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SIRP note template
SIRP fits sessions driven by a current situation—acute stressor, workplace incident, grief event—where context comes first, then what you did and how the client responded.
Template content
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SIRP Progress Note Situation - Current situation or stressor prompting today’s session. - Relevant contextual details, timeline, and impact on functioning/symptoms. Intervention - Therapeutic interventions used in response to the situation. - Stabilization, coping skills, processing, problem-solving, or psychoeducation provided. Response - Client engagement, emotional response, coping uptake, and any change in distress during session. Plan - Immediate coping steps, supports to contact, homework, referrals, safety plan if needed, and follow-up timing.
When to use this template
What makes the structure useful, and which visits it fits best.
Why this template works
Structural advantages for real documentation
Best for
Visit types and clinicians who use this format
- Foregrounds situational context that explains why the client presented today.
- Keeps the note distinct from goal-first (GIRP) and problem-first (PIRP) variants.
- Useful for EAP-style, crisis stabilization, and short-term counseling models.
- Still captures intervention quality and plan for continuity.
- 1Situational and EAP counseling
- 2Acute stressor / crisis therapy visits
- 3Brief solution-focused sessions
Example output shape
Illustrative excerpt of how a visit can land in this structure. Not a real patient record—review and edit every note before signing.
Situation Client learned yesterday of parent’s unexpected ICU admission after stroke. Flew home today; session held via telehealth from airport. Sleep 3 hours; appetite poor; concentration impaired at work. Intervention Provided acute grief/stress psychoeducation; practiced grounding and paced breathing. Developed short-term support plan (sibling check-ins, manager notification script). Assessed SI (denied). Response Initially overwhelmed and tearful; grounding reduced subjective distress from 9/10 to 6/10. Able to list three supports and commit to one meal and bedtime wind-down tonight. Plan Daily 10-minute grounding; contact sibling tonight; optional EAP follow-up while away. Next session in 5 days or sooner if panic/SI emerges. Crisis line numbers confirmed.
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