Trauma-Informed Documentation: Writing with Clients, Not Just for Them (2HR)
Trauma-Informed Documentation: Writing with Clients, Not Just for Them (2HR)
This training empowers clinicians to write documentation that is collaborative, validating, and aligned with trauma-informed care principles. Participants will explore the impact of clinical language on client dignity and self-perception and learn how to reduce retraumatization in their progress notes, assessments, and treatment summaries. The training offers practical examples of strengths-focused language, shared documentation practices, and ethical considerations in open notes and electronic health records. By rethinking how we write about trauma, clinicians can deepen trust, increase transparency, and honor the lived experiences of the people they serve.
Upon the completion of this training, participants will be able to:
- Integrate person-centered, collaborative strategies into clinical documentation.
- Identify and replace pathologizing language with validating, strengths-based alternatives.
- Use shared documentation approaches to promote trust and transparency in trauma work.
Instructor: Samantha Silverberg, Ph.D., L.P.C.
