Speaker: Sofia Small,LCSW, Hope & Healing Counseling
Can you describe how Blueprint has helped you? The more specific the better!
Sofia Small,LCSW: Blueprint has been an absolute game changer for me. Um, I have ADHD myself. I was diagnosed as an adult, so I'm still learning and figuring out how to function with ADHD. And a huge barrier and stressor with my job has always been progress notes, um, writing, you know, treatment plans and writing intakes. I, I have a hard time, um. I guess like expressing or organizing my thoughts in a way that makes sense to other people. Um, and also in a way that sounds professional. It's something that I'm really self-conscious about. And so having blueprint has taken that challenge or that barrier away, so I don't have to like spend all this energy worrying about that. And it gives me the time and space to be able to really focus on the quality of care for my clients. And it's also just relieved so much time that I've spent stressing, or, you know, typing up notes. I have so much more freedom to do other things, um, to better serve my clients, like doing more research or, um, planning for next sessions or finding resources that I could send to my clients or trainings. And so it's just, it just feels like such a lifesaver, and I feel on top of the world. Um, I feel confident in my notes, and it's just relieves so much stress in in my personal life too.
How much time have you saved on documentation as a result of Blueprint? Have you re-invested this newfound time into anything notable?
Sofia Small,LCSW: So, I started using blueprint about a week and a half ago. Um, in the past, it would maybe, depending on the note and how um the session went, a note could take me anywhere from 15 to even 30 minutes a note. And I was even using um another app that helps write notes using AI. And so, I guess do the math. Like at this point now, I think it maybe takes me like 5 minutes just to make sure that I'm reviewing the note and adding any changes. It's freed up so much time. Um. I haven't used it long enough to, because I'm catching up on notes. So it's also allowed me to catch up on a month's worth of notes, and that has been a huge relief of stress. And so I think I'm planning on reinvesting my time into more trainings, continuing my education. And, um, taking time to really cater, uh, my approach to treatment for each client, um, it will free up so much time for me to find extra resources, um, and things like that. And also, uh, I really want to spend some more time doing some self-care in the middle of the day. So I'm really excited long term to see how much time I'm going to save.
How do you describe Blueprint to clients when it comes to obtaining consent? How do clients react?
Sofia Small,LCSW: So to just give a little context, I actually heard about Blueprint from my therapist, and she was raving about it. Um, so I start out by letting my clients know that I am using this new software. It was recommended to me by my personal therapist. Um, and so I think that kind of gives them some comfort knowing that, um, I feel comfortable as from like a client perspective, um, to use this software. And so I just explained to them that it just, it frees up a lot of my time um with progress notes, and it also gives me the ability to really be present during the session, um, and because I don't have to take notes during the session. And so I do explain that it is HIPAA compliant. Um, I explain the process that it is an audio recording, but that the audio recording is deleted completely from your servers and things like that, um, and once it's developed the note. And so if our clients have been completely fine with it, they've, they haven't had any questions. Um, most of them are, their response is, you know, anything that makes my life easier, um, they're totally OK with it. So, um, so far, they've received it really well and um it doesn't seem to be an issue at all. So I am really grateful for that.
