HiBoop clinical guides for mental health professionals: SOAP notes guide, therapy progress notes guide, clinical intake notes guide, measurement-based care implementation guide, Ontario mental health billing guide (OHIP K-codes, OSP, private insurance), Alberta mental health billing guide (AHCIP, Alberta Blue Cross, AHS programs), and Quebec mental health billing guide (RAMQ, psychotherapy permits, Law 25). Includes templates, examples, and best practices for clinical documentation, outcome tracking, and Canadian billing compliance.
Guides for
Mental Health Clinicians
Practical clinical guides covering documentation, measurement-based care, and assessment tools. Templates, examples, and evidence-based best practices.
Guides
- Documentation
SOAP Notes
Subjective · Objective · Assessment · Plan
Guide to SOAP notes for mental health clinicians. Template, example, SOAP vs DAP vs BIRP, and how to integrate PHQ-9, GAD-7, and PCL-5 scores into the Objective section.
TemplateExampleFormat Comparison - Documentation
Therapy Progress Notes
Session documentation guide
What to include in a therapy progress note, common formats, a ready-to-use template, a real example, and legal requirements for clinical session documentation.
TemplateExampleLegal Requirements - Documentation
Clinical Intake Notes
Initial assessment documentation
How to write a clinical intake note: what to include, which assessments to administer at T1 baseline, template, example, and how intake documentation sets up measurement-based care.
TemplateAssessment BatteryTreatment Plan - Implementation
Implementing Measurement-Based Care
Step-by-step implementation guide
10-step guide to implementing MBC in your clinic. From assessment selection and protocol configuration to staff training, outcome tracking, and value-based care reporting.
10-Step ProcessTrainingOutcome Tracking - Assessment
Mental Status Examination
Domains, example and template
How to document a mental status exam: each domain defined, a worked example, a template to copy, and how the MSE differs from the MMSE.
TemplateExampleMSE vs MMSE - Documentation
Treatment Plan
Goals, objectives and measurable targets
How to write a therapy treatment plan with SMART goals and objectives, scale targets such as a PHQ-9 score, a worked example and a template.
SMART GoalsTemplateExample - Clinical Reasoning
Case Conceptualization
The 5 Ps and the CBT model
How to build a case conceptualization with the 5 Ps or the CBT model, with a worked example of repeated measures refining it over treatment.
5 PsCBT ModelExample - Assessment
Biopsychosocial Assessment
Domains, intake questions and template
The biological, psychological and social domains, intake question areas, a fill-in template, and the brief screens that commonly accompany it.
TemplateIntake QuestionsScreens - Screening
SBIRT
Screening, brief intervention and referral
Which substance-use screening tools fit which population, how a brief intervention runs, when to refer, and the codes used to bill SBIRT.
Screening ToolsBrief InterventionBilling Codes - Canada: Ontario
Ontario Mental Health Billing
OHIP, private insurance, and OSP
OHIP K-codes for psychiatrists, private insurance billing for psychologists and registered psychotherapists (RPs), publicly funded programs like Ontario Structured Psychotherapy (OSP), and documentation requirements.
OHIP K-codesOSPPrivate Insurance - Canada: Alberta
Alberta Mental Health Billing
AHCIP, Alberta Blue Cross, and AHS
AHCIP coverage for psychiatrists via the SOMB, Alberta Blue Cross non-group vs. group plans, private insurance for psychologists (CAP) and counsellors (ACTA), and free AHS programs including Access 24/7.
AHCIPAlberta Blue CrossAHS Programs - Canada: Quebec
Quebec Mental Health Billing
RAMQ, psychotherapy permits, and Law 25
RAMQ physician coverage, Quebec’s unique psychotherapy permit (PT) system, private insurance for psychologists (OPQ) and TSs, CISSS/CIUSSS public programs, and Law 25 privacy compliance for practices.
RAMQPT PermitLaw 25 - Therapy Modality
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Evidence-based clinician guide: techniques, session structure, outcomes
Evidence-based guide to CBT: the cognitive model, core techniques (cognitive restructuring, behavioural activation, exposure), conditions treated, session structure, and measuring outcomes with PHQ-9 and GAD-7.
Cognitive ModelSession StructureCBT vs DBT vs CPT - Therapy Modality
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
VA/DoD Strongly Recommended PTSD treatment: 12-session protocol
Complete CPT guide: stuck point model, 12-session protocol, CPT vs CPT-C, worksheets, five stuck point themes, populations, and measuring PTSD outcomes with the PCL-5.
PTSDStuck PointsPCL-5 Tracking - Therapy Modality
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Detailed DBT guide: biosocial theory, four skill modules
Evidence-based DBT guide: biosocial theory, four skill modules (Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, Interpersonal Effectiveness), detailed DBT structure, DBT-A, and outcome measurement with the DERS.
Four Skill ModulesDBT-ADERS Tracking - Therapy Modality
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Psychological flexibility: six core processes
A complete guide to ACT: the six core processes, psychological flexibility, what conditions it treats (depression, anxiety, chronic pain), and how it compares to CBT. 1,000+ RCTs.
6 Core ProcessesChronic PainACT vs CBT - Therapy Modality
EMDR Therapy
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
A complete guide to EMDR: the 8-phase protocol, what bilateral stimulation does, remission rates for PTSD (84–90% in single-trauma trials), and how it compares to CPT and Prolonged Exposure.
8-Phase ProtocolPTSDBilateral Stimulation - Therapy Modality
Motivational Interviewing (MI)
Four processes, OARS skills, change talk
A complete guide to MI: the four processes, OARS skills, change talk vs sustain talk, and what 300+ RCTs show across substance use, health behavior change, and treatment engagement.
OARS SkillsSubstance UseChange Talk