12 October 2026
PSS-10 Scoring and Interpretation: A Clinician's Guide
How to score the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10): reverse items 4, 5, 7 and 8, sum to 0 to 40, then compare with norms. Why there are no official cut-offs.
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23 August 2026
Subpoenaed Therapy Notes in Australia: How to Respond
Served a subpoena for therapy notes in Australia? What you must produce, how to object, and how the 2025 protected confidence rules change family law.
22 August 2026
How to Write a Couples Therapy Treatment Plan (Australia)
How to write a couples therapy treatment plan in Australia: whose file it lives in, Medicare rules, relational goals and objectives, and safety screening.
20 August 2026
How to Write a Family Therapy Treatment Plan (Australia)
How to write a family therapy treatment plan in Australia: whose file it belongs in, how to word relational goals, and what Medicare reviews expect.
20 August 2026
How to Write Family Therapy Notes: An Australian Guide
Whose file does a family note go in, what the Psychology Board requires you to record, child retention to age 25, and what Medicare actually funds.
18 August 2026
How to Write Couples Therapy Notes: An Australian Guide
Couples notes record the interaction, not private disclosures. Who the client is, one file or two, secrets, access requests and court in Australia.
17 August 2026
How to Document a Suicide Risk Assessment (Australia)
What an Australian suicide risk assessment note must show: formulation instead of risk ratings, the safety plan, disclosures, and a worked example.
16 August 2026
How to Write a Mental State Examination (With Example)
The MSE domains, what belongs in each, a worked example, and the Psychology Board rule that makes factual, objective wording non-negotiable.
15 August 2026
Telehealth Documentation Requirements in Australia
What an Australian telehealth note must record: modality, times, identity and consent checks, AI scribe consent, and the Medicare rules behind each line.
14 August 2026
How to Write a Psychology Intake Assessment (Australia)
What to cover in a psychology intake assessment, the Medicare referral checks required before you claim, and the APP 5 privacy notice you owe at intake.