Worksheet
Helps clients with co-occurring disorders understand their depression and begin concrete steps toward feeling better.
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This worksheet is designed for co-occurring disorder therapists to help clients understand and address their struggles with depression. It provides a comprehensive overview of depression, highlighting its impact on daily life, emotions, and relationships. Through self-reflection and self-evaluation, clients can explore how depression has affected their substance use and overall mood. The worksheet also includes a self-assessment to help gauge the severity of depression, guiding clients and therapists toward appropriate treatment options. By recognizing the symptoms and understanding that treatment is multi-faceted, clients are encouraged to engage in a holistic recovery process aimed at restoring balance across all areas of life.
Written by clinical psychologist Dr. Hal Baumchen, PsyD, LP, LADC, this printable PDF worksheet gives clinicians a practical, session-ready tool. The conversational, encouraging tone makes clinical concepts accessible to clients at any stage of recovery, while structured prompts keep the work focused and productive.
How clinicians use it: as an in-session exercise to open and structure discussion, as between-session homework to reinforce skills, as a progress tool to track growth over time, and as part of a treatment unit paired with the companion lesson and PowerPoint on this topic. Formatted for easy printing and immediate use in individual or group settings.
