 to 18) 327</p>
<p>Exercise XXIX.A Listening with Empathy 330</p>
<p>Exercise XXIX.B Earning Privileges and Freedoms 335</p>
<p>SECTION XXX Substance Abuse 339</p>
<p>Exercise XXX.A Healthy Habits to Support Recovery 343</p>
<p>Exercise XXX.B Our Commitment to a Substance–Free Lifestyle 348</p>
<p>SECTION XXXI Suicide Prevention 351</p>
<p>Exercise XXXI.A Heart–to–Heart Smart Talks 354</p>
<p>Appendix: Alternate Assignments for Presenting Problems 357</p>
<p>About the Downloadable Assignments 371</p>