Session Notes are added from the Notes tab in the Client File and then linked to an Appointment.
NOTE: Alternatively, you can create a Note from the Task List. Click here to learn how.
- Click the My Clients tab in the navigation bar and open the appropriate Client.
- Click the Notes tab.
- Click the
plus icon to add a Session Note.
- Select Start Date/Time. If there is an Appointment near that time, you can select that Appointment to link the Session Note with the Appointment.
- Select Appointment Details.
NOTE: Start and End Date/Time and Location default from the Appointment.
- Enter Mental Status.
- Enter Risk Assessment.
- Enter any Current Medications or Pharmacological History.
NOTE: Information entered here will populate in future Notes so you can just make updates in the future.
- Ensure a Diagnosis is entered. This defaults from the Client Clinical Information tab.
- Enter Clinical Information (SOAP - Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan).
- Click Save Note. Note will verify to ensure that all required fields are complete.
- If there are errors, fix the required fields.
- Click Sign & Lock Note to complete Note.