Ramapo College of New Jersey
Social Work Program
Outline For Process Recording
I.
IDENTIFYING DATA
 Name of client system (individual, group, organization or project) (for recording
turned in to class professor please disguise the client’s names)
 Date
 Name of Agency
 Session #
 Worker/ Student name(s)
 Who present, who absent
II.
PRES SESSION ACTIVITIES
 Preparatory work – meetings, phone calls, record reviews, research before contact
with client system
III.
GOAL OF SESSION – Expected purpose
IV.
NARRATIVE OF INTERACTION (Use attached narrative sheets)
 Include: description of client; what worker saw, did and said; word by word account;
points raised; discussions; decisions; positions; conflicts and arguments. Be clear
about the different between what you felt, thought and said.
V.
ANALYSIS OF SESSION (or contact)
 Did you meet your goals?
 What do you think happened?
 What went right, wrong? Why?
 What issues were raised?
 What contracts made?
 What were the dynamics between people?
 What things do you need to watch out for in the future?
VI.
GOALS – What are your plans for:
 Next session/contact
 Collateral work
VII.
EVALUATION OF YOUR WORK
 What were your interventions?
 What did you think about your interventions?
VIII.
QUESTIONS FOR NEXT SUPERVISORY SESSION
Field Instructor Comments
Student Name
Narrative/Dialogue
Process Recording #
Client
Student Feelings