Your treatment notes are a legal medical record. As such, they must be wri en in - blue or black ink only.
Errors can be corrected by crossing out the mistake with a straight line, ini al and adding the correc on.
Reports of child abuse or neglect of minors is a civil responsibility. This duty exists for all people including
therapists
what age do you report child abuse - 16 years old
3 principals in charter of professionalism; - 1. CLIENT CENTERED
2. THERAPIST AUTONOMY
3. SOCIAL JUSTICE
If you find listening with empathy difficult, as these ques ons: - What need is the (anger, etc) coming
from?
2. What danger is this person experiencing?
3. What is he or she asking for?
Total Listening can be said to include: - Good eye contact
Leaning forward slightly
Reinforce the speaker by nodding or paraphrasing
Clarifying by asking ques ons
Ac vely move away from distrac ons
Be commi ed, even if you're angry or upset, to understand what was said.
listening with awareness - we compare what we know from history, people and the way things are
without judgement, simply making note of how a communica on fits with known facts. Hear and
observe congruence in tone of voice, emphasis, facial expression and the message they share.
, listening with openness - take in the whole message, rather than allowing premature evalua ons. Hear
the whole statement, trying to understand it all. Figure out how their point of view makes sense.
client discharge le er; where it goes - in file and client
With change of informa on, such as clinic loca on, name or personal address you have _______days
with which to no fy the college. - 14 days
when filing a report of complaint regarding alleged sexual abuse with CMTO; the report must contain; -
a) the name of the person filing the report
b) the name of the member who is the subject of the report
c) an explana on of the alleged sexual abuse, incompetence or incapacity
in regards to filing a report of alleged sexual abuse, do you put the name of the abused on file - no; only
if client agrees in wri ng.
feedback - the point at which you can talk about your reac ons in a non-judgemental way, a er
paraphrasing and clarifying. You can share what you thought, felt or sensed
clarifying - o en goes along with paraphrasing; helps you sharpen your listening focus so that you hear
more than vauge generali es.
paraphrasing - to state in your own words what you think someone just said. it is absolutely necessary to
good listening
sparring block - This block has you arguing and deba ng with people. The other person never feels heard
because you're so quick to disagree
advising block - You are a great problem solver, ready with help and sugges ons. You don't have to hear
more than a few sentences before you begin searching for the right advice