Title

Utilizing A Continuing Education Workshop To Increase Knowledge Of Documentation Among Hospital Psychosocial Staff

Keywords

Continuing education; Hospital documentation; Social work documentation; Social work notes

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, pretest-posttest 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. © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Publication Date

3-1-2013

Publication Title

Journal of Social Service Research

Volume

39

Issue

1

Number of Pages

115-128

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1080/01488376.2012.724378

Socpus ID

84874293244 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84874293244

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