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Couples Therapy in an Abusive Relationship
Question by Faith Prelli I have a client (18yr female) who I have seen twice a week for 8 months who is currently in a relationship plagued with intimate partner violence. This has been dubbed “mutual combat” by several of my co-workers, but in exploration with her, it appears as though the severity of his […]
Jeffrey E. Barnett, Psy.D., ABPP
July 1, 2010
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
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