Sometimes managed care companies change the terms of their contracts. Most contracts allow either party to terminate the contract without cause i.e. "a material breach of a contract term" at their discretion. Sometimes a therapist's finances change such that s/he needs to resign from a provider {...}
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Archives for 2012
How To Avoid Collection Agencies When Your Clients Owe You Money
Last year I was hanging out on LinkedIn when I noticed a therapist had started a thread of discussion on using collections agencies to recover money owed by a client. The therapist was asking for other mental health professionals' experiences and opinions.
My colleague and e-friend, Jay Ostrowski, {...}
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How To Ethically Create And Use A Sliding Fee Scale
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Barbara Olson wrote in from Monroe, Washington talking about her own struggle to provide services to clients in need while also setting limits on how low she should slide on her fees . . . .
Dear Tamara,
I just wanted to drop you a note and tell you how {...}
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5 Places To Grow Your Professional Community
Several months back, Sarah Fudin and I exchanged emails about the possibility of her writing a guest post related to online professional development. As the Social Media and Outreach Coordinator for the University of Southern California's MA program in teaching, Sarah's post is a reminder of the {...}
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