What did I do?
Use an observable description: “I wrote down the steps,” “I asked a question,” or “I told my team I could not follow the plan.” Avoid a whole-person label such as “I was good” or “I failed.”
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Review one specific action from the week, what it may show about your strengths, and the resources or care still needed. Use the check-in to choose support and practice without scoring your worth or recovery.
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A strengths check-in looks at one specific action, what helped, and what still needs attention. It may reveal a useful ability, a resource, a barrier, or a need for care. You do not have to report improvement every week, and the check-in does not measure your worth or determine how well recovery is going.
Use the past week or the period since your last check-in. Choose one example rather than trying to summarize your whole life.
Use an observable description: “I wrote down the steps,” “I asked a question,” or “I told my team I could not follow the plan.” Avoid a whole-person label such as “I was good” or “I failed.”
Was the task completed, partly completed, or still unresolved? An honest review can recognize an attempt while keeping the remaining need clear.
Include available help, time, access, health, instructions, and other circumstances. A missing resource should not become a judgment about effort or character.
Name a possible ability or skill, then decide where it could be useful. One example is a starting point, not a fixed personality verdict.
Fictional example: Samir plans to prepare a meal and makes a short list of what is needed. Some ingredients are unavailable, and the meal is not prepared as planned. Samir initially writes, “I achieved nothing.”
A more accurate check-in identifies the action—making the list—and a possible organizing skill. It also keeps the result clear: a suitable meal still needs arranging. Samir asks an available support person about a practical option and reviews what information would help next time.
The check-in acknowledges useful planning without pretending that planning alone met the need.
Was the list evidence that every part of the plan worked? No. The unmet need still deserved attention.
Did missing ingredients prove a lack of character? No. The resource barrier needed a practical response.
A difficult week can produce an honest note such as, “This concern needs more support.” You do not need to turn it into a positive story.
Keep clinical concerns separate from the check-in. Contact your treatment team about worsening symptoms, changes in substance use, or difficulty following care. A small accomplishment does not establish that those concerns are resolved. For immediate danger or a medical emergency, call 911.
This optional reflection is unscored. Use Samir’s example or brief notes without names and private health details. Leave fields blank if useful. The page does not contact your care team. Entries may be lost when you leave or refresh; protect any printed or saved copy.
For supporters: ask what happened and what help is wanted. Acknowledge a specific action without requiring a success story or dismissing a remaining difficulty.
For facilitators: use Samir’s example, allow a pass, and invite participants to choose one non-identifying observation. Avoid comparing totals, ranking growth, or using the worksheet as a clinical outcome measure.
Current clients should discuss care concerns directly with their team. For non-emergency program questions, Alpine admissions can explain the next contact.
No. The review can identify a useful action, a barrier, or a need for more support. It is not a requirement to report improvement.
Yes. Describe the attempt, its result, and what affected it. Keep the unfinished need clear while reviewing what was useful.
Use a specific example or the fictional scenario. Ask a willing support person for an observation about an action, without requiring them to judge your whole character.
No. It is an unscored educational reflection. Clinical risk, symptoms, and treatment decisions require an appropriate professional assessment.
Choose one action to keep or adapt, a support request, or an optional goal to pause. Bring clinical concerns directly to your treatment team.
The scenario and weekly note are original educational tools informed by recovery principles. They are not a validated progress scale or a clinical assessment.
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