Written by catherine@nationalregister.org on January 6, 2021
Overview When the Supreme Court Term was gaveled to order the first Monday in October 2019, many commentators predicted a significant, even a “blockbuster,” Term. It promised important cases and surprises, but not even the most prescient could have predicted just how extraordinary this Term would be. It did have a number of important (“blockbuster”) […]
Written by catherine@nationalregister.org on January 6, 2021
Clinical Challenge On March 20, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared a national public health emergency in response to infections due to SARS-CoV-2, a novel coronavirus. Six days later, on March 26, 2020, the National Register of Health Service Psychologists (“The Register”) partnered with the American Insurance Trust (“The Trust”) to […]
Written by catherine@nationalregister.org on January 6, 2021
Clinical Vignette Don, a 34-year-old White male, was referred to you by his disability case manager for a psychological evaluation. He resides in a group facility for individuals who suffer from mental illness and chemical dependency following a two-week stay in a psychiatric hospital. Don tells you he was diagnosed with ADHD as a child […]
Written by catherine@nationalregister.org on January 6, 2021
Vignettes Tom Groves, PhD, is a 55-year-old clinical psychologist who has maintained a successful private practice in a medium-sized metropolitan area for 25 years. Over his career he has seen a handful of suicidal patients, but now he does not want to see any suicidal patients. To this end, he has developed an intake process […]