AI scribe for Michigan social workers (LMSW-Clinical)
Facts checked on 17 October 2026.
MentalNote is an AI scribe for Licensed Master Social Workers with the Clinical designation and Limited LMSWs (LLMSWs) in Michigan: record the session in your browser, pick DAP, BIRP, GIRP, SOAP, Progress, Intake or Treatment Plan, and get a draft to review and sign, on a free plan or Premium at $99 a month, with a BAA on every plan. Michigan has no LCSW title: clinical social workers hold the LMSW with a Clinical designation, and LLMSWs can use it with their supervisor's usual review and sign-off.
Michigan social workers work in Detroit and Grand Rapids group practices, community mental health agencies, hospital systems, school programs and telehealth practices that reach the Upper Peninsula. MentalNote records the session in your browser (with your client's consent) and drafts the note in your format. You review it, edit it and paste it into your EHR.
5 free scribe sessions a month. No credit card. BAA on every plan.
The short answer
- Record the session in your browser, in the room or on a telehealth call in a browser tab, and get a draft note when the session ends.
- Pick the format you chart in: DAP, BIRP, GIRP, SOAP, PIRP, Progress, Intake / Biopsychosocial or Treatment Plan, or your own structure with custom instructions.
- It is told not to fill gaps. The app instructs the AI to write "Not documented in session" for anything the session did not cover, and not to add a denial, a diagnosis or a risk rating you did not state. Check every draft.
- Start free: 5 scribe sessions a month, no time limit, no credit card. Premium is $99 a month or $990 a year.
- MentalNote is HIPAA-compliant, with a BAA included on every plan, the free plan too. Many AI scribes offer only a time-limited trial.
Who it is for
Solo clinicians and small practices that want to sign up today, pay a published price and start without a sales call or an IT project. Premium is for solo clinicians. Practices can apply for the Practice Pilot.
Built for clinical LMSWs and LLMSWs in Michigan
- Clinical LMSWs and LLMSWs: Michigan social workers are licensed by the Board of Social Work through the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA). The LMSW carries a Clinical or Macro designation, and LLMSWs hold a limited license while they gain supervised hours. Drafts can go through your supervisor's review as usual.
- BIRP for agency work: Behavior, Intervention, Response and Plan drafts, or GIRP when your program wants each note tied to goals.
- Speaker labels: a speaker-labeled transcript sits beside the draft, so you can check a quote before you sign. Labels are generic, so confirm who is who.
- Your own structure: save one custom format (up to 500 characters) to match a community mental health template. It controls structure only.
Note formats you can generate
| Format | Sections | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| DAP | Data, Assessment, Plan | Fast, compact progress notes |
| BIRP | Behavior, Intervention, Response, Plan | Showing what you did and how the client responded |
| GIRP | Goals, Intervention, Response, Plan | Tying each session to treatment plan goals |
| SOAP | Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan | Insurance-friendly notes and scores such as the PHQ-9 |
| PIRP | Problem, Intervention, Response, Plan | Problem-focused sessions |
| Progress note | Session overview, client report, interventions, response, risk and safety, plan | A fuller narrative note |
| Intake / Biopsychosocial | History, mental status observations, risk and safety, impressions, plan | First sessions and assessments |
Also available: SIRP, PIE and Treatment Plan, plus custom instructions for your own structure. Format guides for clinical LMSWs and LLMSWs: BIRP notes for LCSWs, GIRP notes for LCSWs, DAP notes for LCSWs, progress notes for LCSWs, and the Michigan mental health documentation overview.
What a GIRP draft looks like
A human-written, shortened illustration based on a fictional session (no real client). It is not verbatim app output, and your drafts will vary with what is said.
Fictional example: Session 6, anger after a layoff at an auto plant (GIRP)
Goals
Reduce angry outbursts at home and build a job search routine.
Intervention
Clinician reviewed the anger log, taught a time-out plan and helped the client list three job leads.
Response
Client reports one outburst this week, down from four. He said the time-out felt awkward but worked once. States: "I walked around the block instead of yelling."
Plan
Continue weekly sessions. Client to use the time-out plan and apply to two jobs. Next session: review the log and applications.
Risk content is not in this draft because it was not discussed in this fictional session. MentalNote is instructed never to write "denies SI" for a question you did not ask.
Documentation notes for Michigan social workers
Michigan clinical LMSWs and LLMSWs document under the Public Health Code and the board's administrative rules, plus any community mental health, Medicaid or payer rules where they work. No single note format is required.
- Consent to record: Courts have read Michigan's eavesdropping law in different ways on whether a person in a conversation may record it without everyone's consent, so check with your board or counsel. The NASW Code of Ethics expects a client's consent before audio or video recording either way, and MentalNote asks you to confirm consent before every recording.
- Supervision: LLMSWs keep the review and sign-off process their supervisor sets. The AI draft does not change who is responsible for the note.
- Record keeping: Keep the reviewed note in your EHR and follow the board's rules, and any payer or employer rules, on how long records are kept. MentalNote is a drafting tool, not your record system.
- Telehealth: record a video call that runs in a browser tab. No bot joins the call. Most boards look at where the client is located during the session, so check your license covers that state.
What it will not do
These are instructions the app gives the AI for every therapy note. They are meant to reduce errors, but they are not a guarantee. Review every line.
| What can go wrong | What MentalNote instructs the AI to do |
|---|---|
| A risk statement that was never asked ("denies SI") | Include risk and safety content only if it was explicitly discussed, and never write that the client denied something the session did not ask about. |
| A diagnosis the AI guessed | Give no diagnosis, diagnostic impression or code unless you stated it in the session. |
| An intervention you did not use | Use only what the session contains: no invented interventions, scores, dates or homework. |
| A gap filled with typical content | Write "Not documented in session" for anything the session did not cover. |
How it works
- Confirm you have your client's consent. The web app asks you to confirm it before every recording.
- Record in the browser, in the room or on a telehealth call in another tab.
- When the session ends, choose a format and get the draft, with the speaker-labeled transcript beside it.
- Review and edit every line, then copy or export it into your EHR.
Prefer Microsoft Word? The optional Word add-in drafts a therapy note from a short typed summary, with no recording.
What it costs
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0, no time limit | 5 web-app scribe sessions a month. No credit card. |
| Premium | $99 a month, or $990 a year ($82.50 a month) | Unlimited note generation, browser app and Word add-in. |
| Practice Pilot | Apply | A guided evaluation for practices. |
No sales call needed: sign up and choose a plan yourself. MentalNote is HIPAA-compliant, with a BAA included on every plan. You accept the BAA in the app before your first session.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a free AI scribe for Michigan clinical LMSWs and LLMSWs?
Yes. MentalNote's free plan includes 5 scribe sessions a month, with no time limit and no credit card. The BAA covers the free plan too. Premium is $99 a month or $990 a year.
Is there an LCSW license in Michigan?
No. Michigan licenses clinical social workers as LMSWs with a Clinical designation. Limited LMSWs (LLMSWs) practice under supervision while they gain hours.
Do I need my client's consent to record in Michigan?
Get it every time. Courts have read Michigan's eavesdropping law in different ways, so check with your board or counsel. The NASW Code of Ethics expects consent either way, and MentalNote asks you to confirm it before every recording.
Is MentalNote HIPAA compliant?
MentalNote is HIPAA-compliant, with a BAA included on every plan. You accept it in the app before your first session.
Does it connect to my EHR?
Not directly. Copy or export the reviewed note into your EHR or practice management system.
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