Activities of Daily Living
It's really tough to get out of bed for school in the morning.
What can I do to make sure I get out of bed for school?
You overhear a group at school talking about a movie you really want to see. You want to join their conversation, but only know one person in the group.
How can I join the conversation?
You forgot your backpack at school and have homework.
I want to raise my grades.
How can I raise my grades?
My medication makes me so sleepy.
What can I do to feel less sleepy from my medication?
I keep forgetting to brush my teeth in the morning.
What can I do to make sure I brush my teeth in the morning?
There is a new kid in your class that you want to become friends with, but you are scared to talk to him.
What can I do to feel less afraid to talk to him?
I want to be in the school play, but have never acted before.
How can I get into the school play?
I hate coming to California OnTrack, but my mom says I have to.
What can I do to hate coming to California OnTrack less?
I really don't like showering because it is uncomfortable and scary.
How can I make showering more comfortable and less scary?
You don't have that many friends and feel lonely.
How can I make more friends?
You need more time to process the teacher's question and think about the answer when you get called on in English class, but your teacher often calls on someone else. You think it's because you take too long to answer, but you want to participate. You are not sure if your English teacher knows about your mental illness.
How can I communicate my needs to my teacher?
How can I participate at my speed?
I don't know what I want to get out of this program.
How can I figure out what I want out of this program?/What do I want in life?
I'm afraid of going to back to the hospital.
What can I do to prevent going back to the hospital?
How can I prepare myself in case I do have to go back to the hospital one day?
Neighbors play music loudly every night while I am trying to sleep.
1. How can I get a better night's sleep?
2. What can I do about the neighbor's music?
A boy from class requests to follow you on Snapchat. You two message each other for a few weeks. You think he likes you and you begin to like him. One day, you notice that he has deleted you off of Snapchat. The next day at school when you say hi he ignores you. Later on that day, you see him holding hands with his ex-girlfriend. You feel confused, rejected, and angry. The next few nights, you cannot stop looking at the ex-girlfriend's Instagram page and end up scrolling until 3 am. You know you need to sleep, but you can't stop!
2. What could I do to feel better?
3. How can I stop going on Instagram and look at her posts so much?
You essay on Lord of the Flies is due next Wednesday. You have not finished the book because it takes you longer to read than most students in your grade. You've tried not to think about how far behind you are, but you are getting increasingly worried about the assignment.
What can I do about feeling worried?
How can I complete the book and my essay by Wednesday?
What can I do to support my slow reading speed?
What can I do to not avoid difficult assignments?
I really want to go to a four-year college after high school.
What can I do to go to high school after college?
My soccer coach keeps getting on my case about how slowly I've been moving at practice, but my medication makes me move slower than I used to. He called me lazy the other day in front of everyone! He does not know about my illness and medication and I don't want the entire team to know.
1. How can I make my coach understand that my medication effects my speed?
2. How can I make sure this information stays between me and Coach?
3. What can I do to counteract the medication effects on my speed?
You lost your wallet in your room and need to leave for school. This has happened several times over the past few weeks. If you do not have your wallet, you will not be able to get lunch at school. If you stop to look for your wallet now, you will be late to school for the third time this week.
What can I do about lunch today?
How can I make sure to not misplace my wallet?
Some boys in your class have been acting unkindly towards you. They have been calling you names, laughing at you, and even get others to join in. You know they are laughing at you because they call you a mean name and point at you before they laugh. Even so, you do not want to jump to conclusions, so you decide to ask your friend, who confirms that they boys are laughing at you. You are feeling increasingly anxious to go to school and hurt that this keeps happening. You don't want to tell on the boys because you are worried about what the other kids will think.
What can I do to be less anxious, worried, and hurt?
What can I do about the boys acting unkindly to me? OR How can I protect myself without being a tattletale?
It is Thursday night and you have an essay due tomorrow that you have not started. You also have a math test tomorrow that you still need to study for. You know it is important to get a good night's sleep before a test, but you also want to get it all done!
1. What is the best way for me to use my time tonight?
2. How can I get as much sleep as I can while getting everything done?
3. How can I get my essay done?
4. What can I do to prepare for my test?
What can I do to feel better about not meeting my goal?
How can I decide if my goal is realistic and attainable?
If my goal is realistic and attainable, how I can better support myself to meet my goal?
I don't want to take medication for the rest of my life. I want to go back to normal after treatment is done. I don't want to have a mental illness.
How can I make sure that I continue to take my medication, even when I don't want to?
What can I do to increase acceptance of who I am, my illness, and my journey?