2.6: Action plans and ‘implementation intentions’

• need to be specific and include what will be done, when and where (Gollwitzer 1999, Adriaanse 2018)
• are goal-directed action plans
• we want the intent to act to become associated with the cue which triggers the action

INSERT PLANNER

Implementation intentions Are specific goal directed plans that  have a very specific structure. If I do this (what)  when and where.

I will do a tandem stand when I brush my teeth every morning 

I will stand on one leg while I juice our oranges for breakfast (remember to swap legs)

(LiFE the manual describes how, the intent is the chosen life activity and the statement in the planner is written as what, when and where.)

Forming these implementation intentions – the action plan helps to get started towards the goal of doing the activity.

The planner is not just to tick off, but used to facilitate  the process…. Used ‘ and owned’ by the person, not just for the therapist.

We designed the Activity Planner as a tool to aid in the PLANNING and embedding..

I did not realise how important the LiFE action planner was when we first devised it. Years later when I met Ben Gardner he believed it was a reason we were so successful. The LiFE planners to added to or changed at each session.

• Implementation intentions Are specific goal directed plans that  have a very specific structure. If I do this (what)  when and where.
• I will do a tandem stand when I brush my teeth every morning 
• I will stand on one leg while I juice our oranges for breakfast (remember to swap legs)
• Forming these implementation intentions – the action plan helps to get started towards the goal of doing the activity.
• The planner is not just to tick off, but used to facilitate  the process…. Used ‘ and owned’ by the person, not just for the therapist.
• We designed the Activity Planner as a tool to aid in the PLANNING and embedding..
• The LiFE planners are added to or changed at each session.