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• 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

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

• 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

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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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Arthur E. Jongsma, Jr., is the Series Editor for the bestselling PracticePlanners and the creator of TheraScribe, a software tool used by thousands of mental health professionals to create treatment plans and store clinical documentation of their patients' treatment. Art received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Northern Illinois University in 1973. He is the author or co-author of over forty books and has conducted training workshops for mental health professionals around the world.

Dr. Jongsma was founder and Director of Psychological Consultants, a group private practice in Grand Rapids, Michigan, for 25 years. He has provided professional mental health services to both inpatient and outpatient clients. In addition, he has served as a consultant to many chemical dependence and adolescent treatment agencies throughout Western Michigan. Art married his high school sweetheart, Judith Ann Landis, in 1963. They have two married daughters and four grandchildren.

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Adult Psychotherapy Homework Planner

PracticePlanners® Arthur E. Jongsma, Jr., Series Editor

Arthur E. Jongsma, Jr.

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Adult Psychotherapy Homework Planner PRACTICEPLANNERS® SERIES

Treatment Planners The Complete Adult Psychotherapy Treatment Planner, 3e The Child Psychotherapy Treatment Planner, 3e The Adolescent Psychotherapy Treatment Planner, 3e The Continuum of Care Treatment Planner The Couples Psychotherapy Treatment Planner The Employee Assistance Treatment Planner The Pastoral Counseling Treatment Planner The Older Adult Psychotherapy Treatment Planner The Behavioral Medicine Treatment Planner The Group Therapy Treatment Planner The Gay and Lesbian Psychotherapy Treatment Planner The Family Therapy Treatment Planner The Severe and Persistent Mental Illness Treatment Planner The Mental Retardation and Developmental Disability Treatment Planner The Social Work and Human Services Treatment Planner The Crisis Counseling and Traumatic Events Treatment Planner The Personality Disorders Treatment Planner The Rehabilitation Psychology Treatment Planner The Addiction Treatment Planner, 2e The Special Education Treatment Planner The Juvenile Justice and Residential Care Treatment Planner The School Counseling and School Social Work Treatment Planner The Sexual Abuse Victim and Sexual Offender Treatment Planner The Probation and Parole Treatment Planner The Psychopharmacology Treatment Planner The College Student Counseling Treatment Planner The Speech and Language Pathology Treatment Planner Progress Note Planners The Child Psychotherapy Progress Notes Planner, Second Edition The Adolescent Psychotherapy Progress Notes Planner, Second Edition The Adult Psychotherapy Progress Notes Planner, Second Edition The Addiction Progress Notes Planner The Severe and Persistent Mental Illness Progress Notes Planner The Couples Psychotherapy Progress Notes Planner Homework Planners Brief Therapy Homework Planner Brief Couples Therapy Homework Planner Brief Child Therapy Homework Planner Brief Adolescent Therapy Homework Planner Brief Employee Assistance Homework Planner Brief Family Therapy Homework Planner Grief Counseling Homework Planner Group Therapy Homework Planner Divorce Counseling Homework Planner School Counseling and School Social Work Homework Planner Child Therapy Activity and Homework Planner Addiction Treatment Homework Planner, Second Edition Adolescent Psychotherapy Homework Planner II Adult Psychotherapy Homework Planner Client Education Handout Planners Adult Client Education Handout Planner Child and Adolescent Client Education Handout Planner Couples and Family Client Education Handout Planner Documentation Sourcebooks The Clinical Documentation Sourcebook The Forensic Documentation Sourcebook The Psychotherapy Documentation Primer The Chemical Dependence Treatment Documentation Sourcebook The Clinical Child Documentation Sourcebook The Couple and Family Clinical Documentation Sourcebook The Clinical Documentation Sourcebook, 2e The Continuum of Care Clinical Documentation Sourcebook PracticePlanners® Arthur E. Jongsma, Jr., Series Editor

