Applying behavioral activation to your child's behavioral activation is closely tied to achievement
of your goal, let's consider how the structure of this approach relates to your goals.
John's number one goal was to improve his closest relationships as he started behavioral activation.
He focused on moderately easy activities involving his family members and close friends in the process.
He realized he needed to tend to his own needs in order to be the husband, father and friend he intended
to be.
For example, he realized he was more agreeable toward others when he went to the gym a few times a
week and eat healthy foods.
So John added these activities to this list.
Values, activities, goals.
Build a game plan around your goals, behavioral activation offers a step by step approach to reach
your goals.
The goals you set will guide the activities you choose and your activities will move you toward your
goals for June being an involved parent.
What was a value that gave rise to the goal to care about his kids every day to address that goal?
He planned the specific activities of speaking with his kids every day.
Work progressively toward goals, behavioral activation can bring you closer to your eventual goal by
creating a series of increasingly challenging steps.
For example, a person might have a goal to exercise 45 minutes a day, five times a week.
A workout of that length might be a difficulty level three and behavioral activation soon.
An intermediate activity could be a light 15 minutes workout to success.
We find and there is your initial steps lays the foundation for more difficult and rewarding activities.