Replay: Documentation IS Self-Care! A Conversation with Dr. Maelisa McCaffrey

We are very excited to share that we are in the process of reformatting our podcast!  We are aiming to launch the new format in the coming months, and in the meantime we will be sure to share more updates as well as we would love to get your feedback.  So please stay tuned for more details!

In the meantime, we decided to go into our Thrivival 101 archives to share a replay of our most popular episode:  Documentation.  In this conversation with Dr. Maelisa McCaffrey, we covered not only what gets in the way of clinicians staying on top of their clinical documentation, but also what any of us can start doing today to make this a little easier. And most importantly, Maelisa shares how incredibly common of a challenge documentation can be.  

If you haven't listened to this episode before, we really encourage you to do so now.  And if you have listened to this episode, we also encourage you to give it another listen!  Self-care is never a 'one-and-done' (just like documentation!), and we absolutely benefit from revisiting these topics on a regular basis.

New resource mentioned in the introduction to the episode:  Maelisa's Reviews of AI for Progress Notes

Episode highlights:

• What led Maelisa to create QA Prep
• How staying on top of our documentation fits into self-care
• Factors that contribute to clinicians’ struggles with documentation
• Some warning signs that we need to change our approach to documentation
• One step you can take today to start getting on top of your documentation
• Maelisa’s best non-conventional self-care practice

Dr. Maelisa McCaffrey is a licensed psychologist, nail design enthusiast, and multi-passionate entrepreneur. With her business QA Prep, she empowers therapists through trainings and consultation on clinical documentation. Maelisa focuses on the “why” behind the usual recommendations and encourages clinicians to think outside the box, while also keeping their ethics intact. As someone with ADHD who’s had to figure out what works through trial and error, Maelisa aims to make sure her trainings are practical, while also allowing for plenty of laughter and fun.

Connect with Maelisa:
https://www.qaprep.com/
https://www.instagram.com/maelisamccaffrey/ 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/maelisa-mccaffrey/ 
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCytXRIFI17MtbmTh5QTJhsg 

Connect with Melissa & Karen at Intentional Therapist:
intentional@intentionaltherapist.ca
https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmelissatiessen/

Share one of your own self-care experiments via our SpeakPipe page at: https://www.speakpipe.com/intentionaltherapist

Disclaimer: This podcast seeks to be educational in purpose and is not to be used as clinical advice. Please connect with a therapist one-on-one for personalized support.