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. This book is printed on acid-free paper. Copyright © 2004 by Arthur E. Jongsma, Jr. All rights reserved. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey. Published simultaneously in Canada . No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise, except as permitted under Section 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750- 8400, fax (978) 750-4470, or on the web at www.copyright.com. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030, (201) 748-6011, fax (201) 748- 6008, e-mail: [email protected] . Limit of Liability/Disclaimer of Warranty: While the publisher and author have used their best efforts in preparing this book, they make no representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this book and specifically disclaim any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. No warranty may be created or extended by sales representatives or written sales materials. The advice and strategies contained herein may not be suitable for your situation. You should consult with a professional where appropriate. Neither the publisher nor author shall be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damages, including but not limited to special, incidental, consequential, or other damages. This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering professional services. If legal, accounting, medical, psychological or any other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional person should be sought. Designations used by companies to distinguish their products are often claimed as trademarks. In all instances where John Wiley & Sons, Inc. is aware of a claim, the product names appear in initial capital or all capital letters. Readers, however, should contact the appropriate companies for more complete information regarding trademarks and registration. For general information on our other products and services please contact our Customer Care Department within the United States at (800) 762-2974, outside the United States at (317) 572-3993 or fax (317) 572-4002. Wiley also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats. Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic books. For more information about Wiley products, visit our Web site at www.wiley.com.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: Jongsma, Arthur E., 1943– Adult psychotherapy homework planner / Arthur E. Jongsma, Jr., p. cm. — (Practice planners series) ISBN 0-471-27395-3 (PAPER/CD-ROM) 1. Psychotherapy—Planning—Handbooks, manuals, etc. 2. Psychotherapy—Problems, exercises, etc. I. Title. II. Practice planners. RC480.5.J664 2003 Suppl. 616.89ı1—dc21 • 2003014144 Printed in the United States of America. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 To Dave and Lorrie Vander Ark, whose friendship has enriched our lives and whose support is more reliable than a fine timepiece.

PracticePlanner® Series Preface xv Acknowledgments xvii Introduction xix

SECTION I—Anger Management 1 Exercise I.A Alternatives to Destructive Anger 3 Exercise I.B Anger Journal 9

SECTION II—Antisocial Behavior 15 Exercise II.A How I Have Hurt Others 17 Exercise II.B Letter of Apology 20

SECTION III—Anxiety 23 Exercise III.A Analyze the Probability of a Feared Event 25 Exercise III.B Past Successful Anxiety Coping 29

SECTION IV—Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)—Adult 31 Exercise IV.A Symptoms and Fixes for ADD 33

SECTION V—Borderline Personality 37 Exercise V.A Journal and Replace Self-Defeating Thoughts 39 Exercise V.B Plan Before Acting 46

SECTION VI—Chemical Dependence 49 Exercise VI.A Aftercare Plan Components 51 Exercise VI.B Relapse Triggers 55 Exercise VI.C Substance Abuse Negative Impact versus Sobriety’s Positive Impact 59

SECTION VII—Chemical Dependence Relapse 65 Exercise VII.A Relapse Symptom Line 67

SECTION VIII—Childhood Trauma 71 Exercise VIII.A Changing from Victim to Survivor 73 Exercise VIII.B Feelings and Forgiveness Letter 77

xi xii CONTENTS

Section IX—Chronic Pain 81 Exercise IX.A Pain and Stress Journal 83

Section X—Dependency 89 Exercise X.A Satisfying Unmet Emotional Needs 91

Section XI—Depression 93 Exercise XI.A Identify and Schedule Pleasant Activities 95 Exercise XI.B Negative Thoughts Trigger Negative Feelings 98 Exercise XI.C Positive Self-Talk 103

Section XII—Eating Disorder 105 Exercise XII.A A Reality Journal: Food, Weight, Thoughts, and Feelings 107 Exercise XII.B How Fear Controls My Eating 112

Section XIII—Family Conflict 115 Exercise XIII.A Applying Problem-Solving to Interpersonal Conflict 117 Exercise XIII.B A Structured Parenting Plan 120

Section XIV—Female Sexual Dysfunction 123 Exercise XIV.A Factors Influencing Negative Sexual Attitudes 125 Exercise XIV.B Study Your Body: Clothed and Unclothed 129

Section XV—Financial Stress 133 Exercise XV.A Plan a Budget 135

Section XVI—Grief/Loss Unresolved 139 Exercise XVI.A Creating a Memorial Collage 141 Exercise XVI.B Dear ______: A Letter to a Lost Loved One 144

