Jessica's Termination Process

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According to Corcoran, 2013, “all of our relationships with clients will have a beginning, a middle, and an end. In order for the end, the termination phase to be as successful as possible social workers should being to discuss it early in the client relationship” (p.180). Jessica is court ordered to participate in therapy. Jessica’s counselor will be required to submit to the court reports of progress in therapy. Based on the reports and usually based on the recommendation of the counselor the court will ultimately make the decision as to when therapy sessions can be terminated since the sanction was originally imposed by through the court. Jessica’s termination plan will begin to be formulated at the first session. The court reporting processing

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