The Clinical Stuck Point Quiz

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Information

First Name

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Email

example@example.com

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1. If you session isn't landing right, which of the following is likely the cause?

I throw out a few different ideas, which the client easily turns down or says they've already tried

I stay on the surface with them, validating the external story or even considering referring out, rather than prompting them to look inward

I stick to the protocol or technique I planned but sometimes it doesn't end up working.

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2. You catch yourself sharing something personal in session. Looking back afterward, which is most true?

I had a clinical reason for it, but I'm not sure it actually shifted anything for the client

I wasn't sure where to take the session next, and sharing kept things moving

It came out before I'd decided to share it. Something in what the client said hit close to home

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3. After a session that doesn't go well, what is most similar to your reaction:

I find myself thinking it's more about them than me. Maybe they weren't ready, or weren't really trying

Frustration that what I tried didn't work. I keep tinkering with the technique

Relief that it's over. Unsure of what I would have done differently.

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4. Does feeling stuck show up with one type of client or more broadly across your caseload?

Specific clients who touch a nerve

Mostly when I'm trying to use a specific method/modality

Pretty much across the board

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5. When you bring this client up in supervision or case coordination, what tends to come out?

I just recount what happened: "so she said X, and then I just..."; more report than question

I describe what I tried, almost defending it, like I need to justify the choice

I ramble and have a hard time even pinning down what the actual issue is

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6. What's the inner narrative when you're stuck?

"I'm feeling triggered or overwhelmed right now."

"I know what to do, why isn't it working?" / "Maybe this modality isn't effective, or I'm not delivering it well."

I'm an imposter; they're going to figure out I don't know what I'm doing./I haven't been trained well enough yet."

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7. When you start to feel rundown, burned out, or even question your profession, what's usually underneath it?

I've learned so much but I'm still not seeing the client progress I'd hoped for

I worry that I'm not actually doing therapy.

After certain sessions I have nothing left for anyone. I just want to shut the door and not talk to another human.

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Q1_mirror

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q1_compass

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q1_gap

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q2_mirror

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q2_compass

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q2_gap

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q3_mirror

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q3_compass

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q3_gap

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q4_mirror

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q4_compass

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q4_gap

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q5_mirror

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q5_compass

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q5_gap

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q6_mirror

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q6_compass

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q6_gap

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q7_mirror

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Q7_compass

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Q7_Gap

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Mirror Total

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Compass Total

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Gap Total

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Result