Hacking Clinical Documentation for the Neurodivergent Clinician

It can be difficult to stay on top of clinical documentation. We are barely taught in school what to do, and once out in the field, we often meet the demands of multiple professional bodies. In this workshop, attendees will learn various tips, tricks, and methods to stay on top of clinical documentation, with some designed specifically for the Neurodivergent clinician.

Learning Objective:

1. Understand the unique challenges faced by neurodivergent therapists when it comes to clinical documentation.
2. Increase sustainable and ethical documentation practices
3. Identify at least three strategies for documentation writing
4. Expand their resource lists for documentation

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