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Title Forms for the therapist / edited by Allan G. Hedberg
Published London : Academic, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (xxxix, 537 pages)
Series Practical resources for the mental health professional
Practical resources for the mental health professional.
Contents Machine generated contents note: pt. I Starting and Managing Your Clinical Practice -- ch. 1 Forms for Setting up and Defining Your Practice -- Example Professional Resume (Web Version) -- Professional Practice Profile -- Vision Implementation Planner -- Strategic Planning Worksheet -- Professional Will and Instructions -- Codicil to Personal or Professional Will -- Professional Profile Documents Needed -- Business Development and Professional Relationships -- Making a Business Plan -- Intentional Strategic Planning -- Mission Statement -- Office Set Up and Marketing Needs -- Letter of Introduction to the Community -- 14 Ps of Marketing a Practice, Program or Service -- Marketing by Mail (1) -- Marketing by Mail (2) -- Marketing Your Practice: A Trial Exercise -- Free Use of the Media -- Sample Letter for a Proposed Community Workshop -- Going Green in the Office -- Program Development -- Models and Procedures for Program Planning -- SWOT Analysis of the Practice -- ch. 2 Forms Related to Fees -- Structuring Payment Plans for Patients Who Cannot Afford Standard Fees -- Office Financial Policy -- Cancellation and Missed Appointments Notice -- Notice of Missed Appointments -- Actions to Take When Patients Miss Appointments -- Payment Agreement for Past Service Rendered -- Past Due Letter Requesting Payment -- Doctor's Lien and Authorization of Payment -- Office Daily Billing Sheet -- Fee Agreement for Psychological Expert Witness Services -- Fee Schedule for Clinical Services -- Fee Schedule for Medical/Legal Services -- Insurance Authorization Log -- Insurance Direct Payment Authorization -- ch. 3 HIPAA/Patient Privacy Forms -- HIPAA Office Staff Guidelines -- HIPAA Complaint and Resolution Form -- Authorization for Release or Exchange of Information -- Permission to Allow Information from a Session to be Used for Research, Teaching, Lecturing, and/or Publication Purposes -- Patient Records Access Form -- Request for No Records to be Kept -- Limits on Patient Confidentiality -- Guidelines for the Release of Psychological Test Data -- Medicare Advance Beneficiary Notice -- ch. 4 General Informational Handouts for Patients -- Welcome Brochure -- Employee Assistance Program -- Shall I Sign Up with an EAP? -- Disclosure of Risks and Benefits Regarding the Use of Psychotherapeutic Medications -- 10 Steps to a Healthier Brain -- Alternative Medicine: Guidelines -- Advice for Patients Seeking Services on the Internet -- Personal Bill of Rights -- Patient Bill of Rights -- ch. 5 Forms Related to Referral and Consulting Services -- Contract for Consulting Services: Brief Form -- Consulting Services Agreement with Other Professionals -- Memo of Understanding for Professional Services -- Agreement for Psychological Expert Witness Services -- Confidential Referral -- Expert Witness Guidelines -- Contracting with Managed Care Companies -- Forensic Psychological Assessment Consent -- Ethical Guidelines in Interdisciplinary Care -- Guidelines for Medication Referrals -- Networking to Tap the Hidden Job Market -- ch. 6 Fitness for Duty and Workers' Compensation Forms -- Notice of Unfitness for Duty -- Notice of Return to Duty -- Workers' Compensation Information Intake Form -- Workers' Compensation Lien Cover Letter -- ch. 7 Forms Related to Patient Services -- "Welcome to the Office" Patient Sign In -- Psychotherapy Information Disclosure Statement and Consent to Treatment -- Patient Confidential Information Form -- Confidential Alternate Communications Request -- Documenting All Services Rendered -- Behavioral Therapy Plan -- Needs Appraisal and Services Plan -- Review of Behavioral Medication by Physician -- Monitoring of Antecedent Events to Self-Defeating Behavior -- Components of a Patient's Chart: A Checklist -- Evaluation of Therapist -- Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire -- Patient Satisfaction: Therapy's Greatest Public Relations Approach -- Waiting Room Assignment -- Jury Duty Excuse -- ch. 8 Forms Related to Therapist's Professional Activities -- Continuing Education Log -- Weekly Travel Expense Sheet -- Expense Account -- Supervision Documentation Form -- ch. 9 Managing an Office Staff -- Program Staff Meeting Minutes -- Therapist's Evaluation of the Office Staff -- Annual