Supervision Preparation · · 3 min
A case presentation template and fictional example for supervision
A case presentation template for psychologists and psychotherapists: context, observation, formulation, therapist response and supervision question.
Author: SüpervizAI · Updated: 2026-10-05
A case presentation should make the clinical question clear. Use this template to prepare for a human supervisor or work through a fictional case in SüpervizAI. It is not a clinical assessment form or treatment protocol.
Download the case presentation template (.txt)
A preparation template you can copy
1. Anonymized context: Approximate age range, presenting concern and only the life context needed to understand the question. Exclude names, contact information and distinctive details.
2. Therapeutic framework: Approach, stage of therapy, meeting arrangements and shared goals. Identify areas you do not know or have not discussed.
3. Observation: What happened in recent sessions? Record the client's words, behavior and concrete events separately from interpretations.
4. Working hypothesis: What pattern might maintain the problem? What supports this hypothesis, and what evidence might change it? Leave room for alternatives.
5. What you tried: Which interventions or questions did you use, and how did the client respond? Describe more than whether it worked.
6. Therapist response: What emotion, thought or behavioral tendency did you notice? Record it without prematurely deciding its role in the process.
7. Assessment and uncertainty: What relevant assessment information, gaps and follow-up topics remain? This template does not replace a comprehensive risk assessment.
8. Supervision question: If one issue became clearer today, what would it be? End with a clear question and a topic to revisit next time.
Fictional example: a client seeking repeated reassurance
This example is entirely fictional and is not based on a real client or an actual SüpervizAI response.
Context and framework: An adult client presents with postponed decisions and reassurance seeking in relationships. Therapy is in its early stages. The therapeutic goal is still being clarified together.
Observation: “Do you think I did the right thing?” recurs in sessions. After the therapist answers, the client seeks reassurance about another decision.
Hypothesis and alternative: Reassurance seeking may briefly reduce uncertainty. Expectations about the therapeutic framework may also need further discussion. Neither explanation is confirmed.
Therapist response: The therapist wants to ease the client's anxiety quickly and provide the right answer. They want to understand the role of this tendency in the interaction.
Main question: “How might my quick reassurance contribute to this pattern? What context should I understand before discussing it with the client?”
Working through the template with AI
Enter the fictional summary and main question in SüpervizAI quick supervision. “Identify missing information and generate questions for human supervision” keeps the scope clearer than asking for a treatment plan.
Compare each hypothesis with your observations. Check for details not present in the case. Select useful questions and record them as possibilities that require evaluation.
Related topics:boundaries of AI-supported supervision.
A follow-up note after the meeting
Leave three headings: the clarified question, remaining uncertainty and the topic for the next supervision meeting. This keeps evaluated ideas distinct from assumptions.
Template sections do not need equal detail. Remove information that does not help explain the question. Review real-case confidentiality in your professional context and the service's data practices.
Frequently asked questions
Does a case presentation need the entire life history?
Choose the context needed to understand your supervision question. State gaps explicitly and leave unrelated details out of the shared summary.
Can I complete the template with a real client?
First review your professional recording and sharing requirements. Include only necessary context; an alias alone may not anonymize a case. Use a fictional case for your first AI trial.
SüpervizAI prepared this content for education and product information. Fictional examples are not clinical assessments or treatment protocols. Clinical decisions and professional responsibility remain with the therapist.
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