Schema Diary
While similar to the schema flashcard, the schema diary is a little more advanced and useful later in treatment when the client is experienced with the terms.
Trigger events
Emotions
Thoughts
Behaviors
Schemas
Healthy views
Realistic concerns
Overreactions
Healthy behaviors
The therapist asks the clients to carry the diary with them and to complete it when a schema is triggered.
The form helps them work through the situation and arrive at a healthy solution outside or inside therapy (modified from Young, Klosko & Weishaar, 2007).