About this resource
Tracking home practice keeps programs on track. This weekly tracker records each activity, how often, completion each day, difficulty and notes, with a review section for discussing progress at the next session.
Purpose
To support home program completion and review.
Who it is for
Primary profession: Occupational therapists. Also relevant for allied health and multidisciplinary teams.
Client or participant group: Occupational therapy clients and families.
Practice setting: Home, between OT sessions.
Suggested uses
- Home programs
- Rehabilitation
- Paediatric therapy
- Tracking progress
Instructions for practitioners
- Fill in activities before sending home.
- Keep programs short.
- Review at each session.
- Adjust difficulty.
Instructions for clients or participants
- Tick each day you practise.
- Note how hard it was.
- Bring it to your next session.
Accessibility considerations
Use pictures of activities.
Scope and limitations
A tracking tool.
Research basis
Practising skills between sessions is linked to better outcomes in cognitive and behavioural therapies. Specific goals, if-then plans and regular progress monitoring all improve the chances of reaching goals.
- Gollwitzer, P. M., & Sheeran, P. (2006). Implementation Intentions and Goal Achievement: A Meta‐analysis of Effects and Processes. Advances in Experimental Social Psychology, 69–119. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0065-2601(06)38002-1
- Harkin, B., Webb, T. L., Chang, B. P. I., Prestwich, A., Conner, M., Kellar, I., Benn, Y., & Sheeran, P. (2016). Does monitoring goal progress promote goal attainment? A meta-analysis of the experimental evidence. Psychological Bulletin, 142(2), 198–229. https://doi.org/10.1037/bul0000025
- Kazantzis, N., Whittington, C., & Dattilio, F. (2010). Meta-analysis of homework effects in cognitive and behavioral therapy: A replication and extension. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 17(2), 144–156. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2850.2010.01204.x
- Locke, E. A., & Latham, G. P. (2002). Building a practically useful theory of goal setting and task motivation: A 35-year odyssey. American Psychologist, 57(9), 705–717. https://doi.org/10.1037/0003-066x.57.9.705
What is included
A 2-page printable A4 PDF, including a practitioner notes page with the research basis (version 1.0).
Originality
Original Practitioner Plus content: wording, activity structure, layout and icons were created for this resource. No third-party worksheets, illustrations or text were reproduced.
