Beyond Paperwork: Using Case Notes to Strengthen Formulation, Risk Assessment, and Clinical Decision-Making
Live Webinar: 25th Feb 2026
About This Webinar
Case notes are far more than an administrative requirement — they are a core clinical tool that shapes how therapists formulate, assess risk, and make treatment decisions. For advanced practitioners, documentation is not simply about recording what occurred in session, but about capturing clinical reasoning, tracking patterns over time, and supporting safe, defensible practice.
In this advanced webinar, we move beyond template-driven documentation to explore how case notes can function as an extension of the clinical mind. The session will focus on how formulation evolves through documentation, how risk can be recorded with nuance and clarity, and how clinically meaningful detail strengthens therapeutic direction, supervision, and multidisciplinary collaboration.
Two integrated case studies will be used throughout the webinar to demonstrate how formulation, risk assessment, and clinical decision-making are reflected in high-quality case notes across sessions. These case examples will allow participants to see how different documentation styles shape thinking, highlight complexity, and support safe, accountable practice.
This session is designed for clinicians who want to elevate their documentation from routine recordkeeping to a sophisticated clinical tool — one that sharpens thinking, strengthens formulation, protects practice, and enhances therapeutic outcomes.
THE ETHICS EDGE
Use case notes to clarify and strengthen clinical formulation
Develop case notes that support clinical decision-making & protect professional practice
Webinar Details
Venue: Online on Zoom. Includes access to video recording for 90 days
Dates: Wednesday, 25th of February 2026
Time: 6.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. (Sydney/Melbourne Time)
Cost: A$79 (Earlybird Special available until 31 December 2025 — then $89 applies).
CPD Certificate: 2 hours.
ETHICS EDGE SERIES
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Transform your case notes into a powerful clinical thinking tool — register now for this advanced webinar
About Dr Kris Rao
Kris is a psychotherapist & a psychoanalyst primarily providing long term therapy for complex trauma disorders. He is also a clinical supervisor for the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychotherapy (ANZAP) training program. He has a Master of Science in Medicine (Psychotherapy) and a Doctorate in Psychoanalysis. Kris teaches ethics & psychodynamic psychotherapy as adjunct faculty at universities and higher education institutions across Australia and New Zealand.