Adlerian work / ADL-A19-2
Belonging after Setbacks — Practice worksheet
Identify a disappointing event, the belonging story it triggered, and evidence of continuing connection.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Morgan misses a volunteer shift and assumes the group no longer wants them.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. A setback does not automatically remove a person's place in community.
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
Identify a disappointing event, the belonging story it triggered, and evidence of continuing connection.
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 checked directly rather than inferred? 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 checked directly rather than inferred?
- 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.