Documentation

Documentation

Documentation - SMART Goals, Said Synonyms, Intervention words, Treatment goals and objectives
counseling book collection

Narrative Therapy

FIRST PART: READING STORIES USE OF LOCAL LIBRARY AND/OR BUYING COUNSELING BOOKS: I start my session by telling stories or reading stories to the children I work with. If you…
Self Care

Self Care

SELF CARE As counselors, we take care of our patients and their families. On top of it, we also take care of our family, co-workers, and community. If we want…
Suicidal/Homicidal Ideation check ins

Suicidal/Homicidal Ideation check ins

 DAILY CHECK-IN: POSITIVE: I ask them to share something positive that happened since the last session. It is very important to make the sessions, not just about their problems, but…
SMART_Goals_in_Counseling

Creating Treatment goals

USE OF NOTEBOOK: I started my 1st session by giving them their own notebook. It costs money, but it is all worth it. If money is an issue, you can just…
all_about_me

Building Rapport and connecting

ALL ABOUT ME: This is my favorite part. You can also have them draw how they see themselves, while they share about them. This session is going to be all…
Assessment through timeline

Assessment through timeline

DRAW MY LIFE/TIMELINE I remember this big trend about how all the YouTubers were making videos of "draw my life" where they shared life stories using drawings and stick figures…
feelings

Emotion Regulation

Identification and verbalization of feelings I love using stories from the previous sessions I had with the kids I provided therapy to. I still remember this kid, whom I asked…