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Free BIRP note template
A clean, printable BIRP note template (Behavior, Intervention, Response, Plan) with prompts and a worked example. Free, no signup. Print it, or write notes in seconds inside Soap Notes.
BIRP Note
Client: ______________________
Date: ______________________
Session #: ______________________
Clinician: ______________________
Behavior
What the client presented with and reported: observable behavior, mood, affect, and relevant statements. Something a camera could record.
Intervention
What you did in the session, and the technique or approach behind it. Lead with a verb.
Response
How the client responded to each intervention. This is the section reviewers read most closely.
Plan
Next steps, homework, and the focus for the next session.
A filled-in example
B, Behavior
Client arrived tense and tearful; reported a difficult week after a work conflict. Engaged once the session settled.
I, Intervention
Validated the distress; guided a paced-breathing exercise and used cognitive reframing on the recurring thought.
R, Response
Settled during the breathing exercise; identified two balanced alternative thoughts with prompting. Receptive.
P, Plan
Practice reframing before next meeting; continue sleep log. Follow up in one week.
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