Army Counseling & Performance DA Form 4856 Ed. JUL 2014

DA 4856 — Developmental Counseling

The NCO workhorse — initial, monthly, event, promotion, or corrective counseling with plan of action and closing.

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What this worksheet covers

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Administrative data

  • Name (Last, First, MI)
  • Rank / grade
  • Organization / unit
  • Date
  • Name and title of counselor

Part II — Background

  • Type of counseling
  • Purpose of counseling

Part III — Summary

  • Key points of discussion
  • Plan of action

Part IV — Assessment

  • Session closing — leader responsibilities
  • Individual counseled agrees with the counseling
  • Individual counseled remarks
  • Assessment of the plan of action
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