Problem Solving Worksheet # 7003

Name:_____________________________________ Date:____________________________

Instructions: Use this form to guide you through the steps of the problem-solving process. Write responses to each step in the spaces provided.

1. Identify the problem. As a family, decide how to define the problem situation and write it down here.

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2. Think of plans to solve the problem. Discuss different plans and write a few of them down here.

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3. Pick the best plan. As a family, decide which plan is the best one to try.
Rating + or - by Teen
Rating + or - by Mother
Rating + or - by Father
Plan 1
Plan 2
Plan 3
Plan 4


4. Try the plan. Write down specifically what each member of the family will do to carry out the plan.
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5. Evaluate if the plan worked. Write down how the plan worked, what you could do to make it work better, what everyone thought of the plan.
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Adapted from Put Yourself in Their Shoes by Parker. Specialty Press, Inc. All rights reserved. This form may be copied for use in your practice.