Utilizing a Continuing Education Workshop to Increase Knowledge of Documentation Among Hospital Psychosocial Staff

    Authors

    A. M. Leon;J. Pepe

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Inverse Probl.

    Keywords

    Social work documentation; continuing education; social work notes; hospital documentation; SOCIAL-WORK; RISK-MANAGEMENT; RECORD; CARE; INFORMATION; HEALTH; SKILLS; ISSUE; Social Work

    Abstract

    Hospital-based psychosocial staff including social workers, mental health counselors, and marriage and family therapists utilize documentation skills to assess, treat, and manage patients admitted to inpatient settings. Little research exists that examines the impact of continuing education on documentation skills. This study examined changes in hospital-based psychosocial staff perceptions of their documentation skills after attending a two-part continuing education documentation workshop. The quantitative, pretestposttest design utilized a convenience sample that included 32 staff members at pretest and 30 staff members completing the posttest. Results from the 51-item pretest and posttest survey indicate that the continuing education workshop statistically increased participants knowledge of progress notes and termination summaries. Findings did not indicate any differences when comparing knowledge, at the start of the workshop, for employees with prior documentation training, longer work experience, or different license groups. The authors discuss implications for practice, continuing education, and future research.

    Journal Title

    Journal of Social Service Research

    Volume

    J. Soc. Serv. Res.

    Issue/Number

    1

    Publication Date

    1-1-2013

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    115

    Last Page

    128

    WOS Identifier

    39

    ISSN

    0148-8376

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