Writing Patient/Client Notes

Writing Patient/Client Notes
Author: Ginge Kettenbach
Publisher: F.A. Davis
Total Pages: 295
Release: 2016-05-11
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 080365846X

Develop all of the skills you need to write clear, concise, and defensible patient/client care notes using a variety of tools, including SOAP notes. This is the ideal resource for any health care professional needing to learn or improve their skills—with simple, straight forward explanations of the hows and whys of documentation. It also keeps pace with the changes in Physical Therapy practice today, emphasizing the Patient/Client Management and WHO’s ICF model.

Writing SOAP Notes

Writing SOAP Notes
Author: Ginge Kettenbach
Publisher: F A Davis Company
Total Pages: 215
Release: 2003
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780803608368

Ginge Kettenbach's workbook leads you through the process of learning two different styles of documentation: SOAP (Subjective/Objective/Assessment/Plan) notes and the Patient/Client Management format. This updated 3rd edition includes hands-on exercises and examples to help you sharpen the writing skills that you will need to prepare clear, concise, and accurate medical documentation. Worksheets at the end of each note section further strengthen your writing skills on the information you have just learned. Explanations of documentation that are consistent with the APTA's Guide to Physical Therapist Practice are given for all decisions. Book jacket.

The Rehabilitation Specialist's Handbook

The Rehabilitation Specialist's Handbook
Author: Jules M. Rothstein
Publisher: F. A. Davis Company
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1998
Genre: Medical rehabilitation
ISBN: 9780803600478

A reference handbook for rehabilitation specialists, featuring many two-color illustrations, tables, and charts. Contains chapters on musculoskeletal, visceral, pulmonary, and vascular anatomy, as well as neuroanatomy, kinesiology, psychology, massage, general medicine, burns, and AIDS, plus useful phrases in Spanish, Italian, French, and German. This second edition is smaller (4.75x8") yet contains one- third more material, with new sections on the ADA, geriatrics, outcome measures, and pharmacology, and offer features enhancing usability, such as section tables of contents and more information on references. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Model Rules of Professional Conduct

Model Rules of Professional Conduct
Author: American Bar Association. House of Delegates
Publisher: American Bar Association
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2007
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781590318737

The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

Note Designer

Note Designer
Author: Patricia C Baldwin
Publisher: Mindhabits Incorporated
Total Pages: 76
Release: 2016-03-23
Genre:
ISBN: 9780995063402

This book provides step-by-step guidelines, tips, and instruction on how to create and write psychotherapy treatment notes. Information and guidance are provided on how to write a treatment intake report, treatment progress notes, and termination summary. A number of sample notes, reports and templates are provided. The book also includes hundreds of representative statements for therapists to use in the design of their own psychotherapy progress notes. A valuable resource for experienced mental health professionals and trainees alike, from the creator of Note Designer therapy note-writing software. ""A time-saving reference to capture the essence and the methods of professional note writing for psychotherapists. Easy to apply and great to keep close-by when writing reports and progress notes."" --Alexandre Smith-Peter, Psy.D. candidate

The Adult Psychotherapy Progress Notes Planner

The Adult Psychotherapy Progress Notes Planner
Author: Arthur E. Jongsma, Jr.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 528
Release: 2014-01-27
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1118418727

Save hours of time-consuming paperwork with the bestselling treatment planning system The Adult Psychotherapy Progress Notes Planner, Fifth Edition contains complete prewritten session and patient presentation descriptions for each behavioral problem in The Complete Adult Psychotherapy Treatment Planner, Fifth Edition. The prewritten progress notes can be easily and quickly adapted to fit a particular client need or treatment situation. Saves you hours of time-consuming paperwork, yet offers the freedom to develop customized progress notes Organized around 43 behaviorally based presenting problems, including depression, intimate relationship conflicts, chronic pain, anxiety, substance abuse, borderline personality, and more Features over 1,000 prewritten progress notes (summarizing patient presentation, themes of session, and treatment delivered) Provides an array of treatment approaches that correspond with the behavioral problems and DSM-5TM diagnostic categories in The Complete Adult Psychotherapy Treatment Planner, Fifth Edition Offers sample progress notes that conform to the requirements of most third-party payors and accrediting agencies, including CARF, The Joint Commission (TJC), COA, and the NCQA Identifies the latest evidence-based care treatments with treatment language following specific guidelines set by managed care and accrediting agencies

The Counselor's Steps for Progress Notes

The Counselor's Steps for Progress Notes
Author: Rhonda Sutton
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2015-06-21
Genre: Counseling
ISBN: 9781514643587

Dr. Rhonda Sutton's second edition of the straightforward guide to progress notes includes additional examples, information, documentation, and clinical language that expands on the utility and readability of the first book. Additional case studies provide examples of how to use the STEPs to format notes. New chapters include information on clinical language and documentation. This book covers everything about progress notes, from how to write them, to how to store them, and even what to do when someone requests to them. In addition, clinical terms and abbreviations are included as well as suggestions for other clinical documentation such as termination letters, privacy statements, and professional disclosure statements. Suited for all types of mental health clinicians, this book will help therapists improve upon their progress notes and other forms of clinical documentation.

Making Your Case

Making Your Case
Author: Antonin Scalia
Publisher: West Publishing Company
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008
Genre: Appellate procedure
ISBN: 9780314184719

In their professional lives, courtroom lawyers must do these two things well: speak persuasively and write persuasively. In this noteworthy book, two noted legal writers systematically present every important idea about judicial persuasion in a fresh, entertaining way. The book covers the essentials of sound legal reasoning, including how to develop the syllogism that underlies any argument. From there the authors explain the art of brief writing, especially what to include and what to omit, so that you can induce the judge to focus closely on your arguments. Finally, they show what it takes to succeed in oral argument.

Occupational Therapy Toolkit

Occupational Therapy Toolkit
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 787
Release: 2018-04
Genre:
ISBN: 9781948726009

Fully revised and expanded in 2018. The Occupational Therapy Toolkit 7th edition is a collection of 354 full-page illustrated patient handouts. The handouts are organized by 97 treatment guides and are based on current research and best practice. This 787 page practical resource is the BEST resource for every therapist working with physical disabilities, chronic conditions or geriatrics.