Progress Notes and Psychotherapy Notes

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format (Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan) described briefly below. Many practitioners have found the SOAP format awkward or forced for recording progress in psychotherapy. The preferred format for notes at the Clinic uses the acronym DAP (Description, Assessment and Plan). Baird (2002) suggests a similar format and

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