How long should it take to write a progress note?

How many hours each week do you spend on documentation in your counseling practice? How many hours SHOULD you spend on documentation?! Dr. Maelisa McCaffrey of QA Prep outlines how much time is reasonable to spend writing the three main pieces of mental health documentation: Intake assessments, treatment plans, and progress notes. Identify how to plan ahead for intake assessments and what portions should take up most of your time. Hear why taking longer on treatment plans might actually be a good thing, and even improve your work with clients. And learn two tips for writing faster progress notes. Maelisa also highlights an important thing to consider if mental health documentation already takes up a lot of your time. Links to videos mentioned here… 5 Tips for Easier Psychotherapy Intakes: https://youtu.be/pyUatAM0kCc Using Collaborative Documentation for Treatment Plans: https://youtube.com/live/jUvYB6XNM5I Click here to download the FREE Therapy Interventions Cheat Sheet available on the QA Prep website: https://www.qaprep.com/therapy-interventions-handout Video Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:32 Intake assessment tips 01:25 Intake assessments do NOTs 02:05 More intake resources 02:26 Treatment plan tips 02:51 Timeframe for completing treatment plans 03:40 More treatment plan resources 04:02 Progress note tips 04:23 Reasonable timeframe for notes 04:51 When progress notes take too long 05:21 Tip #1 for faster progress notes 05:42 Tip #2 for faster progress notes 06:02 Free therapy interventions cheat sheet 06:37 Important reminder about progress notes 07:16 Exceptions for longer progress notes