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The clinician's guide to using Note Taker – Expert-led class

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About this class

Are you curious about how Note Taker and AI tools can assist you? In this hands-on video class, Kelley Stevens, LMFT and founder of Private Practice Pro, guides you through secure, ethical, and efficient use of SimplePractice's AI-powered Note Taker tool in your practice. 

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In this on-demand class, we’ll cover:


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Part 1. Introduction

In Part 1, Kelley summarizes her journey with AI documentation tools, and her outlook on using AI in her practice.

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Part 2. How to try Note Taker

In Part 2, Kelley walks through how to start your Note Taker trial and provides a brief overview of how Note Taker works.

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Part 3. Starting the conversation with clients

In Part 3, Kelley shares tips on how to talk about Note Taker with clients. To download sample scripts, see Course materials - Note Taker.


Part 4. Sharing the Consent to Record Audio form with clients

In Part 4, Kelley reviews the steps to update and send the Consent to Record Audio form to clients.

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Part 5. Starting Note Taker during a session

In Part 5, Kelley walks through using Note Taker during in-person and telehealth sessions.

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Part 6. Editing a draft note after a session

In Part 6, Kelley demonstrates how to edit the draft note created by Note Taker. To download sample recordings to test in your account, see Course materials - Note Taker.

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Part 7. More helpful tools

In Part 7, Kelley dives into additional Note Taker features that you can use without recording a session, including dictation, uploading a file, and pre-session summaries.

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Part 8. Conclusion

In Part 8, Kelley concludes the series and shares the impact Note Taker has had on her practice.


Helpful resources

To learn more about Note Taker, review the resources below: