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Jeffrey E. Barnett, Psy.D., ABPP
44 articles
The Ethics of Making or Not Making Medication Referrals
Question By Jennifer Weinstein Currently, there is a push for people to be on medication, and clients often come in stating that they want medication. This is especially true in multidisciplinary environments where psychiatrists and APRNs work alongside psychotherapists. However, some people do not have this mindset. For therapists who believe that medication only needs to […]
Jeffrey E. Barnett, Psy.D., ABPP
June 17, 2010
The Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy Task Force on Psychologist Psychotherapists
Report Division 29 (The Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy) President, Jeffrey J. Magnavita, initiated a task force to complete the following tasks and answer the following questions in 2010, reporting back to the Division 29 Board of Directors at its October, 2010 meeting. Jeffrey Barnett, past president of the division agreed to lead the […]
Jeffrey E. Barnett, Psy.D., ABPP + 6 more
March 29, 2010
Phone Therapy
Question by Dr. Betty Scott Noble I have a female client I have seen for several years (abusive marriage then divorce and a very recent re-marriage). She has moved with her new husband about two hours away and does all her work by computer, so she doesn’t come to Atlanta anymore. She asked if I […]
Jeffrey E. Barnett, Psy.D., ABPP
January 7, 2010
Incentives Offered to Research Participants
Incentive and Inducements in Psychotherapy Research The issue of offering incentives or inducements to potential research participants is addressed specifically in Standard 8.06 of the APA Ethics Code. This standard states: (a) Psychologists make reasonable efforts to avoid offering excessive or inappropriate financial or other inducements for research participation when such inducements are likely to […]
Jeffrey E. Barnett, Psy.D., ABPP
December 12, 2009
The Role of Recording in Psychotherapy
Recording Technology Before getting into the specifics of how to appropriately record a client, supervisee, peer, or research participant, I think it is important to ask why you are wanting to do this. In psychotherapy we all must appropriately document the services we provide. Are you thinking that recording the sessions is how you will […]
Jeffrey E. Barnett, Psy.D., ABPP
December 11, 2009
The Role of Technology in Psychotherapy
Question by Dr. Linda Moore In Jeff Magnavita’s statement regarding his vision for the future of Div 29, he stresses the importance and use of technology in psychotherapy research and practice. As you are likely aware, more and more psychologists are using technology and audio-visual (AV) recording as part of their psychotherapy practice, supervision, presentations […]
Jeffrey E. Barnett, Psy.D., ABPP
December 10, 2009
A Request For An Anonymous Consultation
Question by Dr. Overtree I have a client referral who is requesting, via an anonymous email message, to be screened by me as a possible patient anonymously. Although he states he is not suicidal or homicidal, nor does he meet any of the criteria for possible involuntary hospitalization (by his own report), he remains extremely […]
Jeffrey E. Barnett, Psy.D., ABPP
December 1, 2009
Therapist Shopping in a Client with PTSD
Question from Dr. Magnavita I have been treating a man with complex PTSD who started to see me after his transference feelings toward his previous psychotherapist became unmanageable. He sees me infrequently and has consulted with about 5 subsequent therapists who he reports trigger his trauma. He frequently emails me and occasionally sees me for […]
Jeffrey E. Barnett, Psy.D., ABPP
November 29, 2009