Documentation on Clients and Record Keeping
Purposes for Good Documentation and Record Keeping Practices Organization of thought Proof of service (if you didn’t write it down, it never happened) Payment for services Treatment planning and progress Supervisory review Peer review Teaching
Purposes Continued Case transfer Communication with other agencies Keeping statistics and research Legal defense and liability (CYA) * If you didn’t write it down, it never happened.
Purpose Continued Benefits the consumer!!!!!