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2 More States Seek to Ban Conversion Therapy

March 11, 2013

State legislatures in New Jersey and Massachusetts are considering banning conversion therapy for minors while a federal court decides... Read more...

 

An Ethical Prohibition that Isn’t — And Never Really Was

March 11, 2013

A decade after the 2002 APA Ethics Code and the HIPAA Privacy Rule should have settled the matter many psychologists continue to believe... Read more...

 

Documenting Client Claims of Sexual Abuse

January 14, 2013

With the cases from the Penn State football sexual abuse scandal continuing to grow, we will soon see an explosion of unrelated cases... Read more...

 

Medicare to Cut Payments for Not Meeting Reporting Requirements

November 7, 2012

Apathy is turning into urgency as clini-cians who bill under Medicare learn that financial penalties are slated for 2015 for non-compliance... Read more...

 

Gifts in Therapy: Some are Appropriate

September 12, 2012

Giving a gift is an ancient and universal way to express gratitude, appreciation, altru- ism and love. Appropriate gifts in therapy... Read more...

 

World Health Assembly Passes Action Plan Resolution for Mental Health

July 23, 2012

On May 22, the World Health Assembly unanimously passed a landmark resolution, EB130.R8, to develop a comprehensive action plan covering... Read more...

 

Catholic Church Sexual Abuse: A Decade of Crisis

May 2, 2012

This year marks the 10th anniversary of The Boston Globe ’s investigative report on child sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church... Read more...

 

Technician Ban Divides New York Psychologists

March 26, 2012

Neuropsychologists have split from the New York State Psychological Association (NYSPA) over disagreement on the use of technicians... Read more...

 

But the Judge Ordered Me to Do It

January 16, 2012

During a recent risk management consultation a psychologist reported how a judge had ordered him to render a forensic recommendation... Read more...

 

Running the Gauntlet: The Treating Psychologist in Court

January 16, 2012

Psychologists who do not identify as forensic psychologists know that they need to be prepared for those occasions when they may find... Read more...

 

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