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Introduction The following are eight steps you can follow that will help things go differently. These ideas are based on work by Bill OHanlon (possibility therapy) and Scott D. Miller, Ph.D. (solution-focused therapy). They are presented in worksheet format and were designed for children in a behaviorally disordered middle-school setting. However, they could be modified for older clients or younger clients as well.
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
Examples: Bill got distracted in class when other students were talking. He would look around the class at everyone who was talking and it seemed like he never got any work done. He decided to change his focus one day. When he stopped looking around the class at the other students and kept looking straight at his paper on his desk, he got a lot more work done! People used to really get on Sams nerves. They would throw things at him, trip him, call him names, and do all sorts of mean things. Whenever they did, Sam would yell at them and threaten to beat them up if they did not stop. One day, he decided that he was focusing too much on what other kids were doing. He decided to focus on his favorite song whenever someone did something mean to him. When another student said something mean, instead of focusing on the mean words, he focused on his song. When another student hit him with a paper wad, he focused on his song. At first, the kids just tried harder to get him upset. But, when they found out they couldnt make Sam yell at them, they got tired of doing things that had no results. Sam did not get upset so much and he felt better at school! What will you do?: Think of something that you are focusing on too much. What gets you into trouble when you focus on it?: _________________________________________________________________ Think of something that you will focus on instead. What will you focus on that will not get you into trouble?: _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________
Application/worksheet created by Ron Coffen, Ph.D., based on work by Bill OHanlon (possibility therapy) and Scott D. Miller, Ph.D. (solution-focused therapy)
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
Angry TalkDo Not Use This You interrupt me just to make me mad! Stop it! Youre so stupid! Im not talking to you any more. Wow. You actually let me finish a sentence!
What will you do?: Make a complaint about someone cheating at a game using action talk: _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Make a request for someone to play fairly using action talk: _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Thank someone for doing what you asked using action talk: _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________
Application/worksheet created by Ron Coffen, Ph.D., based on work by Bill OHanlon (possibility therapy) and Scott D. Miller, Ph.D. (solution-focused therapy)