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Originally Posted by rainbow8
amandalouise, I think your ending survey is great!! I wish other Ts would do something like that. But I have one problem with it. It would take me about half an hour to answer all of those questions!! How in the world could someone do it in only 5 minutes?  In fact, it might take me longer than half an hour if I had unfinished business and questions, which I usually have! |
in general "surveys" are not meant for writing out things that take a half hour to write out. its like when people here make out the "polls" you are asked a question and given options to select from.
the places that have space for you to write out things the question contains the word "briefly" and examples like
Did we talk about what you wanted to talk about? Yes or No
if no can you briefly (ex. panic attacks, school issues, work issues, nightmares, ........) write out .......
surveys are not meant for going into details. the time for that is later when I read over the surveys and plan my next session with the clients.
then the next session I begin with something like
last week you wrote on the survey........ would you like to pick up there our would you like to go on to something else.
in some cases though I dont add the option of "something else" I say something like
last week on the survey you wrote we didnt get to .... how about we start there.. tell me a bit about that.
Ive also been known to call a client between sessions if they indicate on the survey that topic cant wait until the next session.
my therapist just jumps right in.. you wrote this on the survey so lets start there... LOL
the surveys are just like a starting point for (mine or my clients) the next session, to get an idea of how I (or my clients) feel the session went and working out any problems.
once you get the hang of how the survey is laid out and how to do them, its actually very easy for me and my clients to keep to making a list of topics or one liners than it is to write out whole situations.
