LIVE WEBINAR

A Relational Charting™ Perspective: Writing Smarter, Not Longer

Friday April 2, 2027, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM MDT
Join the LIVE webinar on April 2, 2027
  • 3 Hours
  • English
  • $115
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overview
In this webinar, you will explore ethical and practical approaches to clinical documentation through the Relational Charting™ framework, developed by Dr. Dawn McBride. Learn how to write effective session notes, balance client privacy and consent, respond to third-party file requests, and document challenging situations while supporting continuity of care and professional responsibilities.

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Certification included
This webinar is eligible for 3 Continuing Education (CE) Credit on behalf of the Canadian Psychological Association.
ABOUT THE WEBINAR
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
PRESENTATION MATERIALS
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When you enroll, you will have access to the following presentation materials:
  • 3-Hour Recorded Webinar
  • Slide Deck
  • Resource Links
After watching the full webinar, learners must complete and pass an evaluation quiz to receive CE credits.
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What if we approached charting differently? How often do you finish a counselling/psychological therapy session and wonder, "How much of that do I actually need to write down?".

Whether you are new to practice or have been charting for years, deciding what belongs in a session note, and what can be left out is not always straightforward. In this three-hour interactive presentation, Canadian counselling ethics educator Dawn McBride invites you to question familiar charting habits.

Drawing from her book, The Big Cs in Canadian Counselling Ethics: Care, Consent, & Charting, Dawn introduces some of the ethical ideas behind her Relational Charting™ framework, including why longer notes are not necessarily better notes and how the purpose of counselling/psychological therapy notes may differ from medical or investigative documentation.

Together, we will explore common charting questions: How much detail is enough? What happens when a client's file is requested by a third party? How can we document difficult situations without unnecessarily exposing or misrepresenting clients? And what do clients actually know about the notes we write?

The discussion connects care, consent, privacy, and continuity of care, with attention to how documentation choices can protect clients while demonstrating the professional services provided.

Bring your questions! Time will be reserved to discuss real-world charting dilemmas with Dawn, who brings decades of experience teaching Canadian counselling ethics and documentation practices. By the end, we hope you will leave thinking differently about what you write, why you write it, and whose interests your notes are serving.
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 Explain how counselling/psychological therapy notes differ in purpose from medical and investigative records, and why more detail does not necessarily mean better documentation.
 Identify how documentation choices may affect client privacy, dignity, professional accountability, and continuity of care.
 Identify what clients should understand about their counselling records, including what is documented, who may access their information, and why transparency matters.
 Recognize how notes can capture therapeutic themes, interventions, progress, and future direction without becoming a detailed account of events.
 Consider whose interests are served by what is recorded, what may be unnecessary, and how ethical judgment can guide documentation decisions.
MEET THE SPEAKER

Dr. Dawn McBride, PhD, R.Psych

Dr. Dawn McBride is a Registered Psychologist, tenured university professor, and nationally recognized educator and consultant in Canadian counselling ethics. With nearly 30 years of experience in the helping professions, she specializes in helping therapists and organizations navigate ethical complaints, regulatory processes, and complex ethical dilemmas. An award-winning educator and national and international presenter, she is known for translating ethical principles into practical, client-centred guidance.

She developed two practice frameworks, Relational Consent and Relational Charting, which emphasize client dignity, autonomy, and professional accountability. Dr. McBride is also the author of the forthcoming textbook The Big Cs in Canadian Counselling Ethics: Care, Consent, & Charting.

Dawn also provides mental health training for professionals. If you would like to learn more, please visit: https://www.dawn-mcbride.com/

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