Articles

December 4th, 2024

Tax, record keeping advice offered by strategist

By Susan Gonsalves

Keeping detailed records and hiring a tax consultant are among the practices a psychologist should adopt when starting a business.

That advice and more was offered by...

December 2nd, 2024

Judge rules Meta must face Massachusetts social media lawsuit

By Beth Negus Viveiros

A Massachusetts judge has denied Meta’s bid to dismiss the state’s lawsuit alleging the social media titan purposely deployed and misrepresented features designed to...

December 2nd, 2024

Union: CT staff shortage is ‘full-blown catastrophe’

By Eileen Weber

Staffing shortages in the mental health industry are an ongoing, national reality.

In Connecticut, it is reaching a boiling point with many health workers becoming...

December 2nd, 2024

Massachusetts and Vermont nix legalized psychedelics for now

By Beth Negus Viveiros

Both Massachusetts and Vermont dealt blows to the legalization of psychedelics for therapeutic purposes in November.

On election day, Massachusetts voters rejected a...

December 2nd, 2024

When we knew for certain

By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.

Remember when we knew for certain that the moon would always follow us if we kept looking at it through the side window of the car? “Keep looking,” Mom said, “and it will...

November 2nd, 2024

Demystifying meditation in psychotherapy

By Ellen Anderson, Ph.D

People who seek therapy often want to get better at relaxing their body and mind. The concept is simple but not so easy to achieve under stressors such as dental surgery,...

November 2nd, 2024

Ysabel Garcia brings cultural experiences to training

By Catherine Robertson Souter

When we talk about minority groups being under-served in mental health care, the focus tends to be on problems of limited access, a lack of diversity among providers or stigma...

November 2nd, 2024

Has Massachusetts fallen behind in adopting PSYPACT initiative?

By Danielle Ray

Senate Majority Leader Cynthia Stone Creem is not giving up on a bill that would enable psychologists to practice across state lines, legally and ethically, without...

November 1st, 2024

NH redesigns rapid response

By Eileen Weber

Help comes with many names—crisis intervention team, mobile crisis unit, or rapid response.

Whatever the term, the outcome means behavioral health professionals...