What It Captures
The worksheet captures an activating situation, the client's belief or interpretation, and emotional consequences as distinct but linked parts.
ABC Worksheet for CPT event-belief-emotion review
ABC Worksheet is a ready-to-send CPT worksheet for practitioners who need to see how a client's activating situation, interpretation, and emotional response relate to one another. It helps practitioners identify beliefs that may become cognitive targets.
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Tool guide
Learn more about this tool
Use this background section to understand when the tool fits, how practitioners use it, and what to consider before sharing it with clients.
Practitioner Review
Review focuses on whether the belief is separate from the situation, tied to the emotional consequence, and specific enough to become a cognitive target.
Important Limitations
The tool does not collect diagnosis, symptom scoring, automated severity, or unsupported ratings.
What does the ABC Worksheet show?
It shows the reported link between an activating situation, the client's belief or interpretation, and the emotional consequence.
Can the worksheet be completed in session?
Yes. Completion mode can be set to collaborative session completion, client-completed, or practitioner-completed.
Does the tool correct a client's belief automatically?
No. It preserves reported content and flags missing or unclear parts for practitioner review without correcting or interpreting the content.
Will demo ABC entries be saved to my account?
No. Saving preserves the worksheet and selected setup, not fictional demo entries as real client data.