Training Playlists

Documentation Best Practices

This collection focuses on the "do's" and "don'ts" of documentation. It provides many helpful tools and answers from experts (state officials, other providers) to help ensure your agency's documentation is in good shape. 

The Art of Collaborative Documentation Pre-Recorded Webinar

January 26, 2022
Documentation is an integral part of quality service provision, yet many providers see it as a chore, instead of a tool. Watch this valuable training on collaborative documentation to learn how you can make documentation a meaningful part of the services you provide! This webinar: explores coll...

Business Best Practices & Management Webinar Series: Quality / Documentation / Compliance

April 15, 2020
This is the fourth webinar of MCTAC/CTAC a new training initiative: Business Best Practices & Management Webinar Series. The webinar series was designed to support organizations with limited infrastructure and resources in understanding best practices in business operations. The webinar series share...

Documentation Best Practices for Youth Peer Support and Training Providers: Part 2

December 19, 2019
Accurately documenting Youth Peer Support and Training (YPST) is critical to providing quality care and ensuring reimbursement. This two-part webinar series reviewed general best practices for documentation, key CFTSS documentation requirements, and recommendations specific to developing treatment p...

Documentation Best Practices for Youth Peer Support and Training Providers: Part 1

December 12, 2019
Accurately documenting Youth Peer Support and Training (YPST) is critical to providing quality care and ensuring reimbursement. This two-part webinar series reviewed general best practices for documentation, key CFTSS documentation requirements, and recommendations specific to developing treatment p...

Quality Documentation

January 24, 2019
This course will provide an overview of the principles of quality documentation, including: Best practices for communicating effectively Common mistakes to avoid Essential elements for documentation at each phase of care - assessment, treatment plan and ongoing progress notes Supervision and s...

Documentation Series #6: Office hours webinar

February 15, 2017
This webinar covered remaining questions from earlier webinars as well as live support for problem-solving or additional questions that have arisen. 

Documentation Series #5: Supporting High Quality Documentation as a Supervisor

January 25, 2017
This webinar covered the role of the supervision relationship in supporting effective documentation; tools and strategies for supervisors to guide practice change.

Documentation Series #4: The Progress Note: A Critical Component of Care

January 11, 2017
This webinar covered the importance of utilizing the progress note as a way to document quality care. The progress note is a critical component connecting the provider’s work in treatment with established treatment goals. This webinar focused on how to document aspects of an individual’s treatme...

Documentation Series #3: Treatment Plans

December 14, 2016
Part 3 of a 6 part series on documentation, this webinar covered broad principles/core competencies of documentation that are relevant across diverse service lines, tips and strategies for effective Treatment Plans, including: person-centered goals, clear and measurable objectives, and focused inter...

Documentation Series #2: Foundations of Documentation and Establishing the Need for Treatment

November 30, 2016
This webinar covered the importance of a person-centered approach, the basics of effective documentation, medical necessity, assessments, and discharge planning.

Documentation Series #1: Questions and Answers: A Conversation About Documentation Best Practices

November 16, 2016
This webinar covered best practice tips and what to avoid to support successful communication via behavioral health documentation.

Additional Resources

Check out our Documentation Done Right Workbooks

Check out the Assessment Resource Guide for Working with Youth and Families

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