Adolescent Addiction Worksheet
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HappierTherapy
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The Happier Therapy editorial team is made up of Masters and PhD counselling psychologists. Each worksheet is created by a team member with exposure to and experience in the subject matter. The worksheet then gets reviewed by a more senior editorial member. This is someone with extensive knowledge of the subject matter and highly cited published material.
What are the theories behind this worksheet?
The worksheet is based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, as it helps the individual realize the triggers, behaviours, and consequences of addiction. Furthermore, some techniques from Motivational Interviewing are incorporated to push the user towards getting out of addiction.
How will this worksheet help you?
This worksheet can help the user break down and understand their addiction. The worksheet provides questions related to triggers, emotions, and the consequences of drug use; this way the user can see in a step-by-step manner what happens when they abuse drugs.
The worksheet benefits adolescents by encouraging self-awareness, pointing out triggers, and offering useful coping mechanisms. It motivates people to make positive changes and provides advice on seeking professional assistance.
How should you use this worksheet?
Therapists can use this worksheet to help clients with drug addiction. It will work best after initial counselling sessions so the client has some insight into their problem. This worksheet can help the adolescent understand their addiction on a deeper level.
Adolescents who wish to deal with their addictive tendencies as well as those who are battling with substance use disorders will find this worksheet helpful. It is an incredibly helpful tool for people who want to learn how addiction affects every aspect of their lives and take preventative steps to make positive changes.
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