Good Day / Bad Day

Good Day / Bad Day is available to download for free at: http://www.helensandersonassociates.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/gooddaybadday.pdf

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The Good Day/Bad Day tool helps you to have conversations about what a good day is like for a person, from when they wake up to when they go to bed. You can then look at the same detailed information for a bad day. Write what makes up a good day for the person in the left-hand column of the tool, and what constitutes a bad day for the person in the right-hand column of the tool. In the arrow at the bottom of the tool, write down what needs to happen in order for the person to have more good days and fewer bad days. The Good Day/Bad Day tool helps you to learn what is important to the person – both what must be present in their day and what must not happen.

When filling out the Good Day/Bad Day tool, some questions you may want to ask the person include:

Tell me about a happy day.
Tell me about a sad day.
It is important to note that you must be prepared to address, and effectively respond to, any historical trauma that the person may bring up when discussing what a sad day looks like to them.
What makes you excited?
What bothers you?
Can you tell me about the times you have the most fun? Who are you with? Where are you? What do you do?

Note: Something you may want to consider is whether a good day or bad day is about the person’s routine, rhythm or pace of life - do they like to be busy or prefer a slower place?

Any of these open-ended questions need to be phrased carefully to encourage the person to say whatever comes to mind rather than looking for “the right answer.”

When to use?

The Good Day/Bad Day tool can be helpful to use when determining what is important TO a person. Information about what makes up a good day for a person can also be used when deciding what services and supports the person may need. If a person is new to you and you have not spent much time with them, you may find it helpful to complete this tool early in the planning process to break the ice and get them comfortable with sharing personal information.

Note: The ability to copy/paste in either box is disabled.

Instructions for entering data in the tool

Step 1: Starting typing data in the box provided about what a good day looks like for the person.

Step 2: Click on the "Save Draft" button often and continue typing

Step 3: Start typing data in the box provided about what a bad day looks like for the person.

Step 4: Click on the "Save Draft" button often and continue typing

Step 5: Before the tool is finalized, click on the "Add Notes" button to give it a description that will help you remember what the context, purpose, circumstnaces, etc., are that prompted you to use tool in the first place.

Step 6: Click on the "Save and Complete" button when the tool is ready to be finalized. Finalized means that all of the data entry is complete and can no longer be changed.