Facilitate your client's involvement in change with 98 ready-to-print homework assignments

The newly updated Sixth Edition of the Adult Psychotherapy Homework Planner offers practitioners a wide variety of ready-to-use assignments for adult clients in almost every therapeutic mode. Designed to be used with the Complete Adult Psychotherapy Treatment Planner, Sixth Edition, this planner saves time and energy otherwise spent studying, finding, or writing custom assignments for each client.

The book is organized as a quick reference, with assignments grouped by behavioral problems like depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and more. It includes expert guidance on hw and when to make the most productive use of the exercises and is extensively cross-referenced to the corresponding treatment planner.

This powerful resource includes:

* 92 ready-to-copy, customizable homework assignments that facilitate adult therapy

* Cross-references for each homework assignment to presenting problems from the Complete Adult Psychotherapy Treatment Planner, Sixth Edition

* New downloadable assignments from a supplementary online portal

* New homework assignments for opiod-related disorders and clients experiencing loneliness

Perfect for psychologists, therapists, counselors, social workers, and psychiatrists, the latest edition of the Adult Psychotherapy Homework Planner is an indispensable resource for any mental health professional who works with adult clients.

ARTHUR E. JONGSMA, JR., PhD, is Series Editor for the bestselling Practice Planners^®. He has fifty years of experience providing professional mental health services to inpatient and outpatient clients. He founded and directed Psychological Consultants, a group private practice in Grand Rapids, Michigan for 25 years.

TIMOTHY J. BRUCE, PhD, is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the University of Illinois College of Medicine. Dr. Bruce has received over 60 awards during his career for his work in educational administration, teaching, and the evidence-based practice of clinical psychology.

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An indispensable collection of time-saving and productive client homework assignments for use in adult psychotherapy

Now in its Sixth Edition, the Adult Psychotherapy Homework Planner provides ready-to-use, customizable between- and after-session assignments designed to fit virtually any therapeutic mode. The quick reference format is grouped by behavioral problem and includes assignments for clients suffering from depression, low self-esteem, anxiety, dependency, eating disorders, and phase-of-life problems.

The new edition includes up-to-date assignments for opioid use disorders and loneliness and will save practitioners hours of time-consuming paperwork. All of the assignments can be customized to the client???s individual needs by visiting the author???s complimentary online portal. Finally, the book offers expert guidance on how and when to make the most efficient use of the included assignments and exercises.

Adult Psychotherapy Homework Planner, Sixth Edition contains:

• 98 ready-to-print customizable and downloadable homework assignments also accessible via an online portal
• At least two homework exercises keyed to each of the presenting problems from The Complete Adult Psychotherapy Treatment Planner, Sixth Edition
• Homework exercises that extend client treatment beyond the therapy session and facilitate client involvement in the change process

Perfect for psychologists, therapists, counselors, social workers, and psychiatrists, the Sixth Edition of the Adult Psychotherapy Homework Planner will prove to be an invaluable resource for all mental health professionals who work with adult clients.

Additional resources in the Wiley PracticePlanners^® series:

Treatment Planners cover all the necessary elements for developing formal treatment plans, including detailed problem definitions, long-term goals, short-term objectives, therapeutic interventions, and DSM^™diagnoses.

Progress Notes Planners contain complete, prewritten progress notes for each presenting problem in the companion Treatment Planners.

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About the Downloadable Assignments

PracticePlanners^® Series Preface xv

Acknowledgments xvii

Introduction 1

Section 1: Anger Control Problems 4

Exercise 1.A Alternatives to Destructive Anger 5

Exercise 1.B Anger Journal 9

Exercise 1.C Assertive Communication of Anger 12

Section 2: Antisocial Behavior 15

Exercise 2.A How I Have Hurt Others 16

Exercise 2.B Letter of Apology 19

Exercise 2.C Three Acts of Kindness 21

Section 3: Anxiety 22

Exercise 3.A Analyze the Probability of a Feared Event 23

Exercise 3.B Past Successful Anxiety Coping 26

Exercise 3.C Worry Time 29

Section 4: Attention Deficit Disorder (Add)Adult 31

Exercise 4.A Problem-Solving: An Alternative to Impulsive Action 32

Exercise 4.B Self-Monitoring/Self-Reward Program 36

Exercise 4.C Symptoms and Fixes for Add 40

Section 5: BipolarDepression 43

Exercise 5.A Early Warning Signs of Depression 44

Exercise 5.B Identifying and Handling Triggers 47

Section 6: BipolarMania 51

Exercise 6.A Keeping a Daily Rhythm 53

Exercise 6.B Recognizing the Negative Consequences of Impulsive Behavior 59

Exercise 6.C What Are My Good Qualities? 63

Exercise 6.D Why I Dislike Taking My Medication 67

Section 7: Borderline Personality 69

Exercise 7.A Journal and Replace SelfDefeating Thoughts 70

Exercise 7.B Plan Before Acting 77

Section 8: Childhood Trauma 79

Exercise 8.A Changing From Victim to Survivor 80

Exercise 8.B Deep Breathing Exercise 84

Exercise 8.C Feelings and Forgiveness Letter 87

Section 9: Chronic Pain 90

Exercise 9.A Pain and Stress Journal 91

Section 10: Cognitive Deficits 93

Exercise 10.A Memory AidPersonal Information Organizer 94

Exercise 10.B Memory Enhancement Techniques 99

Section 11: Dependency

Exercise 11.A Making Your Own Decisions 103

Exercise 11.B Satisfying Unmet Emotional Needs 105

Exercise 11.C Taking Steps Toward Independence 109

Section 12: Dissociation

Exercise 12.A Describe the Trauma 112

Exercise 12.B Staying Focused on the Present Reality 115

Section 13: Eating Disorders and Obesity 117

Exercise 13.A A Reality Journal: Food, Weight, Thoughts, and Feelings 118

Exercise 13.B How Fears Control My Eating 125

Section 14: Educational Deficits 128

Exercise 14.A My Academic and Vocational Strengths 129

Exercise 14.B The Advantages of Education 132

Section 15: Family Conflict 134

Exercise 15.A Applying Problem Solving to Interpersonal Conflict 135

Exercise 15.B A Structured Parenting Plan 138

Section 16: Female Sexual Dysfunction 141

Exercise 16.A Factors Influencing Negative Sexual Attitudes 142

Exercise 16.B Study Your Body: Clothed and Unclothed 146

Section 17: Financial Stress 149

Exercise 17.A Plan a Budget 150

Section 18: Grief/Loss Unresolved 153

Exercise 18.A Creating a Memorial Collage 154

Exercise 18.B Dear _______________: A Letter to a Lost Loved One 157

Section 19: Impulse Control Disorder 160

Exercise 19.A Impulsive Behavior Journal 161

Section 20: Intimate Relat…