Documentation Consultation: How To Keep Up With Notes

We continue the Documentation Consultation Series with Gina Della Penna, a licensed mental health counselor in New York. We review a LOT of info:
-what to include in your notes
-how to consider the types of people who might read your notes
-how to talk with clients about notes
-how to know EXACTLY how much time you should plan to spend writing notes each week.
Check out the blog on www.qaprep.com to get the FREE SAMPLE NOTES I referenced in the video.

[@christineboutin4971]

Thank you! I am new to providing psychotherapy. I have recently caught up with my notes and find this to be helpful. I find that the notes I submitted in the beginning were really through and detailed. Recently my notes have been better.I realized that my notes don't need to be a conversation and can just highlight the key points that were discussed like you mentioned here. I like how you said writing out the intervention first and then how the client responds. I do that similarlyin my direct social work job and can transfer that over to my therapy practice. I will also keep this in mind when treatment has become more definite. I'm still in engagement mode with my clients.

[@MaelisaMcCaffrey]

So glad you found this helpful for making your notes easier to write!

[@cathleenreed8153]

This consult was very helpful in thinking about my own struggles with getting behind in notes and thinking about how I can better structure my time and note itself to be more efficient. Thank you Maelisa

[@MaelisaMcCaffrey]

Great to hear that, Cathleen! Let us know how it goes if you try some new techniques :)

[@ericsesame6321]

I hope this channel comes back. I've learned the hard way how important documentation is. 😭

[@MaelisaMcCaffrey]

We are back now!

[@ChildofRuth]

Where are the samples?

[@ConsuelaAllen923]

I do groups all day...