Personal Recovery Journal

The purpose of the Personal Recovery Journal is to record reflections of counseling sessions as they occur. The journal begins with the Life Story Questionnaire, the personal assessment in which the details of your life experience can be disclosed. Although this may be uncomfortable, completing your Life Story Questionnaire will add to your recovery process. The next section is the Counseling Session Journal in which you write about your experiences during the counseling sessions as well as any assignments suggested by your counselor. The parts of each session entry relate to emotions explored, insights gained, and new decisions and behaviors acquired. The Therapeutic Exercises in the Appendix can be used to facilitate your recovery during the counseling process. The last section on Creative Solution Development is a structured approach to creating solutions and taking action on any kind of issue or challenge you are facing in your life.