Self Practice Record
The Self-Practice Record is a structured worksheet designed for clients in CBT to track between-session tasks.
Self Practice Record
Research shows that doing helpful tasks between therapy sessions makes therapy more effective.
Self-practice can help you:
- Apply what you learn in therapy to your day-to-day life.
- Collect important information that helps you and your therapist.
- Build momentum, which helps speed up your progress.
- Practice being your own therapist.
This record will help you plan, track, and reflect on your self-practice.
Overview
In cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), between-session practice is a key method for consolidating change and enhancing therapeutic outcomes. The Self-Practice Record offers clients a structured way to plan, complete, and reflect on therapeutic activities between sessions. By avoiding the term homework, this resource aims to minimize resistance and to foster a collaborative, task-focused approach to therapy.
Evidence consistently shows that clients who engage with out-of-session work experience better outcomes, particularly in areas like depression, anxiety, and stress-related disorders (Kazantzis et al., 2000; Thase & Callan, 2006). This record enhances accountability and reflection — two critical factors in therapeutic progress.
Also available as:
PDF ToolUse this tool with your clients
Support therapeutic work between sessions.
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Send the tool securely to your client.
Client completes
Your client works through it on any device, at their own pace.
Review
Review their responses before the next session.
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