Clinical Tools
Resources to Accompany Be Well!
These clinical tools are a compendium of worksheets, exercises, reference scales, and statements. They are designed to help guide you toward improved mental health and a better overall state of well-being. They are presented as an accompaniment to the book, Be Well!
About the Tools
These tools were originally developed as an appendix to the book Be Well! Many of them are referenced there, and you might find it helpful to acquire a copy of the book to learn more about how to use a specific tool. I have compiled this collection over the years from numerous sources, and some I have developed on my own.
The tools are provided in usable form, along with examples. My goal was to make them accessible and user friendly. Scroll down to view the title of each tool, the original source citation, and a downloadable PDF link.
Although they are meant to be tools of self-analysis, please share your activity with your therapist for specific assignments, further clarification, tweaking, and a review of the results. You may use them in conjunction with the book or independently. In all cases, use these tools only under the guidance and supervision of a licensed mental health professional.
—William L. Knupp, LCSW-R, ACSW
The Tools
REBT Self Help Form
Windy Dryden, Jane Walker (1992); Revised by Albert Ellis Institute (1996); The Albert Ellis Institute, 145 East 32nd Street, New York 10016, USA; Email: info@albertellis.org.
Example completed by W.L. Knupp (2019).
Double Column Technique
Trevor J. Powell; David D.Burns; The Mental Health Handbook (2000); See also Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy (1980).
Example completed by W.L. Knupp (2019).
Safety Plan
William L. Knupp (2019).
Example completed by W.L. Knupp (2019).
Timeout Instructions
Patrick M. Reilly; Michael S. Shopshire; Timothy C. Durazzo; Torri A. Campbell; Anger Management for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Clients (2002). Adapted by William L. Knupp (2019).
Progressive Muscle Relaxation Script
Edmund Jacobson (1929, 1938). Adapted by Berkley Law, University of California; The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook (2000, 2010).
Daily Record of Dysfunctional Thoughts
Aaron Beck, Judith Beck; Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy, 1 Belmont Avenue, Suite 700, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania 19004-1610; Email info@beckinstitute.org.
Example completed by W.L. Knupp (2019).
My Negative Thoughts & Challenges
Trevor J. Powell; The Mental Health Handbook (2000). Adapted by William L. Knupp (2019).
Example completed by T.J. Powell (2000).
Deep Abdominal Breathing
Edmund J. Bourne; The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook (1995). See also Denise F. Beckfield (2004). Adapted by William L. Knupp (2019).
The One-Minute Breath
Zindel V. Segal; J. Mark G. Williams; John D. Teasdale; The 3-Minute Breathing Space, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression (2002). See also Jeffrey Brantley (2007); Jon Kabat-Zinn (1994, 2013). Adapted by William L. Knupp (2019).