Category: report writing
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Quoting the Patient: Striking the Balance Between Accuracy and Empathy
When drafting a psychological or rehabilitation report, choosing when and how to quote the patient is more than a stylistic decision — it’s a matter of clinical judgment, legal responsibility, and professional tone. At RapidClarity, I’ve reviewed and edited thousands of reports over the years. And while quoting the patient can preserve the integrity of…
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The Art of the File Review: Selecting What Matters Most
In a psychological assessment, the file review section serves as the backbone for understanding a client’s history. It provides the context for all other findings—yet it’s surprisingly easy for this section to become bloated, repetitive, or even misleading. After more than 30 years of conducting file reviews, I’ve learned that the key is not to…
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From Notes to Narrative: How Report Writers Bridge the Clinical Communication Gap
In a field where time is scarce and precision matters, translating clinical impressions into structured, polished reports can feel like its own kind of specialty. That’s where experienced report writers come in—not just to clean up grammar or format the page, but to act as a vital bridge between the clinical process and the formal…
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