Documenting Progress in Therapy

Select a character from a movie or TV series who is dealing with various life stressors. The character you pick will serve as your theoretical “client” of interest
and should be someone you think will benefit from the help of a therapist.
Provide a detailed descriiption of your client’s background and explain why they may be seeking your help. You will base your client’s background information
and progress evaluation on this individual’s character as reflected in the movie or TV series you have selected. Be sure to provide specific details about their
life circumstances, social location, social interactions, relationships, and the environment they find themselves in.
Propose which theoretical approach, techniques, and interventions you would like to use while working with your client (providing details surrounding your
approach). In addition, briefly discuss and analyze the importance of understanding oneself in family therapy and how your values, personality, reaction
patterns, interpersonal styles, and limitations may affect your therapeutic relationship with this particular client.
Explain what you might include in a hypothetical progress note to demonstrate your effectiveness with your client (depending on how you imagine your
therapy sessions will go). For example, you can incorporate some of the elements found in data, assessment, and plan (DAP) notes or subjective, objective,
assessment, and plan (SOAP) notes into the outline of your finalized progress notes, along with any crisis issues or potential client responses to therapy. You
can also identify any specific evaluations, measures, or scales that will help you evaluate progress in therapy. For discussion board purposes, you do not
need to fill out a progress note form. However, you can use the form provided to guide your own client’s progress notes.