The American Psychological Association’s revised “record keeping guidelines”: Implications for the practitioner.

The American Psychological Association recently revised its “Record Keeping Guidelines” (APA, 2007) in order to help psychologists determine the most up-to-date and appropriate methods for developing, maintaining, protecting, disclosing, and disposing of clinical documentation. The revised RKG are expanded in scope, critically different from their prior iteration, and subject to variable interpretation as a result of the complex array of record keeping options they identify. Psychologists who chaired the APA’s Committee on Professional Practice and Standards (COPPS) during the development of the revised RKG discuss the specific relevance of these guidelines for clinicians providing psychotherapy and assessment services. The authors explore the interrelation of the revised RKG with the …

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