Note Designer: A Simple Step-by-Step Guide to Writing Your Psychotherapy Progress Notes

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