Survey of Office Staff -- Peer Evaluation of Employee -- Employee Self-Evaluation Form -- Employer Feedback to Employee from Annual Review -- Employee Progressive Discipline -- Annual Employee Satisfaction Survey -- Unusual Incident Report Form -- Request for Time Off -- Request for Early Dismissal or Overtime Authorization -- Employee Exit Interview -- Authorization to Release Employment Information -- Authorization for Letter of Reference -- Recognizing Early Warning Signals of a Dangerous Employee -- Professional Staff Meeting Agenda -- Emergency Action Needed: "INA" -- When Depression Comes to the Office -- Leadership in Today's World -- Leadership in the Workplace -- Leadership in Large Corporate and Professional Organizations -- Facing a Key Crisis in a Business -- ch. 10 Termination of Treatment/Practice Forms -- Release from Responsibility for Discharge -- Letter to Terminate Services to a Patient -- Professional Practice for Sale and Profile -- Practice for Sale -- Advertisement -- ch. 11 Forms for Session Notes -- Session Notes: Version 1 -- Session Notes: Version 2 -- Session Notes: Version 3 -- Session Notes: Version 4 -- Relaxation Training and Biofeedback Therapy Session Notes -- Group Therapy Notes -- ch. 12 Clinical Errors, Bad Habits, Ethical Complaints, and Law Suits -- 12 Steps for Reducing Your Risks in a Malpractice Suit -- Four Issues to be Addressed in Determining Negligence in a Civil Law Suit -- Ways to Respond to a Complaint -- Managing Clinical Errors, Mistakes, and Mishaps -- Bad Habits to Avoid as a Therapist -- Medication Consultation by Psychologist -- ch. 13 Expanding Your Practice -- Informed Consent Procedures for Telemedicine -- Therapist's Guidelines for Conflict Resolution -- Internet-Based Therapy: Is It for Me? -- Telephonic Counseling: Is It for Me? -- Coaching Managers and Executives -- Executive Coaching to Accelerate Learning -- Estate and Health Care Planning with Patients -- pt. II Intake Forms and Initial Assessment Tools for Evaluating Patients -- ch. 14 Organizing Your Charts and Evaluations -- Outline for a Comprehensive Clinical Evaluation -- Components of a Clinical Chart -- Outline for a Standard Clinical Evaluation and Summary Report -- ch. 15 General Assessments: Intake, Brief, Comprehensive, and More -- Getting to Know You -- Intake Process -- Issues to Assess -- Legal Intake Form -- Intake Assessment and Proposed Treatment Plan -- Areas for Exploration for a Comprehensive Mental Health Assessment -- Brief Assessment and Diagnostic Summary -- Brief Diagnostic Structured Clinical Interview -- Sentence Completion-Work -- Psychopathy Checklist -- Critical Events Time Line -- ch. 16 Assessments Related to Specific Tests and Scales -- Practical Model for Interpreting MCMI-III Test Results -- Global Assessment of Relational Functioning (GARF) Scale -- GAF Evaluation -- Social and Occupational Functioning Assessment (SOFA) Scale -- ch. 17 Assessments Related to Risk, Competency, Health, and Neuropsychology -- Competency to Stand Trial Status Exam -- Assessing Lifestyle and Health -- Informal Diagnostic Exercises of Aphasia -- Neuropsychological Assessment: Patient Information -- pt. III Forms, Exercises, and Information for Treating Specific Disorders -- ch. 18 Anxiety and Stress Relief with Relaxation Assessment and Exercises -- 16 Warning Signs of Post-Traumatic Stress -- Personal Stress Management Profile -- Progressive Relaxation -- Instructions for Focused Breathing -- Stressful Life Events -- Well-Being Scale -- How Well Do You Cope with Life's Circumstances? -- Fear and Its Management -- Management of Stress, Anxiety, and Pain -- Emotional Fitness -- Advice from a Friend -- Stress is Not a Stocking Stuffer -- Identifying Traumatic Stress -- What Management Can Do to Minimize Employee Stress -- ch. 19 Depression and Self-Esteem -- Depression Myths -- Triple-Column Technique to Understand and Change My Depression -- Bipolar: How to be Self-Defeating -- Bipolar Disorder Hypersexuality -- Feeling Overwhelmed and Desperate -- Happiness Factor -- Understanding Seasonal Affective Disorder -- Pursuing Peace in the Midst of a Loss -- Self-Esteem Review -- 10 Self-Esteem Boosters -- ch. 20 Insomnia and Sleep Therapy -- 10 Tips for Better Sleep -- Insomnia: What is it and What Do We Do About It? -- Sleep Improvement Program -- My Sleep Diary -- My Sleep Chart -- Sleeping Improvement Log -- Helping Sleep Through Use of Medication -- Importance of Good Sleep Habits -- ch. 21 Addictive Behavior -- Signs of Alcoholism -- Alcohol Addiction Questionnaire -- Alcohol Involvement Scale -- Am I Abusing Alcohol and At Risk? -- Guidelines for Moderate Drinking -- Screen for Gambling Addiction -- Do I Have a Gambling Problem? -- My Gambling Pattern in the Past Year -- Gamblers Anonymous -- 20 Questions -- Caffeine Consumption Questionnaire -- Reasons to Quit Smoking -- ch. 22 Suicidal Behavior -- Intervention Perspective of Suicide -- Dangerousness: Warning Factors -- No Harm Agreement -- ch. 23 Pain Management and Coping with Medical Disorders -- Headaches -- Treatment of Chronic Pain -- Assessment of Chronic Pain -- Charting Perceived Pain -- Physical Disorders Associated with Psychological Distre
