A format that starts from the treatment goal and tracks progress toward it. Here's how it's built, section by section.
No diagnoses — observations only.
GIRP stands for Goal, Intervention, Response and Plan — a format that starts from the session's treatment goal and, from there, describes the intervention, the client's response, and the next step. It keeps progress toward a concrete goal visible, session after session.
GIRP works well when you're working with a client toward a concrete, recognizable goal and want to track how that progress develops. If the emphasis is more on behavior and the direct response to an intervention without a fixed goal upfront, BIRP often fits better. If you want a broader picture of the whole session, SOAP or DAP is the more logical choice.
The goal this session (or this part of the trajectory) is working toward — stated briefly and concretely.
Which intervention you apply to work toward that goal.
How the client responds to the intervention, and what that says about progress toward the goal.
The next step toward the goal: what follows in the next session, any homework.
A fictional example — for illustration only, not based on a real client.
Draft — for illustration onlyG — Goal
Goal: learning to set boundaries with colleagues at work.
I — Intervention
Practiced a role-play in which client K. declines a colleague's request.
R — Response
Client notices it feels tense but manages it within the role-play. Says she wants to try it once for real.
P — Plan
Next session: check in on how saying 'no' once at work went, adjust the goal if needed.
After your session, Intuita turns the conversation into a GIRP draft note — using the structure above. You read it through, adjust where needed, and sign off before it goes into your file.
AI-generated draft — you review and sign off
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