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Thinking Positively: Goals of The Exercise

This document provides a therapist's overview for an exercise aimed at increasing a child client's self-esteem, self-awareness, and self-image. The goals are to establish rapport, help the child and parents identify positive characteristics, and provide additional homework options addressing issues like anger, anxiety, depression, and peer conflicts. Suggestions are given for processing the exercise, which involves worksheets for the child to identify positive traits and favorites, with the option to complete with parents and compile into a booklet focusing on the client's positives.

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Thinking Positively: Goals of The Exercise

This document provides a therapist's overview for an exercise aimed at increasing a child client's self-esteem, self-awareness, and self-image. The goals are to establish rapport, help the child and parents identify positive characteristics, and provide additional homework options addressing issues like anger, anxiety, depression, and peer conflicts. Suggestions are given for processing the exercise, which involves worksheets for the child to identify positive traits and favorites, with the option to complete with parents and compile into a booklet focusing on the client's positives.

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Therapist’s Overview

THINKING POSITIVELY

GOALS OF THE EXERCISE

1. Increase self-esteem.
2. Increase self-awareness.
3. Improve self-image.
4. Establish rapport with the child during the early stages of therapy.
5. Help the parents/guardian identify positive characteristics of the child.

ADDITIONAL HOMEWORK THAT MAY BE APPLICABLE TO SELF-ESTEEM

• Anger Management Solving a Problem Page 40


• Anxiety Relaxation Page 63
• Depression What Makes You Happy? Page 121
• Peer Conflict Teasing Page 227
• Peer Conflict Peer Pressure Page 236
• Peer Conflict Peer Pressure 2 Page 241

ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS FOR WHICH THIS EXERCISE MAY BE USEFUL

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Peer Conflict

SUGGESTIONS FOR PROCESSING THIS EXERCISE WITH CLIENT

This homework assignment can be used in the early stages of therapy to begin to develop rapport
with the child. Additionally, this assignment can be used with family members so the family can
verbally express the child’s positive characteristics.

Each of these worksheets can be completed by the child individually or together with the
parents/guardian. The benefit of having the parents/guardian assist in completing the assignment
is that they can reinforce messages about positive characteristics and thinking positively.
Therapist’s Overview

This assignment includes three worksheets that encourage the child to identify positive
characteristics about himself/herself. Instruct the child to complete the worksheet at home and
bring the completed assignment to the next session.

Review the homework assignment with the child and parents/guardian in the therapy session.
The completed assignment can be combined to create a booklet that focuses on the positive
aspects of the client.
EXERCISE XXI.B

THINKING POSITIVELY

Circle the words that best describe you:

able to solve problems

artistic

athletic

attractive

confident

creative

dependable

friendly

funny

get along well with others

good listener

hard worker

helpful

intelligent

kind

make others laugh


popular
EXERCISE XXI.B

In each box, draw one positive thing about you.


EXERCISE XXI.B

Favorites

List your favorite:

Place

Song

Sport

Subject

Friend

Food

Movie

TV show

Hobby

Game

Sport

Color

Book

Teacher

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