The Couples Psychotherapy Progress Notes Planner

by Jongsma, Arthur E.; Berghuis, David J.

• ISBN13: 9780470936917
• ISBN10: 0470936916
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-05-03
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Now in a Second Edition, The Couples Psychotherapy Progress Notes Planner helps mental health practitioners reduce the amount of time spent on paperwork so more time can be spent with clients. The new edition covers an eclectic array of treatment approaches and corresponds with the behavioral problems and the DSM diagnostic categories found in The Couples Psychotherapy Treatment Planner. With new and updated information on the role of evidence-based practice in progress notes writing and the special status of progress notes under HIPAA, this guide provides marriage and family therapists with over 1,000 prewritten progress notes and treatment approaches for working with couples.

Author Biography

Arthur E. Jongsma, Jr., PhD, is the Series Editor for the bestselling PracticePlanners®. Since 1971, he has provided professional mental health services to both inpatient and outpatient clients. He was the founder and director of Psychological Consultants, a group private practice in Grand Rapids, Michigan, for twenty-five years. He is the author or coauthor of over forty books and conducts training workshops for mental health professionals around the world.

David J. Berghuis, MA, LLP, is in private practice and has worked in community mental health for more than a decade. He is also coauthor of numerous titles in the PracticePlanners® series.

Table of Contents

PracticePlanners“ Series Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Alcohol Abuse

Anger

Anxiety

Blame

Blended-Family Problems

Communication

Dependency

Depression Due to Relationship Problems

Depression Independent of Relationship Problems

Disillusionment with Relationship

Eating Disorders

Financial Conflict

Infidelity

Internet Sexual Use

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)—Intimate Terrorism

Intimate Partner Violence-Situational (Bi-directional) Couple Violence

Intolerance

Jealousy

Job Stress

Life-Changing Events

Loss of Love/Affection

Midlife Transition Problems

Only One Partner Willing to Attend Therapy

Parenting Conflicts—Adolescents

Parenting Conflicts—Children

Personality Differences

Psychological Abuse

Recreational Activities Dispute

Religious/Spirituality Differences

Retirement

Separation and Divorce

Sexual Abuse

Sexual Dysfunction

Transition to Parenthood Strains

Work/Home Role Strain

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