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Addressing Access in Ethnoracially Diverse Populations: Lessons from a University-Based Community Mental Health Center

Society of Clinical Psychology

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the George Floyd Uprising, and the Stop Asian Hate movement, ethnically and racially marginalized individuals in the United States need access to quality mental health care now more than ever. Department of Health and Human Services, 2019).

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(CY) 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule: Key Provisions Impacting Clinical Social Workers

Social Work Blog

We also support the removal of geographic restrictions and the proposal to allow beneficiaries’ homes as an originating site for telehealth services for the purpose of diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of mental health disorders. By definition, a mental health crisis is urgent, and help is required as soon as possible.

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Q&A: Technology Use in Mental Health Practice and Research

Society of Clinical Psychology

Samuel Lustgarten on a recent article in Clinical Psychology: Science & Practice : “ Technology use in mental health practice and research: Legal and ethical risks ” (Lustgarten & Elhai, 2018). Has insurance billing fully caught up with these technological options in providing psychotherapy?

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Diversity Spotlight: Dr. Nita Tewari

Society of Clinical Psychology

Nita Tewari whose work focuses on Indian American, South Asian, and Asian American mental health. In 2000, she completed her doctoral degree in Counseling Psychology at Southern Illinois University. Lastly, mental health services need to become more accessible, both in terms of availability and affordability.

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Microaggressions towards LGBT individuals: what about clinical practice?

Society of Clinical Psychology

As clinicians and psychotherapists, we are called to care for the mental health and well-being of the people who come to us. These subtle forms of prejudice have a detrimental impact on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) individuals’ mental health and well-being (Owen et al., based on a person’s appearance).

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Creating a Community of Care: Distress, Impairment, and Ethics

Society of Clinical Psychology

This is true in most fields, although mental health professionals probably understand the barriers to seeking help better than most and have skills for which we receive extensive training; these include communicating with empathy and nonjudgmental concern, providing support, and facilitating problem-solving. doi: 10.1111/j.2044-8341.2012.02070.x.

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Comparing psychotherapies for gay and bisexual men’s mental health

Society of Clinical Psychology

These stigma-related experiences give rise to cognitive, affective, and behavioral minority stress reactions , including internalized stigma, shame, social isolation, and identity concealment, which increase risk for adverse mental health outcomes and also serve as modifiable targets for treatment. Safren, S. Discussion Questions.