Therapy Tidbits: Spring 2020

Course overview

Therapy Tidbits: Spring 2020 is a 1-hour online continuing education (CE) course comprised of select articles from the Spring 2020 issue of The National Psychologist, a private independent, quarterly newspaper intended to keep psychologists informed about practice issues. The articles included in this course are: Psychologists Adjust to World with Coronavirus - Discusses the reasons why offering telemental health services will be beneficial for psychologists and patients. July 1 is Target Date for First PSYPACT Applications - Provides an overview of PSYPACT and the steps to take if you are interested in applying to practice telepsychology or temporarily work face-to-face across state lines (in states that have approved the PSYPACT legislation). PSychologists Consider Return on Investment - Discusses the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and some of the upcoming changes in 2020. Mitchell Testifies in Preliminary Hearing - An update of the course case in which James Mitchell, Ph.D., and John Jessen, Ph.D., were accused of designing torturous interrogation methods for CIA prisoners during interrogations following the 9/11 attacks. Touching Not Always a Violation - Highlights the need for discrepancy and compassion when supporting clients and lists the Zur Institute's Risk Management Guidelines. Child Porn Poses Ethical Dilemma - Clarifies the conflict that a therapist faces when a patient reveals he is watching pornography online. Associations Offer ECPs Many Advantages - Enumerates some of the benefits of joining your local, state, and/or national chapter of the American Psychological Association (APA). The Insurance War on Psychodiagnostic Testing - Explains how insurance company protocols make testing of patients more and more difficult. When to UPdate to the Newest Revision of a Test - Reviews guidance provided by professional associations on when to transition to the most current version of a psychological test. Nation's Largest Children's Behavioral Health Center Opens - Describes the Big Lots Behavioral Health Pavillion's Nationwide Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Course #11-36 | 2020 | 17 pages | 10 posttest questions