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News Items – May 25, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Olivia Knox, New York State chapter policy coordinator for the National Association of Social Workers , said one dropped provision was payment parity for telehealth services. ” Santiago Delboy is a member of NASW-IL: Should I See a Male or Female Therapist? Not every proposed provision made it to the final budget.

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News Items – May 25, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Olivia Knox, New York State chapter policy coordinator for the National Association of Social Workers , said one dropped provision was payment parity for telehealth services. ” Santiago Delboy is a member of NASW-IL: Should I See a Male or Female Therapist? Not every proposed provision made it to the final budget.

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News Items – September 28, 2022

Social Workers Speak

I had the opportunity to talk with oral-systemic expert Jo-Anne Jones, RDH, and Courtney Tracy, LCSW, PsyD , about how oral health and mental health are connected. Veronica Needler is a member of NASW-IN: [Video] Therapist: sadness, anxiety could be caused by climate change. Dentistry IQ. It may not be a conscious decision. WISHTV.com.

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News Items – November 18, 2021

Social Workers Speak

Cassie Peck is a member: Telehealth: Improving access to behavioral health care for Idahoans. Therapist Cassie Peck, a licensed clinical social worker who is part of Optum Idaho’s network, practices in Sandpoint, a town in Idaho’s mountainous Panhandle region. However, you don’t want just any therapist – Jill A.

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News Items – August 12, 2021

Social Workers Speak

Lynn Stanley is executive director of NASW-ME: Social Worker: Telehealth Reimbursement Parity Critical for Future. “We’re concerned mental-health providers will not be able to afford to provide telehealth services to their clients,” said Stanley. Public News Service. ” Robert Schoenberg was a member: Robert A.

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News Items – November 10, 2021

Social Workers Speak

Martha Avery Cook is a member: Telehealth program helps UNC-Chapel Hill meet demand for mental health services. “Our therapists here work on a more traditional schedule, and this allows for students to be seen in the evening or early in the morning – times that might work better for their schedule.”

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News Items – August 19, 2021

Social Workers Speak

Without full reimbursements, advocates warn future of telehealth in Maine at risk. We’re concerned mental-health providers will not be able to afford to provide telehealth services to their clients,” said Stanley. “If Diabetes itself sets the stage for perfectionism,” Skelley told Healio. Maine Beacon.