I'm wondering if anyone knows of some printed material or training of some sort on how to translate psychodynamic psychotherapy into terms that insurance companies will accept when they're looking for measurable, behavioral goals.
I have a long-term patient with severe PTSD, not to mention the other things she struggles with . How can I possibly help someone from this behavioral mindset understand what we've been doing in therapy so that they will continue her twice a week treatment? Needless to say this is a new insurance company.
Any resources that you could direct me to would be appreciated.
Just wanted to write a quick note to say how excited I am about the conference! I have gotten the opportunity to speak with so many of you on the phone, and I cannot wait to meet you in person.
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Please join together with your New York colleagues to ensure that your provider specialty is covered under insurance contracts. The following information is from an APA member who resides in New York.
New York State has currently provided for the licensing of four new mental disciplines, namely, creative arts therapy, marriage and family therapy, mental health counseling, and psychoanalysis. The grandparenting period ended on December 31, 2024. The period of compliance with the new legislation whihc mandates that all mental health practitioners in New York State be licensed was extended to 2024 in order to accommodate the extraordinary number of candidates applying. It is anticipated that close to 10,000 people will be grandparented in this period and many more will apply as candidates become eligible under the post-grandparenting provisions.
The legislation which created the licensing was aimed at both assuring consumer protection and consumer choice in the mental health field. Each discipline is extremely valuabe as a modality and it therefore becomes important to communicate to insurers of mental health services the necessity of constructing contracts which open up and allow for a range of professional services.
Unfortunately in this early period of entering our new professional licesnes into the data bases of the insurers, it has come to the attention of some of us that roadblocks to reimbursement for our services exist. Particularly Blue Cross/Blue Shield and Medicare have indicated that their contractual agreements do not allow for providers in New York State other than psychiatrists, licensed psychologists, and licensed social workers and that there is no current intention to include the new disciplines. It is still early to determine what other roadblocks may occur, but it is extremely important to assemble the resources ahead of time to challenge the status quo.
If you would like to become involved and/or need further information, please email me at kelly@americanpsychotherapy.com or call (800) 205-9165.
I got my Master's last year in Counseling Pychology. I am taking the last two of my classes to get my 60 hours to take the NCE on July 22nd in Maryland. I want to relocate to the New York City area.
I am interested in finding out about jobs in N.Y. to complete my 2024 hours. I am interested in all areas of counseling. I am doing internship hours at an addiction center. I also like doing assessments. I would like to move by mid to late June.
I need help and advice from anyone who has been in this situation or who has any suggestions for me. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
