Adolescent Psychotherapy Homework Planner
Chapter One
SECTION I: ACADEMIC UNDERACHIEVEMENT
BREAK IT DOWN INTO SMALL STEPS
GOALS OF THE EXERCISE
1. Complete large projects or long-term assignments on time.
2. Improve organizational skills by breaking down projects into smaller steps.
3. Receive rewards for successfully completing projects.
4. Avoid the pattern of procrastinating or "waiting until the last minute" to begin working
on a large or long-term project.
ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS FOR WHICH THIS EXERCISE MAY BE MOST USEFUL
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Mania/Hypomania
Oppositional Defiant
SUGGESTIONS FOR PROCESSING THIS EXERCISE WITH THE CLIENT
This homework assignment is designed to assist adolescents with a learning disability,
history of underachievement, or an Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder to complete
their large or long-term projects. The therapist, parents, and client are encouraged to sit
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