The Adult Psychotherapy Progress Notes Planner. David J. Berghuis

the client increased his/her/their statements that reflected a self-perception of survivorship rather than victimization, strong reinforcement was given.The client has continued to make statements of being a victim rather than statements of personal empowerment that reflect survivorship; he/she/they were helped to reframe these statements into survivor statements.

      30 Teach Share-Check Technique (30)The client was taught to build trust in relationships through the use of the share-check technique.The client reported that he/she/they have begun to share personal thoughts and feelings with others on a minimal basis in order to see if those feelings are dealt with respectfully and supportively; the results of this sharing were reviewed.The client expressed difficulty with building trust and intimacy with others; he/she/they were reminded to do this in small steps.The client was reinforced as he/she/they expressed insight into his/her/their difficulty with building trust as related to childhood experiences of abuse and neglect.

      31 Teach Trust in Others (31)The client was encouraged and taught the advantages of treating others as trustworthy while continuing to assess their character.Positive feedback was provided as the client reported that he/she/they are beginning to increase trust and interaction with others.The client continues to struggle with issues of trust and to be withdrawn in social relationships; he/she/they were reminded to increase trust in small steps.

NOTES

      1 1 The numbers in parentheses correlate to the number of the Behavioral Definition statement in the companion chapter with the same title in The Complete Adult Psychotherapy Treatment Planner, Sixth Edition, by Jongsma, Peterson, and Bruce (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2020).

      2 2 The numbers in parentheses correlate to the number of the Therapeutic Intervention statement in the companion chapter with the same title in The Complete Adult Psychotherapy Treatment Planner, Sixth Edition, by Jongsma, Peterson, and Bruce (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2020).