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Clinical Documentation and Defensible Notes

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SOCIAL WORK CPD · ONLINE · SELF-PACED

Social Work Documentation Course Online: 2.5 Social Work CPD Hours

Clinical Documentation and Defensible Notes is a practical, self-paced CPD course for social workers and social service workers across Canada. What to record, how to write defensible notes, accuracy, access rights, retention, technology, legal use and common errors. It has nine narrated lessons and a 36-question final exam. Built to align with Canadian social work regulators’ CPD requirements for self-directed learning. Every course gives you what you submit for your CPD record: a certificate with your name, the provider, course title, completion date and CPD hours, plus the course outline, learning outcomes and your exam result.

✓2.5 CPD hours, with a certificate for your CPD record

✓Nine narrated video lessons (about 171 minutes) with slides, transcripts and a participant workbook

✓Knowledge checks with instant feedback, unlimited retakes, then a final exam

✓Access never expires

Need more than one topic? Get all 18 courses for $299 CAD: 54 CPD hours and a certificate for each. Save $403 compared with buying courses separately.

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At a glance

Clinical Documentation and Defensible Notes at a glance

Detail	Summary
Credit	2.5 instructional hours. Not accredited or approved by any regulator.
Format	Online, self-paced: nine narrated lessons (about 171 minutes), exercises, workbook
Completion	Pass the 36-question final exam at 80 percent
Documentation	Certificate with course title, completion date and 2.5 hours
Focus areas	Documentation; Accountability; Law and Policy
Level	Professional: registered social workers, social service workers, students and new graduates
Price	$39 CAD, or the complete pack of 18 courses for $299

What you will learn

What you will learn in this social work documentation course

Explain the purposes of social work documentation.
Apply principles of accurate, relevant and respectful notes.
Write a clear assessment that shows evidence and reasoning.
Document informed consent to service and to information sharing.
Document disclosures of abuse and violence accurately.
Respond to client requests for access and correction.
Use electronic records securely and professionally.
Plan a report or letter around its purpose and reader.
Rewrite weak notes into defensible notes.

What is inside

Social Work Documentation course curriculum: nine lessons built around real situations

Short narrated lessons with worked examples and practice pauses, each closing with a knowledge check. Slides and a transcript are included for every lesson.

Lesson 1: Purposes, standards and the legal status of the record

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

Lesson 2: Clear, fair, relevant and respectful

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

Lesson 3: Showing your reasoning

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

Lesson 4: Showing that rights were respected

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

Lesson 5: Violence, abuse, suicide, child protection and critical incidents

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

Lesson 6: When your record leaves the file

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

Lesson 7: Documenting safely in a digital workplace

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

Lesson 8: Writing for other readers

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

Lesson 9: Making it real

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

CPD hours

Social Work Documentation course: 2.5 online CPD hours for Canadian social workers

The course counts as 2.5 instructional hours. Complete every lesson, pass the final exam, download your certificate, and enter the activity in your regulator’s CPD record yourself. Keep the certificate and your notes as evidence.

Built to align with Canadian social work regulators’ CPD requirements for self-directed learning. Every course gives you what you submit for your CPD record: a certificate with your name, the provider, course title, completion date and CPD hours, plus the course outline, learning outcomes and your exam result.

Taking more than one course? Get all 18 for $299

The complete pack gives you all 18 courses and 54 CPD hours with a certificate for each, for $299 CAD. Bought one at a time they would cost $702.

See the complete social work CPD pack

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FAQ

Social Work Documentation course: common questions

What is the Clinical Documentation and Defensible Notes course?

A self-paced online CPD course for social workers and social service workers in Canada. Nine narrated video lessons (about 171 minutes), a three-question knowledge check after each lesson, a participant workbook and a 36-question final exam. Passing the final exam at 80 percent completes the course and gives you your certificate.

How many CPD hours is it worth?

It counts as 2.5 instructional hours, based on the measured video time rounded down to the nearest half hour. The exercises, workbook and final exam add study time that is not counted.

Is this course accredited by my regulator?

Built to align with Canadian social work regulators’ CPD requirements for self-directed learning. Every course gives you what you submit for your CPD record: a certificate with your name, the provider, course title, completion date and CPD hours, plus the course outline, learning outcomes and your exam result.

Which provinces is it for?

Every province and territory outside Quebec. Hour totals and required topics differ by province, so see the requirements by province page.

How much does it cost?

The course is $39 CAD. The complete pack of all 18 courses (54 hours) is $299 CAD.

What do I need to pass?

Pass the 36-question final exam at 80 percent. Knowledge checks and quizzes give feedback with an explanation for every answer, and you can retake any quiz as many times as you need.

What evidence will I have for my CPD record?

A certificate showing the course title, completion date and 2.5 hours, the course outline and learning outcomes, and a participant workbook. Ontario registrants can complete the learning log template included with the pack.

Is this clinical or legal advice?

No. It is professional education. Law and practice rules differ by province and territory and change over time, so check current rules and consult your supervisor or counsel for specific situations.

Curriculum

10 Sections
9 Lessons
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Lesson 1: Purposes, standards and the legal status of the record
2 Items
- 1.1
  Lesson 1: Purposes, standards and the legal status of the record
- 1.2
  Knowledge Check 1: Purposes, standards and the legal status of the record
  3 Questions
Lesson 2: Clear, fair, relevant and respectful
2 Items
- 2.1
  Lesson 2: Clear, fair, relevant and respectful
- 2.2
  Knowledge Check 2: Clear, fair, relevant and respectful
  3 Questions
Lesson 3: Showing your reasoning
2 Items
- 3.1
  Lesson 3: Showing your reasoning
- 3.2
  Knowledge Check 3: Showing your reasoning
  3 Questions
Lesson 4: Showing that rights were respected
2 Items
- 4.1
  Lesson 4: Showing that rights were respected
- 4.2
  Knowledge Check 4: Showing that rights were respected
  3 Questions
Lesson 5: Violence, abuse, suicide, child protection and critical incidents
2 Items
- 5.1
  Lesson 5: Violence, abuse, suicide, child protection and critical incidents
- 5.2
  Knowledge Check 5: Violence, abuse, suicide, child protection and critical incidents
  3 Questions
Lesson 6: When your record leaves the file
2 Items
- 6.1
  Lesson 6: When your record leaves the file
- 6.2
  Knowledge Check 6: When your record leaves the file
  3 Questions
Lesson 7: Documenting safely in a digital workplace
2 Items
- 7.1
  Lesson 7: Documenting safely in a digital workplace
- 7.2
  Knowledge Check 7: Documenting safely in a digital workplace
  3 Questions
Lesson 8: Writing for other readers
2 Items
- 8.1
  Lesson 8: Writing for other readers
- 8.2
  Knowledge Check 8: Writing for other readers
  3 Questions
Lesson 9: Making it real
2 Items
- 9.1
  Lesson 9: Making it real
- 9.2
  Knowledge Check 9: Making it real
  3 Questions
Final Exam and Certificate
1 Item
- 10.1
  Final Exam: Clinical Documentation and Defensible Notes
  36 Questions

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