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National Center for PTSD; STAIR Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation

Session 2 - Emotional Awareness

Assigning Between Session Work > Between Session Work

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Before you end the session with the client, perform the following:

  1. Ask the client to fill out the Feelings Monitoring Form at least once a day between this session and the next session.
  2. Review focused breathing.
  3. Resolve any difficulty the client may have.
  4. Reiterate rationale for between-session work.
  5. Discuss potential problems or concerns that the client may encounter in trying to do this work between sessions.