Adlerian work / ADL-A14-2
Cooperation over Winning — Practice worksheet
Rewrite a minor disagreement as a shared task, preserving each person's right to disagree.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Morgan and a housemate want different cleaning schedules.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. Relational goals can shift from ranking to workable cooperation.
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 minor disagreement as a shared task, preserving each person's right to disagree.
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 would cooperation look like without either person surrendering every preference? 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 would cooperation look like without either person surrendering every preference?
- 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.