Written by Blue Door Consulting on December 5, 2019
There are many definitions emerging to define a primary care psychologist. McDaniel, Hargrove, Belar, Schroeder, & Freeman (2003) succinctly and aptly state “a psychologist who works in primary care is a general practitioner of common health problems experienced by patients and families throughout the lifespan” (p.66). Training for primary care practice is happening at all […]
Written by Blue Door Consulting on December 5, 2019
This project has been funded through the Interprofessional Education for Collaborative Patient-Centred Practice (IECPCP) initiative, Health Human Resources Strategies Division, Health Canada. The training of healthcare professionals in Newfoundland and Labrador, as in the rest of Canada, has traditionally been largely based on silos in which health professionals are educated in relative isolation. Recent national […]
Written by Blue Door Consulting on December 5, 2019
In our training clinic, we see couples for an extended assessment phase that includes individual sessions with each partner in order to obtain information about each partner’s history and motivation for couple therapy. Meeting with partners individually can pose certain difficult ethical questions. For example, imagine you are a couple therapist meeting with one member […]
Written by Blue Door Consulting on December 5, 2019
On October 1, 2007, the Supreme Court’s Marshall Pamela Talkin[1] called the traditional “Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! All persons having business before the Honorable, the Supreme Court of the United States, are admonished to draw near and give their attention, for the Court is now sitting.” It opened a Term that will be of interest to […]
Written by Blue Door Consulting on December 5, 2019
The Wave of the Future is Integrated Care The majority of individuals receive their behavioral health services in primary care settings, as family physicians are viewed by patients as providers of community based comprehensive healthcare. However, a legacy of segregation of mental health and physical health services has resulted in poor healthcare coordination. Absent an […]
Written by Blue Door Consulting on December 5, 2019
Hospital emergency departments (ED) tend to be fastpaced work environments with patients who have behavioral and emotional problems that have escalated to a potential for harm to self or others (Campbell, Campbell, O’Friel, & Kennedy, 2009). The co-occurring diagnoses of pain and either depression or anxiety are the most common behavioral healthcare problems presented by […]
Written by Blue Door Consulting on December 5, 2019
Suicidal behavior is the most frequently encountered mental health emergency and is considered one of the most stressful aspects of clinical work (Bongar, 2002). The National Institute of Mental Health (2009) classifies suicide as a major, preventable public health problem. Recent research shows us that up to two-thirds of those who commit suicide have had […]
Written by Blue Door Consulting on December 5, 2019
All but a few Americans have been negatively impacted by the worst recession since 1929. Overlooked casualties include those professionals who are often seen as responsible for the painful event. The financial services industry had approximately nine million employees at the end of 2007. Many of those are financial professionals (FP). The group includes trust […]
Written by Blue Door Consulting on December 5, 2019
The October 2008 Term of the United States Supreme Court began on October 6,2008. By the time the Term adjourned on June 29, 2009, the Court had changed or clarified the law in several important areas. (As we shall see, technically there was another argument in September 2009 as part of this Term.) The Court […]
Written by Blue Door Consulting on December 5, 2019
The psychological needs of primary care patients can be classified into three general categories, related to (a) psychopathology or true mental disorders, (b) stress-related symptoms and problems related to chronic medical conditions or behavioral health problems, and (c) membership in vulnerable populations, including abuse victims, those who are socially isolated, and those who are economically […]