logging parent vs. child sessions in time2track

[intq21]

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If you have a child client and you meet one-on-one with their parents every few weeks, how do you log those sessions on time2track? Do you just count it as a meeting with the child? Do you enter their parents as separate clients? Do you log it as family therapy, even though it's only with one parent and the child isn't there?

 

[Unipsychler]

Not sure about Time2Track specifically since it's been a couple years for me. But in terms of CPT codes, there are 2 types of family therapy codes: 90847 is a family session with the patient present, and 90846 is a family session without the patient present, and what I've always seen used for parent-only sessions that are focused on a child you treat. Based on that reasoning, I would think you should count those as family sessions under a child's name.

Probably a good idea to check this with a supervisor or DCT, since again, it's not specific to T2T. But since no one else responded yet I figured that would give you a start at least.

 

[ExecutiveDysfunction]

If you have a child client and you meet one-on-one with their parents every few weeks, how do you log those sessions on time2track? Do you just count it as a meeting with the child? Do you enter their parents as separate clients? Do you log it as family therapy, even though it's only with one parent and the child isn't there?

I used T2T during my training and realized it doesn’t really matter as much as you think.

The important part as you emphasize what you’re doing to be able to demonstrate to internships, no matter how that works. If you can honestly say you’re treating the “family” make it family therapy. If not, call it individual. I think you can make custom labels, maybe parent training or whatever best applies.

Again, think about what you are doing and how you want internships to see it. Whatever that is, do it. But don’t lie obviously