The material offered below is meant to be informative and educational. It is intended only as a starting point for your further understanding of various issues.  However, it should not be used as a way to diagnose or treat the specific needs of any individual.  You should always seek professional help from a psychologist or other appropriate specialists, to address the personal issues you confront.

The information that is offered on this page is divided in to two categories: 'Professional' and 'Public.' The professional material can be viewed by anyone. However, it is intended for psychologists in practice, and is of a more technical nature. 

The Professional files directly below are offered as general advice on professional, legal and ethical matters. They are not the opinion of the Cape Fear Psychological Association, or its individual members. You should always consult an appropriate professional to help you further understand how such ethical, professional and legal standards may apply to the particulars of your own situation. If you do not have a PDF reader, a free copy of Adobe Acrobat can be downloaded.

The 'Public' Links and Articles offered below are intended for everyone to use.

Psychological Supervisors for Wilmington, NC region

Professional

Aetna Health - Practitioner Manual

Alcohol & Drugs, HIV & AIDS: Confidentiality

Alcohol/Drug Screening Questions & Resources, Adolescents

Alcohol/Drug Screening Questions & Resources, Adults

APA

APA Ethics

APA Monitor

Best Practices Guidelines (from UBH): ADHD

Best Practices: Autism

Best Practices: Childhood Assessment

Best Practices: Childhood Bipolar

Best Practices: Conduct Disorder

Best Practices: Childhood Custody Evaluations

Best Practices: Childhood Depression

Best Practices: Language & Learning Disabilities

Best Practices: Childhood Medication

Best Practices: Childhood OCD

Best Practices: ODD

Best Practices: Childhood PTSD

Blue Cross - Provider Manual 2008

Chart Documentation Clinical Standards: Hx, MSE, & Progress Notes - Tricare

Chart Documentation - administrative standards - Tricare

Chart Documentation Standards - UBH

Child Abuse: North Carolina law

Child & Adolescent Mental Health - national survey

Computer Services - HIPAA Compliant (data back-up, recovery, anti-virus, etc.)

Depression Screening (PHQ-9; multiple languages available)

DSM4 Disorders in the U.S.: prevalence, diagnosis & treatment

Domestic Violence Screening

DSS in NC, by county

Emailing clients - ethical considerations

Ethics - Development and Practice

Ethics & Practice Guidelines

HIPAA explained in English: CD or training manual

HIPAA vs. North Carolina Law

HIPAA Security - Computer files & email encryption software

Involuntary Hospitalizations: Mental illness and Dangerousness, rules

Involuntary Hospitalizations - Legal Form to Use

Malpractice & Licensing Pitfalls - a defense attorney's list

Medicaid Billing Codes for Behavioral Health Services

Medicaid Billing - Rules & Regulations

Medicaid Electronic Billing Guidelines - 9/09

MH Resources for all NC Counties (including LME's, DSS, psychiatric hospitals)

Minors: Definition, Confidentiality and Release of Information

National Provider ID -- on-line application

NC General Statutes (see #122C for MH, DD, and substance abuse laws)

NCPA

NC Psychology Licensing Board

Pediatric Symptom Checklist (screening tool of Mass. General Hospital)

Psychology Licensing Boards & Laws - North America

Psychology Regulations - North Carolina

Record Keeping Requirements for NC Psychologists

Release of Raw Psychological Testing Data & related legal issues - Psych Corp's/Pearson's position

Subpoenas

Suicidal Risk

Suicidal Risk Assessment & Documentation

Suicide in Schools: Prevention, Intervention & Postvention - Maine's model

Tarasoff: Duty to Warn in North Carolina

Teens & heavy use of electronic media - research by Kaiser Foundation

Tricare - Practitioner Manual

 

Public

AA Meetings - Cape Fear, NC region

AA Meetings - NC & SC region

ACoA (Adult Children of Alcoholics) Support Groups

Al-Anon meetings - Wilmington, NC region

Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine

ADHD (attention deficit disorder)

ADHD podcast

ADHD - The Relief of Being Diagnosed podcast

ADHD - To Take Medication or Not podcast

ADHD - Is Your Medication Working? podcast

ADHD - Nontraditional Treatment separating the wheat from the chaff podcast

"Taking Charge of ADHD: The complete, authoritative guide for parents" by Dr. Russell Barkley

"Healing ADD: The breakthrough program that allows you to see and heal the 6 types of ADD" Daniel Amen, M.D.

"Making the System Work for your Child with ADHD: how to cut through red tape and get what you need from doctors, teachers, schools and healthcare plans "  by Peter S. Jensen, M.D.

