Course Summary:

This course provides Rehabilitation Support Professionals (RSPs) with the fundamental knowledge and skills needed to effectively document their work and client progress. Accurate and detailed documentation is a critical aspect of rehabilitation support services, ensuring that client care is well-coordinated, progress is tracked, and communication among the healthcare team is seamless.

This module emphasizes the importance of maintaining clear, concise, and professional records that comply with legal and ethical standards. It also covers practical strategies for documenting delegated tasks, reporting client responses to interventions, and collaborating with regulated professionals to support the overall treatment plan.

While this course provides the essential foundation for documentation practices, it is only the first step. Ongoing experience and adherence to best practices are necessary to ensure that RSPs maintain accurate and legally compliant records to support client care.

By completing this course, you will:

• Understand the importance of documentation in rehabilitation support work.

• Distinguish types of documentation in rehabilitation support services by differentiating between various documentation types.

• Identify effective documentation techniques and best practices for documentation.

• Convey the types of information contained in documentation when supporting the treatment plans created by one or more regulated professionals.

• Comply with quality, legal, and professional standards related to documentation in rehabilitation.

 Lessons:

• Understanding Documentation Basics

• Types of Documentation in Rehabilitation Support Services

• RSP Documentation

• Tips for Effective Documentation

• Resources & References

Time Required: 50 minutes