Depression
Show Your Feelings Role Play Games

Get people talking about their feelings with three “cut and tape” dice games. These games are fun to play and a great way to encourage kids, teens, or even adults to talk about their feelings.

Recording Dysfunctional Thoughts

This form can be used to by clients to record and change dysfunctional thoughts and to see how these thoughts affect their moods.

Solving Problems With Reverse Brainstorming

This form can be used to help clients who are “stuck” in a particular situation and can’t seem to find any appropriate solution to a problem or challenge. It can be used with individuals, but any kind of brainstorming is generally most productive in a group situation.

Acts of Kindness Lead to Happiness

This worksheet can be used to help people who have mild to moderate depression, or for people who are not clinically depressed but who are seeking a happier and more fulfilling life. (RAOK, positive psychology, resilience, depression)

Motivational Bookmarks

These bookmarks can be used to remind clients about the importance of self-encouragement. PDF

Knowing Your Positive Qualities

This worksheet will help clients with depression, anxiety, or self-esteem issues identify their positive qualities. (self-esteem, anxiety, depression, 0814)

Creating a Gratitude Journal

This research-based worksheet can be used to treat mild depression and help people through difficult times. (gratitude, journaling, depression, 0614)

Recording and Changing Pessimistic Thoughts

This worksheet can be used to help people understand how pessimistic thinking is affecting their mental health. It is designed to record and change faulty thinking in a single day. PDF

The General Self-Efficacy Scale

This simple 5-minute assessment can be used to assess self-efficacy, a measure of whether a person perceives that he can accomplish tasks and achieve goals. Lower scores may suggest a vulnerability to depression or other mental health problems. Higher scores indicate greater resiliency.

Staying Active to Fight Depression

This worksheet will help clients see that increasing their activity level may reduce their symptoms of depression.