Progress notes
BIRP Note
Behavior-focused format popular in community mental health and with payers that want interventions spelled out.
What it is
BIRP puts behavior and intervention front and center. It makes the work you did in session explicit and records how the client responded, which is exactly what many payers and community programs want to see.
When to use it
- Community mental health and agency settings
- Payers who expect interventions to be named specifically
- Behaviorally focused treatment such as behavioral activation
Sections
What Tidemend writes in each section. You can rename, reorder or adjust any of these in a custom template.
Behavior
Client presentation, behaviors, reported symptoms and statements relevant to treatment goals.
Intervention
Specific therapeutic interventions and techniques the clinician used in this session.
Response
How the client responded to the interventions, including engagement and any shifts in insight or affect.
Plan
Next session date/frequency, homework or between-session tasks, referrals, and what will be addressed next time.
Draft your next BIRP note with Tidemend
Record, dictate or type the session and get a draft in this format, ready to review, check and sign.
