[Documentation of child psychotherapy individual treatment--development of a protocol record]

Area of Science:

• Child Psychology
• Psychotherapy Research

Context:

• Effective documentation is crucial for tracking therapeutic progress in child therapy.
• Existing methods may not capture the nuanced details of play behavior and psychodynamics.

Purpose:

• To present a novel record schedule for systematically documenting individual child therapy sessions.
• To provide a structured framework for recording key aspects of treatment, including session flow, play behavior, and psychodynamic elements.

Summary:

• The proposed record schedule facilitates comprehensive documentation of child therapy sessions.
• It captures critical data points such as the course of the session, observed playing behavior, and underlying psychodynamics.

Impact:

• This tool can enhance the consistency and depth of clinical record-keeping in child psychotherapy.
• Improved documentation may lead to more effective treatment planning and outcome evaluation in pediatric mental health.