You've probably searched for answers to your therapy progress notes questions online, but did you ever wonder what everyone else is searching, too?

In this livestream Dr. Maelisa McCaffrey of QA Prep will answer the three most commonly asked progress notes questions that lead mental health therapists to this channel!

1) Can insurance companies request therapy notes?
2) How soon do therapy notes need to be completed?
3) How to document a patient crying?

We also had some great follow up questions from the audience during the livestream:
-How long should an initial intake session note be? Should it be a report including all history, symptoms, etc.?
-How do you document when an adult patient states they are suicidal but doesn't appear sad?
-Any thoughts about documenting with psychodynamic type of therapy where goals are vague and the emphasis is more on interventions?
-What is a good way to phrase interventions like "clarify" and "process" that is acceptable to insurance?

Videos mentioned during the Q&A session...
5 Tips for Easier Psychotherapy Intakes:    • 5 Tips for Easier Psychotherapy Intakes  
Therapeutic Interventions List for 2023:    • Therapeutic Interventions List for 2023  

Need more help answering your questions about counseling progress notes? Schedule a one on one consultation with Maelisa here: https://www.qaprep.com/consultation-s...

Chapters
00:00 Introduction
01:53 Can insurance companies request therapy notes?
06:01 How soon do therapy notes need to be completed?
09:32 When are notes considered late?
10:12 How to document a patient crying?
14:22 How long should an initial intake session note be?
18:19 How do you document when an adult patient states they are suicidal but doesn't appear sad?
22:26 Any thoughts about documenting with psychodynamic type of therapy?
25:34 Why progress is the most important thing to focus on
28:58 What is a good way to phrase "clarify" and "process" that is acceptable to insurance?