A sometimes-overlooked skill, note-taking can significantly impact the quality of mental health professionals’ work. Effective notetaking helps psychologists: This article explores several techniques and best practices for note-taking that are tailored to the specific needs of psychologists. The Importance of Note-taking for Psychologists Psychologists manage vast amounts of information that includes data obtained through clinical […]
Receiving a subpoena is not something many mental health clinicians like to deal with. You may feel overwhelmed and scared if you’ve received a subpoena to release information about a client. Many clinicians have questions about what is and isn’t required of you. Subpoenas are tricky to deal with because psychotherapy notes aren’t a part of the […]
Have you ever found yourself in a tough spot as a therapist when a client asks to see their psychotherapy notes? With so many rules and regulations surrounding these notes, it can be challenging to navigate through it all – especially with lawyers or insurance companies involved. But fear not! This article is your ultimate […]
Understanding Child Therapy Child therapy, also known as child counseling or child psychotherapy, involves meeting with a child client, with or without their parents or family members present, to help address a range of emotional, behavioral, and psychological issues the child is experiencing. The types of concerns that may lead both children and adolescents to […]
If you’re a mental health professional, you might be familiar with writing progress notes after a psychotherapy session. There are many different types of documentation out there, and even though they may all sound similar, some are vastly different. Process notes are reflective journal-like notes that differ from progress notes, sometimes called process notes. Psychotherapy notes have different […]
The Cures Act (short for the 21st Century Cures Act) Psychotherapy Notes was signed into law in December 2016. Some of the sections of this law are more pertinent to the work of psychotherapy than others. We want to pay attention to aspects of the delivery of care, including information on leveraging electronic health records […]
It’s no secret that therapists have to take careful notes during sessions with patients. But did you know that those notes are subject to the same federal privacy laws as other medical records? To protect the confidentiality of their patients, therapists must take care to write their psychotherapy notes in a HIPAA-compliant manner. That’s right: […]
As the young patient stepped out of the elevator into the clinic, you greeted her warmly, immediately recognizing her and welcoming her in while inquiring about her whereabouts. It was only two minutes in when the patient began to feel the unique client-therapist connection and ushered in an intimate talk where their deepest feelings and […]
