Documentation of family therapy supervision: A rationale and method

Supervisors have legal liability for the therapists' handling of cases under their supervision, responsibility for evaluation and encouragement of supervisees' therapeutic work and progress, and responsibility for the provision of quality therapy. Documentation is the only way to demonstrate appropriate supervisory behavior. The Case Review Form, a standardized form for documenting supervision, is presented. Examples of its usage are provided so that documentation of supervision may be done quickly and routinely in order to provide necessary protection to clients, therapists, supervisors, and the various institutions that provide marriage and family therapy.