It was already a truism in mental health circles more than sixty years ago: when a “problem” child is brought for therapy, and progress [...]
Whether or not a person – therapist, client/patient, or anyone – actually takes a summer vacation, there is a universal awareness that [...]
It seems that requests by insurance companies or contractors for insurance companies for copies of client records is on the uptick. [...]
Our community of psychotherapists has evolved a set of rules for all its members, without exception. These rules embody decades of [...]
The US Department Of Health and Human Services has published guidelines for individuals’ right under HIPAA to access their health [...]
The beginning of a new year traditionally is a time of fresh starts and planned improvements in one’s life. While we psychotherapists [...]
We therapists are paid to be nosey—in a professional way, of course. We get to ask strangers we’ve just met about their love life, [...]
We know how to deal with grief in our clients/patients. We know how to help someone who is very ill go through the various stages and [...]
New HIPAA regulations could be putting a strain on your practice. Everyday communication techniques that a practice uses have new [...]
Special care should be taken by therapists when a child is receiving counseling services, and the child’s parent requests a copy of all [...]
In general, Georgia law provides that the age of majority is 18 years, and every person under 18 is a minor, according to O.C.G.A. [...]
On November 21, 2014 the Texas Court of Appeals, Third District, At Austin in Cause No. 03-13-00077-CV issued its decision in a case [...]
