Licensed Social Worker Monica Mehalshick in Philadelphia wrote in with the following dilemma . . .
I am an LSW in the state of Pennsylvania and for the last seven years, I've been working at an inpatient facility for substance abuse treatment.
I recently have been attempting to find some other {...}
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Free AMA Webcast On 2013 Changes In CPT Codes
The last time the CPT Codes changed was in 1998. Due to changes in services being provided - primarily an increase in intensity of services needed and comorbidity in treatment focus - mental health providers are now providing outpatient services to more clients who are presenting with increased {...}
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When Closing Your Private Practice . . . .
Although the majority of those who regularly read and participate in our online community here at Private Practice from the Inside Out are mental health professionals, we also have others in our midst including Certified Professional Accountants, attorneys, educators, and allied health {...}
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How Do You Prevent Burnout In Your Psychotherapy Practice?
It seems that everywhere I go . . . to online discussion lists, in networking groups across town, at professional development workshops, and in working with my own supervisees . . . the topics of wellness, burnout, vicarious trauma, and compassion fatigue are being talked about by mental health {...}
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