This worksheet gives 11 ways to cope for clients to cope with family estrangement while supporting their own mental health. Suggestions include: knowing your boundaries, owning and accepting your feelings, prioritizing self-care, recognizing triggers, and more. Questions guide people to understand how the estrangement took place and what they are doing to cope with the situation in positive ways. (0323, family therapy, family problems)
This behavior chart can be used to help children learn and practice good hygiene like washing their hands, brushing their teeth, taking a shower, and so on. (0323, behavior, social skills, hygiene)
This worksheet defines the characteristics of a happy home as Rules, Rewards, Responsibilities, and Rituals. It suggests establishing these at a family meeting and provides a chart for a family to determine the rules as well as the rewards for following them and the consequences for breaking them. (0323, family therapy)
This worksheet was developed to help families develop better communication skills. It describes the LUV technique which teaches family members to Listen, Understand, and Validate. It encourages the use of I-Messages and compliments and discourages negative communication like put-downs and criticism. A chart is provided to keep track of how family members use these tools at a family meeting. (0323, communication, family therapy)
This worksheet for parents covers the basic behavior modification technique of praising appropriate behavior and ignoring minor problems. The worksheet includes a list of phrases that can be used for praising good behavior and a chart for parents to keep track of when they use praise as a positive reinforcement technique. (0223, behavior modification, parenting)