"ADD-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life"  Judith Kohlberg, Kathleen Nadeau, PhD

"Smart but Scattered: boost any child's ability to get organized, resist impulses, stay focused..." Peg Dawson, EdD & Richard Guare, PhD

ADHD/LD kids: camps in NC

Aging: "Preventing Alzheimer's" by Drs. William Shankle and Daniel Amen

AIDS/HIV

Alcohol Abuse

Alzheimer's

Alzheimer's Support Groups in eastern NC

"What to do When Your Temper Flares: a kid's guide to overcoming problems with anger," by Dawn Huebner, PhD

Anxiety & Depression: "Healing Anxiety and Depression: The revolutionary brain based program that allows you to see and heal the 7 types of anxiety and depression", by Daniel G. Amen, M.D.

Anxiety Disorders & OCD Support Group - Wilmington, NC

"Asperger's Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals" by Tony Atwood

"The Asperger's Answer Book: professional answers to 275 of the top questions parents ask" by Susan Ashley, PhD

"When the Brain Can't Hear: unraveling the mystery of auditory processing disorder"  Teri James Bellis, PhD

Autism - detection of early warn signs

Autism Society - NC

"A parents guide to Asperger syndrome and high functioning autism" Sally Ozonoff, Geraldine Dawson

"More than words: helping parents promote communication & social skills in children with autism spectrum      disorder" Fern Sussman

"Navigating the social world" Jeanette McAfee

"Solving behavior problems in autism" Linda Hodgon

"Understanding the nature of autism" Janice Janzen

"Visual strategies for improving communication: practical supports for school and home" Linda Hodgon

Behavior problems in kids

"Bipolar Disorder for Dummies" Candida Fink, MD

"The Bipolar Teen: what you can do to help your child & your family" David Miklowitz, PhD & Elizabeth George, PhD

"Borderline & Beyond, Revised" Laura Paxton

"Borderline & Beyond: Workbook and Personal Journal, Revised" Laura Paxton

Brain Function & Structure: "Mapping the Mind"   Rita Carter

"Messages: the communications skill book, 2nd edition" Matthew McKay, PhD, Martha Davis, PhD, Patrick Fanning

Conflict: "The Kids' Guide to Working out Conflicts - how to keep cool, stay safe, and get along" by Naomi Drew, M.A.

"The Girls' Guide to Guys: straight talk for teens on flirting, dating, breaking up, making Up, & finding true love"  Julie Taylor

"The Teenage Guy's Survival Guide: the real deal on girls, growing up, and other guy stuff" Jeremy Daldry

NC Dept. of Health & Human Services (including kids, families, older adults, health, Medicaid, Disability)

Depression - including standard & alternative treatments

"Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy" David Burns, MD

"The Feeling Good Handbook" David Burns, MD

"Winter Blues, Revised Edition" Norman Rosenthal

"Help Me, I'm Sad: Recognizing, treating and preventing childhood and adolescent depression" David Fassler, M.D. and Lynne Dumas

"ASAP: ages, stages & phases - from infancy to adolescence" Patricia Fosarelli, M.D.

DBT (Dialectical behavior therapy)

"The Co-Parenting Survival Guide: letting go of conflict after a difficult divorce" Elizabeth Thayer, PhD and Jeffrey Zimmerman, PhD

"Does Wednesday Mean Mom's House or Dad's? Parenting Together while Living Apart" Marc Ackerman

"Why did you have to get a divorce? And when can I get a hamster? A guide to parenting through divorce" Anthony Wolf, PhD

Domestic Violence - North Carolina

Domestic Violence - National

Dr. Daniel Amen's brain research

Drug Abuse - Teens

Dyslexia

(Text)book recordings - for blind and dyslexics

Speech-to-text/text-to-speech software - for dyslexics

"The Gift of Dyslexia" by Ron Davis

Elder Abuse

EMDR

Epilepsy

"Epilepsy: patient & family guide, 3rd edition" Orrin Devinsky, M.D.

