8 Dimensions of Wellness Worksheet
Issue the 8 Dimensions of Wellness Worksheet to your client during one of your appointments to assess how they are doing based on eight aspects of their lives: emotional, physical, spiritual, social, financial, occupational, intellectual, and environmental.
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What are the 8 Dimensions of Wellness?
The 8 Dimensions of Wellness, as listed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), are Physical, Emotional, Occupational, Environmental, Social, Spiritual, Intellectual, and Financial.
These are the aspects of a person’s life that make up their overall wellness and are key factors for mental health therapists to examine when it comes to checking on their clients. This is so they can identify what their clients need to get to a point where they are happy and satisfied with their lives.
The Physical aspect focuses on how the client is able to maintain a healthy body through exercises and other physical activities, through their diet and eating habits, and via medical consultations and care.
The Emotional aspect is concerned with the client’s ability to express their emotions in healthy ways, if they have healthy relationships, and how they cope with the trials and tribulations that life throws their way.
As for the Occupational aspect, this one revolves around their ability to find fulfillment, satisfaction, and/or contentment in their work, as well as if they are able to maintain a good work-life balance.
When it comes to the Environmental aspect, this concerns the client’s immediate space and other spaces they happen to occupy. Do they find themselves in safe, comfortable environments? Or do they happen to be in spaces that don’t contribute anything positive to their wellness?
The Social aspect focuses on the client’s ability to build and maintain positive relationships and connections with their family, friends, or new people they meet by circumstance. This also focuses on if they belong in healthy communities and if they participate in them in positive ways.
The Spiritual aspect is concerned with the client being able to find a sense of purpose in their life, if they are able to find meaning for themselves and the things they do, and if they are able to develop a healthy connection with something greater than themself, may it be faith, nature, or something else.
The Intellectual aspect is concerned with the client being able to enjoy learning and engaging with mentally stimulating activities.
Lastly, the Financial aspect revolves around their ability to properly manage their finances and make informed decisions about spending, saving, and investing their hard-earned money.
To properly assess how a person is doing with these eight dimensions, the worksheet was created!
Printable 8 Dimensions of Wellness Worksheet
Download this 8 Dimensions of Wellness Worksheet and assess the wellbeing of your clients.
How to use the 8 Dimensions of Wellness Worksheet
The version of the 8 Dimensions of Wellness Worksheet that we’re going to discuss in this guide was adapted from the 2018 version created by the New York State Bar Association.
This particular version is quite easy to use because these are the only things that you need to do:
Determine the best time to issue this to your client.
It’s no secret that discussing a client’s life, their problems, and things concerning their mental health is difficult, and it varies from person to person. One way of getting them to open up is to have them engage with worksheets such as this. When you need to better gauge them and their mental health, issue this worksheet to them.
Instruct your client to answer and wait for them to submit a fully-accomplished worksheet.
The instructions are quite simple. For this version of the worksheet, these are the only things your client needs to do:
- Rate themselves based on the prompts for each dimension. There are ten items per dimension and they just need to choose the appropriate rating between 1-4:
- 1 means “Rarely, if ever”
- 2 means “Sometimes”
- 3 means “Most of the time”
- 4 means “Always”
- Tally the scores for each dimension. The maximum score for each dimension is 40. There are no score ranges or designations for whatever score they get.
- Answer the following questions and elaborate as best as they can:
- Which dimensions of wellness could use some improvement?
- Which dimensions are going “okay” for you?
- Which dimensions would you say you are having success with?
Use their ratings as groundwork for further discussion and for your care plan.
Once you receive a fully-accomplished worksheet, you can use their ratings as basis for further discussion in order to pinpoint the aspects of their life that need improvement. Once you have determined the aspects of their life that could use some work, you can think about what goes into the plan to benefit your client.
8 Dimensions of Wellness Worksheet Example
If you want to know how a filled-out 8 Dimensions of Wellness Worksheet sample looks like, then look no further!
If you like what you see, feel free to download a free and printable 8 Dimensions of Wellness PDF Worksheet here, on Carepatron, for your practice.
Download this 8 Dimensions of Wellness Worksheet Example (Sample) here:
When would one typically use this 8 Dimensions of Wellness Worksheet?
Earlier, we stated that one way to get your client to open up is to issue a worksheet such as this. You may issue this in any of your first few sessions with them to get them to talk more about themselves.
If you’ve already made significant progress during your sessions, you may still issue this worksheet in order to get more information that you can use to build an effective care plan.
Who can use this 8 Dimensions of Wellness Worksheet?
The following healthcare practitioners can use this nifty worksheet:
- (Mental Health) Therapists
- Counselors
- Psychologists
- Psychiatrists
Pretty much anyone who specializes in wellness and mental health can use this for their practice, though the people who will be engaging with the worksheet the most are the clients since they will be rating themselves. They can even download this worksheet for themselves if they want to reflect on where they are at in terms of the eight dimensions without having the need to attend sessions with a practitioner.
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Why use Carepatron for mental health worksheets and software?
Carepatron hosts a wide variety of mental health worksheets, assessments, treatment plans, and more! If you need to look for worksheets to add for your mental health therapy programs for your clients, you’ll be spoiled for choice!
The worksheets that we have on our platform will help gauge your client and their mental health from numerous angles. In the case of the 8 Dimensions of Wellness worksheet, you’ll be able to examine different aspects of their life, making your sessions comprehensive in terms of what you’ll cover and eventually treat!
Using our platform will also allow you to access a storage system where you can keep digital versions of your clinical documentation, and you can store all of them in a HIPAA-compliant manner as well as set up who can access them besides you.
Convenience. Accessibility. Security. You get all three with Carepatron.
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Commonly asked questions
You may definitely reuse this for the same client. Let’s say you already used it once before and you’ve already come up with a care plan that is hopefully working. You may reissue this to them in order to see if there are any changes to their ratings.
Are things getting better? Are they getting worse? Is your care plan working or not? Do I need to adjust anything with my care plan? These are the questions that you’ll be able to answer when you receive a fully-accomplished worksheet that you reissued to your client.
Yes. There’s no problem with using this particular worksheet for personal use. Just don’t use it to self-diagnose yourself with anything related to your mental health. You can use it for personal reflection, but if you think you have mental health issues based on how you rated each item, then it’s best to see a professional to make more informed decisions and maybe an official diagnosis of a mental health issue.
Yes, you can rely on this despite the worksheet not having score designations. This isn’t use to diagnose anything but rather determine what is contributing to the client’s overall wellness based on the ratings for each dimension. It’s also used to identify which aspects of their life need some work in order to reach a better and higher level of wellness, and in turn, happiness and satisfaction with their life.