Section XVII—Impulse Control Disorder 147 Exercise XVII.A Impulsive Behavior Journal 149

Section XVIII—Intimate Relationship Conflicts 155 Exercise XVIII.A How Can We Meet Each Other’s Needs and Desires? 157 Exercise XVIII.B Positive and Negative Contributions to the Relationship: Mine and Yours 162 CONTENTS xiii

Section XIX—Low Self-Esteem 165 Exercise XIX.A Acknowledging My Strengths 167 Exercise XIX.B Replacing Fears with Positive Messages 170

Section XX—Male Sexual Dysfunction 175 Exercise XX.A Journaling the Response to Nondemand, Sexual Pleasuring (Sensate Focus) 177

Section XXI—Mania or Hypomania 183 Exercise XXI.A Recognizing the Negative Consequences of Impulsive Behavior 185 Exercise XXI.B What Are My Good Qualities? 189 Exercise XXI.C Why I Dislike Taking My Medication 193

Section XXII—Medical Issues 195 Exercise XXII.A How I Feel about My Medical Treatment 197 Exercise XXII.B The Impact of My Illness 200

Section XXIII—Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) 203 Exercise XXIII.A Making Use of the Thought-Stopping Technique 205 Exercise XXIII.B Reducing the Strength of Compulsive Behaviors 209

Section XXIV—Parenting 213 Exercise XXIV.A Learning to Parent as a Team 215 Exercise XXIV.B Using Reinforcement Principles in Parenting 219

Section XXV—Phase-of-Life Problems 223 Exercise XXV.A What Needs to Be Changed in My Life? 225 Exercise XXV.B What’s Good about Me and My Life? 228

Section XXVI—Phobia-Panic/Agoraphobia 231 Exercise XXVI.A Four Ways to Reduce Fear 233 Exercise XXVI.B Gradually Reducing Your Phobic Fear 237 Exercise XXVI.C Monitoring My Panic Attack Experiences 241

Section XXVII—Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) 243 Exercise XXVII.A How the Trauma Affects Me 245 Exercise XXVII.B Share the Painful Memory 247 xiv CONTENTS

Section XXVIII—Psychoticism 251 Exercise XXVIII.A What Do You Hear and See? 253

Section XXIX—Sexual Abuse 255 Exercise XXIX.A A Blaming Letter and a Forgiving Letter to Perpetrator 257 Exercise XXIX.B Picturing the Place of the Abuse 260

Section XXX—Sexual Identity Confusion 263 Exercise XXX.A Journal of Sexual Thoughts, Fantasies, Conflicts 265 Exercise XXX.B To Whom and How to Reveal My Homosexuality 271

Section XXXI—Sleep Disturbance 275 Exercise XXXI.A Sleep Pattern Record 277

Section XXXII—Social Discomfort 283 Exercise XXXII.A Restoring Socialization Comfort 285

Section XXXIII—Somatization 287 Exercise XXXIII.A Controlling the Focus on Physical Problems 289

Section XXXIV— Suicidal Ideation 293 Exercise XXXIV.A Journal of Distorted, Negative Thoughts 295 Exercise XXXIV.B The Aftermath of Suicide 299

