Weekly Practice Assignments

  • Class Date: October 15, 2026

    Module: Extinction and Positive/Negative Punishment

    Skills: Positive and Negative Reinforcement and Shaping

    Weekly Skills Practice:

    • Complete Diary Card daily.

    • Complete Walking the Middle Path Handout 16 (pg. 71).

      • Part 1: Teens, pick & write down 1 behavior in your sibling you want to practice extinction with.

      • Part 2: Brainstorm/collaborate as a family on the consequences.

  • Class Date: October 21, 2026

    Module: Emotion Regulation

    Skills: How Skill

    Handouts Covered: Mindfulness Handouts 5A-C (pgs Old Book: 60-63 / New Book: 66-69)

    Weekly Skills Practice: 

    • Complete Dairy Card daily.

    • Mindfully track emotions on your diary card each day this week - marking the intensity for at least 3 emotions you notice each day. OR try the app How We Feel to track emotions.

    • Complete the worksheet on being an emotion scientist (worksheet will be emailed to you).

      • Practice NONJUDGMENTAL stance and notice what prompts an emotion.

      • Practice ONE-MINDFULLY and get curious about emotion sensations. See if you can one-mindfully pay attention to one sensation of an emotion each day. Use beginner’s mind to get curious.

      • Practice EFFECTIVELY and get curious about emotion urges. Discern whether the emotion urge is effective or ineffective and why.

  • Class Date: October 28, 2026

    Module: Emotion Regulation

    Skills: Emotion Regulation Goals, What Emotions Do For You, What Makes It Hard to Regulate Your Emotions, Myths about Emotions

    Handouts Covered: Emotion Regulation Handouts 1-4A (pgs Old Book: 205-212 / New Book: 183-194)

    Weekly Skills Practice: 

    • Complete Diary Card daily.

    • Emotion Regulation Worksheet 2B (page 277/ 191) - Fill out about 3 different emotions.

    • Challenge Three Myths/Assumptions You Have About Emotions - utilize Emotion Regulation Worksheet 3 (page 279-280 / 195-196) or write and challenge your own.

  • Class Date: October 14, 2026

    Module: Distress Tolerance

    Skills: Willingness & Mindfulness of Current Thoughts

    Handouts Covered: Distress tolerance Handouts 12-13 & 15. old book: pp. 345-346, 350 / new book: pp. 335-336 / old book: pp.350-352 / new book: pp. 342-344

    Weekly Skills Practice: 

    • Complete Diary Card daily - practice opposite action to willfulness if needed.

    • Practice the skills of Turning the Mind and Willing Action on two different situations in your life where you are noticing some willfulness. Fill out Distress Tolerance Worksheet 10 (old book pg. 396 / new book pg. 335) about your practices.

    • Practice mindfulness of current thoughts at least 3 times - trying at least 3 different techniques. Write about your practice on Distress Tolerance Worksheet 12 (old book pg. 399 / new book pg. 345).

  • Class Date: October 22, 2026

    Module: Interpersonal Effectiveness

    Skills: Wise Mind, States of Mind & What Skills

    Handouts Covered: Mindfulness Handout 1 (old edition pg 45 / new edition pg. 39), Mindfulness Handout 1 A (old edition pg 46 / new edition pg 40), Mindfulness Handout 3 (old edition pg 50 / new edition pg 51), Mindfulness Handout 4 (p. 53 / 55) / Interpersonal Effectiveness Handout 12 (p. 143 / 142)

    Weekly Skills Practice: 

    • Complete Diary Card daily.

    • Notice and name what State of Mind you are in three times this week when you interact with other people (any kind of interaction). Write down in your phone or on a piece of paper the state of mind and how you knew you were in that state of mind. You will need to share an example in check-in next week.

    • Practice Observing, Describing and Participating when you interact with others this week or even watch interactions. Try practicing at least one of these once a day (ideas are on the worksheet). Then fill out Interpersonal Effectiveness Worksheet 9 (old book pg. 184 / new book pg 144) about your practices.

    • OR Complete at least 5 of the Skill Practice Challenges on the Homework page emailed to you.

  • Class Date: October 22, 2026

    Module: Interpersonal Effectiveness

    Skills: Wise Mind, States of Mind & What Skills

    Handouts Covered: Mindfulness Handout 1 (old edition pg 45 / new edition pg. 39), Mindfulness Handout 1 A (old edition pg 46 / new edition pg 40), Mindfulness Handout 3 (old edition pg 50 / new edition pg 51), Mindfulness Handout 4 (p. 53 / 55) / Interpersonal Effectiveness Handout 12 (p. 143 / 142)

    Weekly Skills Practice: 

    • Complete Diary Card daily.

    • Notice and name what State of Mind you are in three times this week when you interact with other people (any kind of interaction). Write down in your phone or on a piece of paper the state of mind and how you knew you were in that state of mind. You will need to share an example in check-in next week.

    • Practice Observing, Describing and Participating when you interact with others this week or even watch interactions. Try practicing at least one of these once a day (ideas are on the worksheet). Then fill out Interpersonal Effectiveness.

    • Worksheet 9 (old book pg. 184 / new book pg 144) about your practices OR Complete at least 5 of the Skill Practice Challenges on the Homework page emailed to you.