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The mind–money connection: Why financial stress takes a toll
By Beth Negus Viveiros
Accessing clients’ financial standings can help clinicians identify a possible cause of anxiety, depression, sleep disturbances, harmful self-medication, and other issues. “Research has shown that financial stress and our mental health have a cyclical relationship,” said Traci Williams, Ph.D., a Chandler, AZ-based psychologist and certified financial therapist. “This means financial… Read more »
Leading Stories
Practical Practice
Bills to regulate AI ‘therapy’ may miss the mark
By Catherine Robertson Souter
Following several recent, high-profile situations in which chat engines have encouraged suicidal behavior, U.S. legislators acted to put some of the first restrictions on AI. Across New England, states have introduced legislation with a goal of protecting people from the harmful behaviors of artificial intelligence-based “therapy.” However, some experts feel… Read more »
Owning a group practice: How hard can it be?
By Ellen Anderson, Ph.D
Self-employed therapists often expand to group practice because demand for services is greater than the therapist’s availability, they see the potential for revenue generation, and have a vision that is larger than the single practitioner model. But owning a group psychotherapy practice is not just an expansion of solo clinical… Read more »
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Psychotherapy Business & Marketing
Reverse engineering your practice
By Liz Varney, LICSW
You’ve studied. You’ve interned. You’ve sat in hours of supervision. You have likely worked in agencies, hospitals, schools, and mental health clinics. You know who you are as a professional and how you can help. Yet it is easy to lose sight of this knowledge once you start your private… Read more »
Crafting a successful networking meeting
By Liz Varney, LICSW
Cultivating a solid referral network of practitioners is one way to keep your private practice running on autopilot. Creating this network may start with curating a list of practitioners who have complementary services to yours. Most times, initial contact with a new potential referral source will be made through a… Read more »
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News Briefs
Worcester, MA Sued; MA AG Push Back on Mental Health Grants; Gaps in NH Mental Health System; Prison and Mental Health Care Oversight in CT
By Tricia Stortz
Worcester MA sued over mental health emergency response Advocates have filed a lawsuit against the city of Worcester, alleging its response to mental health-related 911 calls relies too heavily on police rather than trained clinicians. The complaint argues that the city lacks adequate crisis intervention training and points to the… Read more »
RI Shooting Trauma; Key Stressors for Veterans Returning Home; New England College Receives Federal Funding for Mental Health Workers
By Tricia Stortz
RI Pawtucket shooting highlights community trauma A shooting during a high school hockey game in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, has intensified regional focus on trauma and community mental health needs. Authorities described the incident as a targeted domestic violence attack that resulted in multiple fatalities. Officials report that spectators and families… Read more »
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In Person with Alan Bodnar, Ph.D.
Poetry in a time of war
April is National Poetry Month, but this year it is also the second full month of our involvement in a new war in the Middle East. On the face of things, it seems trivial to talk about poetry when bombs are falling and people are dying. And yet, if poetry… Read more »
Musings of a citizen psychologist
I recently listened to a podcast where the host was interviewing a woman who had devoted her life to working with immigrants. With all the strife, division, and violence in our country around the question of immigration and other important issues, this was a timely interview. It didn’t take long… Read more »