Appendix: Alternate Assignments for Presenting Problems 303

About the CD-ROM 311 PRACTICEPLANNERS® SERIES PREFACE

The practice of psychotherapy has a dimension that did not exist 30, 20, or even 15 years ago—accountability. Treatment programs, public agencies, clinics, and even group and solo practitioners must now justify the treatment of patients to outside review entities that control the payment of fees. This development has resulted in an explosion of paperwork. Clinicians must now document what has been done in treatment, what is planned for the future, and what the anticipated outcomes of the interventions are. The books and soft- ware in this PracticePlanners series are designed to help practitioners fulfill these docu- mentation requirements efficiently and professionally. The PracticePlanners series is growing rapidly. It now includes not only the original Complete Adult Psychotherapy Treatment Planner, Third Edition, The Child Psycho- therapy Treatment Planner, Third Edition, and The Adolescent Psychotherapy Treatment Planner, Third Edition, but also Treatment Planners targeted to specialty areas of practice, including: addictions, juvenile justice/residential care, couples therapy, employee assistance, behavioral medicine, therapy with older adults, pastoral counseling, family therapy, group therapy, psychopharmacology, neuropsychology , therapy with gays and lesbians, special education, school counseling, probation and parole, therapy with sexual abuse victims and offenders, and more. Several of the Treatment Planner books now have companion Progress Notes Planners (e.g., Adult, Adolescent, Child, Addictions, Severe and Persistent Mental Illness, Couples). More of these planners that provide a menu of progress statements that elaborate on the client’s symptom presentation and the provider’s therapeutic intervention are in production. Each Progress Notes Planner statement is directly integrated with “Behavioral Definitions” and “Therapeutic Interventions” items from the companion Treatment Planner. The list of therapeutic Homework Planners is also growing from the original Brief Therapy Homework for adults to Adolescent, Child, Couples, Group, Family, Addictions, Divorce, Grief, Employee Assistance, and School Counseling/School Social Work Homework Planners. Each of these books can be used alone or in conjunction with their companion Treatment Planner. Homework assignments are designed around each pre- senting problem (e.g., Anxiety, Depression, Chemical Dependence, Anger Management, Panic, Eating Disorders) that is the focus of a chapter in its corresponding Treatment Planner. Client Education Handout Planners, a new branch in the series, provides brochures and handouts to help educate and inform adult, child, adolescent, couples, and family clients on a myriad of mental health issues, as well as life skills techniques. The list of presenting problems for which information is provided mirrors the list of presenting problems in the Treatment Planner of the title similar to that of the Handout Planner. Thus, the problems for which educational material is provided in the Child and

xv xvi PRACTICEPLANNERS® SERIES PREFACE

Adolescent Client Education Handout Planner reflect the presenting problems listed in The Child and The Adolescent Psychotherapy Treatment Planner books. Handouts are included on CD-ROMs for easy printing and are ideal for use in waiting rooms, at presentations, as newsletters, or as information for clients struggling with mental illness issues. In addition, the series also includes TheraScribe®, the latest version of the popular treatment planning, clinical record-keeping software. TheraScribe allows the user to import the data from any of the Treatment Planner, Progress Notes Planner, or Homework Planner books into the software’s expandable database. Then the point-and-click method can create a detailed, neatly organized, individualized, and customized treatment plan along with optional integrated progress notes and homework assignments. Adjunctive books, such as The Psychotherapy Documentation Primer, and Clinical, Forensic, Child, Couples and Family, Continuum of Care, and Chemical Dependence Documentation Sourcebook contain forms and resources to aid the mental health practice management. The goal of the series is to provide practitioners with the resources they need in order to provide high-quality care in the era of accountability or, to put it simply, we seek to help you spend more time on patients, and less time on paperwork.

ARTHUR E. JONGSMA,JR. Grand Rapids, Michigan ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Although only my name appears as the author of this book, the product is the result of the combined efforts of many people. I first would like to acknowledge the contribution of my coauthors on several other books, William McInnis and Mark Peterson. They both gave permission for me to borrow and adapt some of the homework exercises we had collaborated on in writing the Brief Adolescent Therapy Homework Planner and the Adolescent Psychotherapy Homework Planner II. Several of the assignments in this book have been adapted to the adult focus group from their original creation for the adolescent client. Thank you Bill and Mark. I am grateful to Sue Rhoda, who was so efficient at transcribing this manuscript in a very timely and professional manner. I also want to recognize the fine work done by Jen Byrne, my project assistant, who pulls together many scattered pages of handwritten notes and dictated material so it comes together at the end looking like a book manuscript. Thanks Jen. My support staff at John Wiley & Sons, David Bernstein, Peggy Alexander, Cris Wojdylo, Judi Knott, and Lynne Marsala, continues to move the Practice Planner project forward with enthusiasm and professional dedication. Thank you all. Finally, my personal support system is grounded in my wife, Judy, who makes me feel important even when I am not, and my children and grandchildren who consistently show interest in my work. Thank you family. A.E.J.