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This is a fictitious case. All names used in the document are fictitious

Recipient Information

Provider Information

Name: Jill Spratt

Name: Thumb Psychological Assoc.

Medicaid Number: 12345678

Medicaid Number: 987654321

Number of Group Members (GT only):

Therapist Name: Tom Thumb, Ph.D.,

Licensed Psychologist

Family Members Present (FT only):

Date of Service: 10-23-06

Jill Spratt, client

Begin & End Time: 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.

Jack Spratt, father

Type of Service : Family Therapy 90847

Office

Service Setting:

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Patient report of recent symptoms/behaviors

: (R/T DX & TX Plan)

Jill denied any suicidal ideation in the past week. She reported that she still feels sad

most of the time. Her father reported that she continues to be easily irritated. Both

agreed that she and her step-mother continue to have conflicts several times a day.

Session Note:

(include therapist clinical intervention & patient response)

Jill and her father brought their homework assignment—the plan the family made to

increase communication and family activities. The plan included a family movie night on

Wednesdays and a family meeting on Mondays. Jill and her father also agreed to set

aside 15 minutes each afternoon after Jill comes home from school and before he goes

to work for the two of them to talk.

This session focused on Treatment Plan Problem 2, Goal 3, learning communication and

conflict resolution skills. Education was provided on steps of conflict resolution: clear

the air, “time out”, set ground rules, listen to the other side, summarize what the other

person said, share your point of view, brainstorm solutions, weigh pros and cons, be

willing to compromise, and agree on solution(s) to try. Jill and her father were given

handouts of the steps and we discussed them. After both understood the steps, Jill and

her father were encouraged to practice using them in the session, with coaching from

this therapist. Jill chose to discuss her feelings that being grounded for a month

because she got an “F” on a test is too strict. Both were able to utilize the initial steps.

Mr. Spratt gave his side first. He tended to lecture and criticize, and as he did Jill

appeared to withdraw. We reviewed some of the skills of good communication we have

worked on in previous sessions and he was coached to express his point without

lecturing. However, by this time Jill appeared to have shut down and she did not

respond. Jill was given the option of taking a “time out” in the waiting room to calm down

and she chose to do this. When she returned in 5 minutes it was apparent that she had

been crying, but she was calmer and able to express her point of view. She explained to

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