Documentation Overview (2 Hours)
Objectives
- Explore ethical and legal standards in counseling
- Disseminate all standard paperwork used in private practice and community mental health centers
- Explore the importance of documentation as an ethical and legal record
- Discuss the new standards set forth by HIPAA
- Be able to accurately and thoroughly complete all forms
- Identify types of questions to solicit various information
- Identify 5 sources of information to be used in an assessment
- Examine the most common diagnoses and how to assess symptoms
- Learn how assessment integrates with individualized treatment planning