Downshift Men
For Practitioners

Practice paperwork built for Canadian clinicians.

Most template bundles are American. They sell HIPAA language and US federal forms that do not apply in Canada. This line is Canadian from the start: PIPEDA, provincial privacy law, and the documentation expectations Canadian colleges actually set.

Built by a practicing Registered Clinical Social Worker in British Columbia who fills these forms out for a living.

Free download

Mental Status Examination. Session note template.

A clean, fillable PDF. Letter size. Every MSE domain has its own field, from appearance through risk indicators. Page two is a descriptor word bank: neutral vocabulary per section, so charting takes minutes instead of staring at a blank box.

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Blank administrative template with suggested descriptive vocabulary only. Contains no clinical advice, opinion, or interpretation. The treating clinician is solely responsible for clinical judgment, documentation standards, and regulatory compliance. Confirm suitability with your regulatory college, employer, and professional ethics guidelines before use.

Session tool

The Cortisol and 3 AM Wake-Up Audit

A one page diagnostic for the male client who says he is fine and sleeps badly. Five non clinical questions on evening habits and night waking, a note on how to read the pattern, and a four week scorecard. Comes with the client handout, so there is something to do in session and something to give him on the way out.

  • Two page practitioner sheet, print or fill on screen
  • Opening script for a skeptical male client
  • Five diagnostic questions, no therapy vocabulary
  • Four week scorecard with interpretation bands
  • Explicit refer out criteria and scope limits
  • The Evening Shutdown, a three page client handout
$29CAD
Buy now — $29 CAD

This is a routine and workload audit, not a diagnostic instrument. It does not screen for any condition. Refer out criteria are printed on the sheet.

In the works

A full Canadian intake and documentation bundle.

Intake, consent, privacy, and session documentation, written for Canadian practice rather than adapted from American forms. Joining the email list above gets you first access when it ships.

Free, for your own practice

The Consent and Confidentiality Checklist

Fifteen pages. Everything your consent process has to cover, in a form you can tick through and write on. Seventeen elements of informed consent, twelve limits of confidentiality, records and retention, third party requests, telehealth, and a page naming where to confirm each point you are unsure about.

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For your clients

Working with men who are running on empty?

Share downshiftmen.ca and the free app with male clients between sessions. Check ins, breathing tools, and a journal that stays on their device. Free, no login, no tracking.

See the free app