1. Documentation on Clients and Record Keeping

2. 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

3. 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.

4. Purpose Continued
Benefits the consumer!!!!!