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Allied Health Clinical Documentation Phrasebook
The Allied Health Clinical Documentation Phrasebook is a practical reference designed to help Australian allied health clinicians write with greater clarity, efficiency and confidence.
Featuring over 300 adaptable phrase menus across assessment, formulation, risk assessment, progress notes, treatment planning, Functional Capacity Assessments (FCAs), Functional Behaviour Assessments (FBAs), Positive Behaviour Support Plans (PBSPs), medico-legal reports and clinical correspondence, this resource supports the everyday realities of modern clinical practice.
Written for occupational therapists, psychologists, social workers, speech pathologists, nurses, physiotherapists and multidisciplinary teams, the phrasebook provides professional language that can be adapted to individual clinical contexts while supporting person-centred, trauma-informed and evidence-informed documentation.
Whether you are a new graduate developing your clinical writing skills or an experienced clinician looking to improve efficiency, this phrasebook offers practical support across the entire documentation lifecycle.
About the Author
Catherine
Catherine Mendoza is an occupational therapist, mental health practitioner, and yoga instructor who built Wellbeing Practice to meet people meets them where they are. With over five years across private practice, acute mental health, and paediatrics, and an additional five years of being a residential youth worker, mentor, allied health assistant, and early intervention learning facilitator, Catherine brings clinical depth, lived experience, and genuine warmth to every person she works with.
Occupational Therapist | Co-Director
Professional Development
Bachelor’s in Occupational Therapy (2021)
Master's in Mental Health Practice (2026).
Scoping review: Approaches to Functional Capacity Assessments for Psychosocial Disability in the NDIS: A Scoping Review of Reporting Standards and Best Practice.
Subjects of note: Understanding Autism; Understanding Behaviours that Challenge; Contemporary Suicide Prevention Practice; Person-centered Planning; Applied Counselling; Consumer, Carer and Community Engagement; MH and Co-occurring Conditions
Certificate in Lifestyle Medicine (2026)
Psychedelic Integration in Clinical Practice (2026)
Mentoring Course- Services for Australian Rural & Remote Allied Health (2025)
Psychedelic Assisted Therapist Training (2025)
ASPIRES: Suicide, Self-Harm and Overdose Prevention Plan (2025)
Trauma-informed Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) (2025)
Certificate IV in Art Therapy (2025)
Montreal Cognitive Assessment- MoCA (2023 and 2025)
DIRFloortime® 101 (2024)
Occupational Performance Coaching (2024)
EMDR Level 1 Certification (2024)
Trauma Aware Educator- TIPBS (2024)
Trauma-Informed Yoga Teacher Training 350hr (2024)
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy + Monthly Supervision (2024)
Certified Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist- ASDCS (2024)
Allen’s Cognitive Level Screen Training (2024)
Cognitive Orientation to Daily Occupational Performance (2023)
Crisis Intervention & Suicidality (2023)
Mental Health First Aid (2023)
Sensory Modulation- Julie O'Sullivan & Carolyn Fitzgibbon (2022)
Trauma Informed Self-Care- Dr Catherine Hynes (2021)