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Documentation CMHP
Accurate, timely, and thorough documentation is a core professional responsibility for Certified Mental Health Professionals. Clinical records serve as both a legal and ethical safeguard, providing evidence of services delivered, clinical reasoning, and client progress over time. High-quality documentation includes assessments, treatment and recovery plans, progress notes, crisis interventions, and discharge summaries, all written in clear, objective, and professional language (Knapp et al., 2013). Effective records not only ensure continuity of care within interdisciplinary teams but also demonstrate compliance with agency policies, state regulations, and certification standards. For CMHPs, documentation is more than paperwork—it is a vital tool for communication, accountability, and the protection of client welfare.
This course will award 15 continuing education hours.
Please see the board approval box for course approvals.Course Objectives
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Explain the legal and ethical purposes of clinical documentation in mental health practice.
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Identify the essential components of accurate and defensible progress notes.
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Demonstrate the use of objective and professional language in client records.
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Distinguish between clinical observations, client self-reports, and counselor impressions in documentation.
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Apply documentation standards to treatment planning, crisis intervention, and discharge summaries.
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Recognize the role of documentation in interdisciplinary communication and continuity of care.
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Ensure compliance with state regulations, agency policies, and certification requirements through proper record-keeping.
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Integrate documentation practices that prioritize client dignity, confidentiality, and welfare.
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- Relevance: This course is intended for an individual making application to become a Florida CMHP.
- Content Level: Intermediate
- Course Format: This course is offered as a self-paced distance learning format (reading-based online activity)
- System Requirements: This course is offered online. Internet connection required.
- Course Completion Information: To earn continuing education credit, professionals must register and pay the fee for the course. They must read the content and demonstrate understanding by earning a minimum score of 70 percent on testing materials. The certificate of completion will be able to be downloaded after the above is completed. Refunds will be granted upon request with the withdrawal of credit for the course. For questions, concerns, or to request special accommodations, please call 866-863-4225 or email ContactUs@BaysideCEU.com.
- CEBroker Course ID: NA
- Credit Hours: 15
This course is intended for an individual making application to become a Florida CMHP.