A tool for study and supervision

Case Exploration Worksheet

Bring a teaching case into focus: what is described, what the person prefers, and what remains open. Use the prompts that help; you can leave any question unexplored.

The summary reflects your selections. It does not match the case to a therapy or assess clinical risk.

This worksheet does not submit or save your answers.

Explore the case

Clinical picture

Separate what has been described or observed from what still needs exploration.

What safety concerns are described in the case?

Bring safety questions to the assessment, supervision, and response processes used by your service. A selection here does not establish safety or readiness for treatment.

Choose one, or leave open.

How is distress described or observed?

Record the description without assuming what causes it.

Choose one, or leave open.

Which presenting concerns do you want to read about?

These are reading topics, not diagnoses. Only these explicit choices determine the worksheet’s condition links.

Choose any that apply.

Who is involved in the work?

Choose one, or leave open.

Ways of working

Distinguish the person’s stated preferences from ideas you want to discuss with them.

How is the person’s relationship to feelings described?

Choose one, or leave open.

What preferences about body awareness have been expressed?

Choose one, or leave open.

What level of structure does the person prefer?

Choose one, or leave open.

How would the person like to engage?

Choose any that apply.

Context and practical considerations

Keep the person’s circumstances and available time visible in the discussion.

Which contexts should be explored with the person?

These prompts are not exhaustive. Identity and context do not determine a therapy match.

Choose any that apply.

What time commitment is realistic?

Choose one, or leave open.