Adlerian work / ADL-A02-2
Encouragement from Effort — Practice worksheet
Rewrite a performance judgment into an accurate observation of effort, courage, or cooperation.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Morgan attends an interview despite uncertainty and does not receive the job.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. Encouragement can recognize effort and contribution without ranking people.
1. Choose a workable example
Use the fictional example below or an ordinary situation of your choosing. Keep identifying details out of shared copies.
2. Try the practice
Rewrite a performance judgment into an accurate observation of effort, courage, or cooperation.
3. Compare possibilities
Generate at least two interpretations or options. Mark what you know, what you are guessing, and what remains outside your control.
4. Decide together
What can be acknowledged without inventing success? Choose one small action, a support request, or no action. Review the fit with your clinician when relevant.
Prompts for this resource
- My chosen or fictional situation, and what I know about it:
- My response to the practice task above:
- What can be acknowledged without inventing success?
- An optional next step, support, adaptation, or reason to stop:
Conceptual background
Alfred Adler: Theory and Application — Adler Graduate School
Background on the approach only. Original exercises and wording are by More Than Therapy with AI assistance; the source does not validate or endorse these materials.