Note continued: Patient Report of Illnesses and Medical Problems -- Psychological Factors Affecting Physical Condition -- Dizziness Questionnaire -- Medications Being Taken by Patient -- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) -- Parkinson's Disease -- ch. 24 Anger and Violent Behavior -- How to Handle Angry People -- Anger and How to Deal With It -- Hostility Discomfort Scale -- Behavioral Anger Scale -- Anger Inventory -- Behavioral Hostility Checklist -- My Anger Story -- My Diagnostic Anger Map -- Five Steps of Anger Control -- Dangerous Propensities of a Minor -- Risk for Re-offending as a Sex Offender -- pt. IV Skill Building Strategies and Tools for Personal Growth and Life Improvement -- ch. 25 Strategies and Tools for Personal Growth and Health Awareness -- My Developmental Experiences of Personal Growth and Development -- My Self-Analysis -- Considerations in Self-Image Building -- My Friendship Circle -- My Life's Journey of Growth Experiences -- Learning to Live a Life of Mastery -- Mastering Motivational Living -- My Daily Journal -- Test of Personal Meaning -- Interactive Cognitive Model of Emotional Intelligence -- Happiness and Optimism Exercises -- Good Habits for Healthy Living -- Components of Brain Functioning -- Journal Writing -- ch. 26 Communication Tips and Exercises -- Communication Tips from the Tennis Court -- What Kind of Listener Am I? -- Communication Exercises in the Perception of Feelings -- Model of Communication Patterns -- Styles of Communication -- Listening Skills Ladder -- Stings and Thorns of Communication -- Nonverbal Communication Checklist -- Assertiveness Inventory -- ch. 27 Eating and Exercise Logs -- Personal Exercise Record -- Weekly Home Exercise Program -- Eating Behavior Schedule -- Helping Patients Live an Active Lifestyle -- Tips to Manage Weight Loss -- ch. 28 Cultural Diversity Appreciation Exercises -- Movies and Videos Focusing on Diverse Populations -- Personal Identity Profile -- Cultural Genogram -- ch. 29 Conflict Resolution and Problem Solving -- Walking around the Edges of Conflict -- Five Steps to Problem Solving -- Conflict Resolution and Problem Solving -- Problem Solving Diagram -- Problem Solving Worksheet -- Problem Solving and Changing Violent Behavior Patterns -- ch. 30 Thinking Distortions: Information and Patient Exercises -- Bane of Perfectionism: An Obsessive Compulsive Disorder -- Thinking Distortions -- ch. 31 Behavioral Monitoring Logs -- Behavior Monitoring Graph -- Monitoring of Antecedent Diagnostic Events to Self-Defeating Behavior -- Look at My Self-Defeating Behavior Pattern -- Behavioral Management Program in the Home -- Behavioral Observations Chart for Daycare and Hospital Patients -- ch. 32 Dealing with Crisis -- How Best to Respond to a Crisis -- Crisis Intervention -- Facing and Overcoming a Crisis -- Trauma Response -- Therapist's Exposure to and the Management of Trauma -- pt. V Dealing with Specific Types of Patient Problems and Issues -- ch. 33 Serving Children and Their Families -- A. Family Needs Help to Change Family Therapy -- Teaching Children How to Make Wise Choices -- B. Functional and Dysfunctional Families -- Eight Vital Characteristics of a Functional Family -- Child Management Perspective -- Check Your Family's Vital Signs -- Dysfunctional Family -- Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy -- C. Family Based Assessment -- Psychological Testing for Children and Teens -- Family Life in the Home -- Child/Teen Brain System Checklist -- Diagnostic Analysis of Teenage Mental Health Problems -- D. Learning Disabilities -- Children with Special Needs: Early Warning Signs -- Evaluation of Learning Disabilities -- E. Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD) -- ADHD: An Overview -- ADHD Evaluation -- Possible Causes of Impulsivity and Hyperactivity -- ADHD Behavioral Review -- F. School Performance and Teacher Feedback Daily/Weekly School Report -- Weekly Schoolwork Review -- Teacher Feedback Form on Student Performance -- Student Rating Scale for Educational Planning -- G. Communication with Children -- 10 Steps in Talking with Children -- Talking to Kids So They Will Feel Valued -- Goodnight Formula for Children and Parents -- Weekly Family Meetings -- Family Locator and Connection Worksheet -- 54 Ways to Say "Good For You" -- Parent's Pledge -- Basic Parental Behaviors to Use in Raising Boys -- Making of Family Rules -- H. Exercises for Therapists to Get Children to Communicate -- Drawing a Face as a Rapport-Building Exercise -- Drawing a Dad Story for the Unforthcoming Child -- Drawing a Mom Story for the Unforthcoming Child -- Story Telling for the Unforthcoming Child -- I. Drug Use and Eating Disorders -- Parents and Teachers Combating Adolescent Drug Use -- Recommendations for Family Members of Anorexic Individuals -- Eating Disorder Evaluation: Bulimia -- J. Custody/Visitations -- Guidelines for Children Living in Two Family Homes -- Confidential Communication -- Child Custody and Visitation Preferences -- K. New Drivers -- New Driver's Learning Plan -- New Driver's Contract -- L. Other Parenting Management Strategies -- Parent-Child Contingency Behavioral Contract -- Time Out as a Discipline Measure -- Parenting Events to Learn From -- 26-Day Report Card on Bed Wetting -- ch. 34 Dealing with Geriatric Patients -- A. Assessment Scales and Checklists -- Symptoms and Diagnostic Impressions for Medication Use with Elderly Patients -- Geriatric Depression Scale (Short Form) -- Geriatric Hypochondriasis Scale -- Geriatric Depression Scale (Long Form) -- Adult Brain System Checklist -- Gravely Disabled and the Caring Process -- B. Successful Aging -- Aging with Resiliency and Longevity -- Live to 100 Years of Age Gracefully and Successfully -- Tips for Retiring Seniors (Boomers) -- My Retirement Portfolio -- Long Pathway of Aging -- Aging Brain -- Guidelines for Healthy and Effective Family Visitation -- C. Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease -- Dementia and Alzheimer's Tests -- Informal Tests of Memory -- Signs of Alzheimer's and Its Management -- Key Signs of Alzheimer's -- Cognitive Friendly Unit for Alzheimer's Patients -- D. Caregivers and Caregiving -- Advantages and Benefits in Serving Older People -- Making the Caretaking Experience Rewarding -- Word for the Care Providers -- Coming to Terms with Elder Abuse -- ch. 35 Couples Therapy and Relationship Assessment and Exercises -- "Perfect" Marriage Wish List -- Marital Happiness Scale -- Request for Marital Behavior Change -- Marital Satisfaction List -- Seven Components to Loving -- Couples Communication -- 20 Diagnostic Factors that Indicate Relationship Anger -- I Love You and Want You to Know It -- Marital Pointers -- Marital Problem Area Questionnaire -- Pre-Marital Questionnaire -- Scope of Intimacy in Marriage -- Navigating the Confrontations of a Discovered Affair -- Pathway to Reconciliation -- Marital Action Steps for the Long Run -- Interpersonal Relationship Distinctions -- Violence in the Home: Partner Violence and What Can Be Done About It -- How to Predict a Potentially Violent Relationship -- Why Victims of Domestic Violence Struggle with Leaving
Summary Allan Hedberg has been in private practice as a psychologist for over 30 years. In this book, Dr. Hedberg has put together a one-stop source of every imaginable form for the early career therapist. The book is not geared exclusively to psychologists, but to all types of practitioners including psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, marriage and family counselors, alcohol counselors, rehabilitation, recreational, occupational, physical, and speech therapists. The forms have been provided by experienced, seasoned professionals who have refined their content over the course of many years in practice. In addition to the forms themselves, practical guidelines on their use and helpful information on developing personalized forms is included. The book is written in a concise format and the forms are easy to duplicate or adapt for the busy professional
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Subject Clinical psychology -- Practice -- Forms
Counseling -- Forms
Psychotherapy -- Forms
Business -- Forms.
Allied health personnel.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- General.
Psychotherapy
Counseling
Clinical psychology -- Practice
Allied health personnel
Business
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Author Hedberg, Allan
ISBN 9780123749338
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