Social work case note: Template, examples & best practices
A social work case note is the written record of a single contact with a client. It captures what you observed, what you did, and what happens next. It is also the file a supervisor, an auditor, or a judge reads when you are not in the room. Most notes run 250 to 500 words […]
Psych nurse report sheet: Template and shift handoff guide
A psych nurse report sheet is a structured handoff form for one patient, covering mental status, medications, safety risks, and the care plan. The free two-page template here prints tick lists for mood, affect, thought content, and behavior. The free-text boxes carry the detail a checkbox cannot. Psychiatric risk changes faster than the chart does, […]
Postpartum depression treatment plan: The nine sections
A postpartum depression treatment plan turns a positive screen into care the whole team can follow. It records what the mother is experiencing, what you found, which treatments you chose, and how you will track her recovery. The template on this page has nine sections, and you can complete them during the appointment. Let’s find […]
Personal training contract: Free template and 10 clauses
A personal training contract is the written agreement between a trainer and a paying client. It sets out what you deliver, what the client owes, and who carries the risk if someone gets hurt. The free template below covers the core clauses, and the sections that follow walk through all 10 a trainer agreement needs. […]
Free mood stabilizer medication list to download
Lithium, anticonvulsants and atypical antipsychotics in one chart, with FDA-approved indications, dose ranges and monitoring intervals.
Patient safety plan
A patient safety plan is a written, prioritized list of warning signs, coping strategies and contacts a patient uses during a suicidal crisis. You build it with the patient, not for them. The free template below follows the six-step Stanley-Brown Safety Planning Intervention, the model SAMHSA and the Joint Commission recommend. Each step is a […]
State self-esteem scale
The state self-esteem scale (SSES) is a 20-item questionnaire that measures how a person feels about themselves right now. Heatherton and Polivy published it in 1991. Respondents rate each item from 1 (not at all) to 5 (extremely) across three domains, covering performance, social, and appearance. Thirteen items are reverse-scored first, and the three subscale […]
Peer pressure worksheet
A free peer pressure worksheet for ages 11-18, with six practice scenarios, refusal skills, and a 45-minute session plan.
Mind over mood worksheet
A mind over mood worksheet is a cognitive behavioral therapy form that takes a client from a triggering situation to a balanced alternative thought. Christine Padesky and Dennis Greenberger wrote the set, and Guilford Press publishes it. The set has four forms, each with a different job. The 7-column thought record does the cognitive work, […]
Self-awareness worksheet
A self-awareness worksheet is a structured set of prompts that walks a client through their values, strengths, emotions, behavioral patterns, and goals. Most clients finish it in 20 to 30 minutes, either in session or as homework. Download the free version below and use it at intake to set a baseline. Hand the same form […]