Are Open Notes Useful for Play Therapy?

Next Level Play Therapy: A Podcast for Play Therapy Excellence

If you’re a mental health professional in the United States, you might have heard about the CURES Act.

It’s created quite a buzz in the mental health community.

Maybe you’ve heard of Open Notes.

Essentially the discussion about progress notes in the medical community, including the mental health community, revolves around clients’ access to their medical records.

Open Notes are a form of co-creating progress notes with clients.

When dealing with challenging topics and issues, I find it helpful to check out what the research says.

So, that’s what I did.

Join me for this free weekly podcast, I’m going to discuss this challenging topic regarding client access to progress notes, including parental access.

I’ll review a recent study that explored the benefits and weaknesses for using Open Notes.

I’ll also discuss issues near and dear to play therapists 👇

how to maintain the privacy of your young clients, including progress notes about their sessions.

If you’re interested in reading the study for yourself, here’s the citation:

Blease, C., Kharko, A., Hagglund, M., O”Neill, S., Wachenheim, D., Salmi, L., Harcourt, K., Locher, C., DesRoches, C. M., and Torous, J. (2021). The benefit and harms of open notes in mental health: A Delphi survey of international experts. PLoS ONE, 16(10), 1-14. Doi.1037/journal.pone.0258056

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章节

1. Intro (00:00:01)

2. Today's topic (00:00:46)

3. About Cathi (00:04:24)

4. What are open notes? (00:06:11)

5. Pros: Allows for better client engagement and understanding of their issues (00:07:14)

6. Con: May lead to less accurate notes if therapists withhold sensitive information (00:09:01)

7. The Cures Act Connection (00:09:40)

8. Research Insights (00:12:37)

9. Play Therapy Considerations: Developmental Appropriateness (00:16:50)

10. Play Therapy Considerations: Privacy Concerns (00:18:17)

11. Cases involving complex family dynamics or high-conflict situations. (00:22:09)

12. Recap of today's discussion (00:27:41)

13. Resources - Play Therapy Progress Notes Online Course (00:31:11)

14. Outro (00:35:37)