Written by Blue Door Consulting on December 5, 2019
The 2005 Term of the Supreme Court that began on October 3, 2005, and ended June 29, 2006, was a time of change. A new Chief Justice, John Roberts, was confirmed shortly before the Term began, and a new Associate Justice, Samuel Alito, Jr., was nominated and confirmed at the end of January. Justice Alito […]
Written by Blue Door Consulting on December 5, 2019
Primary care psychology is a growing area of practice. There are increased pressures on primary care physicians (PCPs) to diagnosis and treat a broad spectrum of health problems that include both biomedical and psychosocial concerns. PCPs treat over 60% of all mental health problems in the United States, without assistance from psychologists. We are frequently […]
Written by Blue Door Consulting on December 5, 2019
Psychologists became active in hospitals after World War II, and their involvement was largely in psychiatric facilities, either through departments of psychiatry at medical schools or other large teaching institutions and in Veterans Administration hospitals or state hospitals, where they functioned in a supportive, typically assessment role with staff psychiatrists. During the sixties there was […]
Written by Blue Door Consulting on December 5, 2019
At their February 2006 meeting, the APA Council of Representatives approved the following policy: The American Psychological Association affirms the doctorate as the minimum educational requirement for entry into professional practice as a psychologist. The American Psychological Association recommends that for admission to licensure applicants demonstrate that they have completed a sequential, organized, supervised professional […]
Written by Blue Door Consulting on December 5, 2019
In order to use culture as a positive force in change and empower individuals to be resilient to the stressors in their environment, mental health services must be accessible, appropriate, and culturally-relevant. To deliver such services to any particular group, clinicians must understand the complex relationships between that group’s contextual history, culture, and current mental […]
Written by Blue Door Consulting on December 5, 2019
The practice of psychotherapy can be frightening when one considers the numerous and sometimes conflicting sources of duty and liability. Recently, we attended a continuing education program on ethics and risk management for psychologists. The speaker was a psychologist, not an attorney. After spending an hour or two on horror stories, the speaker provided a […]
Written by Blue Door Consulting on December 5, 2019
The intent of this article is to explicate some ethical considerations facing practicing psychologists in the era of evidence-based practices (EBPs) and to frame productive ways of thinking through such questions. At first blush, this may seem like an odd intellectual enterprise: Would not reliance on EBPs imply that a psychologist was practicing ethically, or, […]
Written by Blue Door Consulting on December 5, 2019
The 2006-2007 Term of the U.S. Supreme Court is described by most Court watchers as evidencing a shift to the right. While there is truth in this conventional wisdom, it would be simplistic and somewhat early to diagnose this as a long-term trend. In many ways, this was a Term that focused on Justice Anthony […]
Written by Blue Door Consulting on December 5, 2019
Stone (1991) recognized that there exists “… a core of knowledge and technique common to all practice of psychology” and “competence acquired elsewhere must be modified and extended if proficiency in medical settings is to be achieved” (p xii). Stone went on to say there is indeed “functional specialization” within medical settings based upon the […]
Written by Blue Door Consulting on December 5, 2019
The emerging practice of primary care psychology is creating new opportunities for psychologists. Psychologists are adapting their skills to the primary care environment and primary care providers are welcoming them into their practices and sharing patients with them. The Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) are recruiting behaviorists to their mission of creating health care homes […]