Process Recording

Process recording is a detailed account of a client system interaction that provides

an opportunity for the student and field instructor to review and discuss
communication skills and specific interventions.
Directions
Select a client system/case and using the accompanying form, provide a detailed
account of the interaction.
Process Recording

Student Name:

1. Who was present, when and where did the interaction take place; full names
should not be used in recordings in order to protect confidentiality, use
initials.
2. What was the purpose of the interaction?
3. What phase of the helping process are you in, what are you hoping to
accomplish?

Content-Dialogue

Students Gut-Level
Feeling/Response

Student uses this

space to record
interaction
word-for-word.
This is to include
verbal and nonverbal
components.
Include all others
present,
communications
such as silence,
interruptions, and
other interactions
which may not be
part of the planned
intervention or
interview.

Record how you

were feeling as
the dialogue,
activity, or
interaction was
taking place. Be as
open and honest as
you can. Use this
to look at your
feelings and not to
analyze the clients
reactions.

Students
Analysis/Assess
ment
Analyze your
interventions;
what did you
do? Why? What
are the client
systems needs,
issues, affect?
Identify skills
you are using
(refer to the
Social Work Skill
Sets); Assess
your work. What
is your plan for
the next
intervention or
contact?

Supervisors
Comments
The field instructor
can make
comments and give
feedback right
opposite the
interaction or
feelings/reactions the
student records.