Scope of Practice Form

This Practice Management Form is designed to define the therapist’s role in providing therapy including: qualifications and credentials, description of practice, boundaries and scope limitations, and professional ethics and conduct. It is intended to be signed by the therapist and the client. (0523, practice management)

Focus and Attention Meditation

This 11-minute meditation is designed to help people learn to focus even when distracted by upsetting thoughts and emotions. The worksheet includes a transcript of the audio for clients to highlight important points to remember and a chart to record when the meditation was used and how it affected the person’s mood. (0523, ADHD, executive functioning, focus, attention)

Creating Mental Images to Help You Focus

Some people may have mild difficulty with mental imagery, while others may be unable to visualize anything. Aphantasia is a condition where people are unable to visualize images in their minds, making it difficult to daydream, picture how to solve a math problem, remember faces, or recall information and memories. This worksheet can help people learn to use mental imagery to recall information and memories. (0523, ADHD, executive functioning, memory, cognitive style)

Improving Inhibitory Control

This worksheet is designed to help people suppress dysfunctional automatic responses in favor of more appropriate ones. It is designed to help people get control of their impulsivity. The worksheet presents different five scenarios where impulsivity could be a problem and give ideas on how people can gain self-control. It then asks people to write down their own scenarios where impulsivity has been a problem and come up with new behavioral strategies. (0523, ADHD, impulse control, self-control)

Improving Working Memory

This worksheet is designed to help people with poor short-term or “working” memory. It suggests 8 strategies to help people improve or compensate for poor working memory. It includes a checklist for people to identify if they have short-term memory problems and a chart to help them keep track of which strategies are most helpful. (0523, cognitive therapy, eldercare)