"The Executive Brain: Frontal Lobes & the Civilized Mind" Elkhonon Goldberg

Exercise

Exercise & the Brain: health; cognitive performance; aging; ADHD - podcast

Family Communication

Family relationships

Food: Healthy Foods Kids will Eat

Gambling

Gastric bypass - pros & cons

Gay & Lesbian Health

Gender Identity

General Medical and Psychological

Girl Power

Grief

Health Insurance - comparing plans

Health Insurance - consumer's guide to getting & keeping it

Hospice

Insurance for Kids - low cost or free, by State

Internet Addiction - Information

Kids Health - Kids

Kids Health - Parents

Latino Clinic, Wilmington, NC

Learning Disabilities

Stay Happily Married: Anger Management podcast

Stay Happily Married: the effects of marital conflict on your children podcast

Stay Happily Married: how to cope with your child's behavior podcast

Stay Happily Married: creating more intimacy podcast

Stay Happily Married: how to choose a marriage counselor podcast

Stay Happily Married: Will Your Marriage Last Forever? podcast

Stay Happily Married: secrets to great marriages podcast

Medicaid - national listings

Medication

Medication: "Straight Talk about Psychiatric Medication for Kids, Revised Edition" Timothy E. Wilens, M.D.

Medication - Consumer Reports

Medication - Free or low cost through drug companies

Meditation

Military Branches & VA - websites

Military Family Support - links

Military Personnel & Families - Mental Health Resources online

"Courage After Fire: coping strategies for troops returning from Iraq & Afghanistan and their families"

Keith Armstrong, Suzanne Best, and Paula Domenici

NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill) - NC

Narcotics Anonymous Meetings - NC & SC

NC Health Choice

New Hanover Regional Hospital

Non Verbal Learning Disability

"The Source for Nonverbal Learning Disorders" by Sue Thompson

OCD (Obsessive-compulsive disorder)

OCD Foundation

"No More Misbehavin': 38 difficult behaviors and how to stop them - discipline of kids from 3-12"

Michele Borba, Ed.D

"Breakthrough Parenting for Children with Special Needs - raising the bar of expectations" Judy Winter

Pastoral Counseling

Pet loss & bereavement

PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder)

Seizures: video on the different types

Seizures: video on their diagnosis

Seizures: video on their causes

Sexual abuse in children

Sexuality - Teens

Single Parents

Sleep Disorders

"Childhood Speech, Language & Listening Problems: what every parent should know" Patricia Hamaguchi

SSI Disability - NC

Step Family Network

Stress, depression, anxiety & drug use

Suicide

National Suicide Prevention Line - Hotline: 800 - 273 - TALK (8255) or 800 - SUICIDE

Suicide - Child & Teen

TEACCH - Autism spectrum disorders - NC

"Get out of my Life, but first could you drive me & Cheryl to the mall?: a parent's guide to the new teenager" Anthony Wolf, PhD

"Reality Gap: alcohol, drugs and sex - what parents don't know, and teens aren't telling" Stephen Wallace

Teens: all kids drink, right? podcast

Teens: cutting podcast

The Teenage Brain - podcast

Teens: disciplining your teenager podcast

Teens: them's fighting words! podcast

Teens: video game addiction podcast

Teen Driving

Teen Health - Wilmington

Teens & heavy use of electronics - NY Times article

Tourette's

Tricare - military health insurance

"Playstation Nation: protect your child from video game addiction" Olivia & Kurt Bruner

Violence Prevention

Voc. Rehab. - NC

Cut the Fat Weight Loss: how to increase your metabolism podcast

Cut the Fat Weight Loss: motivation & achieving your goals podcast

Cut the Fat Weight Loss: 17 Reasons That You Are Not Losing Weight podcast

Weight Loss Support Groups - southeastern NC

Weight Management

Weight Management - National Registry

Women's Issues


Top of Page


 Articles

ADHD

Assessment - what makes for inaccuracy of test scores

Assessment - understanding psychological test scores

Autism: Myths vs. Facts

Binge Eating Disorder

Confidentiality

EMDR

Memory & Aging

Panic Attacks

Pastoral Counseling

TBI (traumatic brain injury)

Violence in the Workplace

Workplace Violence - Awareness & Prevention (OSHA)


The following individuals may be available to provide supervision to other psychologists for the Wilmington, NC region.

Name Address

Contact Info

(Preferred Means)

Specialty Areas
Denise Hanson, PsyD

4000 Independence Blvd.

Wilmington, 28412

910 796 7848 Child & adult therapy and testing
Melissa N. Van Kirk, PhD, MSW

3415 Wrightsville Ave.

Wilmington, 28403

910 791 5171

m_van_kirk@yahoo.com

Adult therapy

Len Lecci, PhD &

William Acree, PsyD

1241-A Military Cutoff Rd.

Wilmington, 28405

910 961 7262

leccil@uncw.edu

Memory functioning in adults, and therapy for caregivers of patients with dementia

ONLY for UNCW practicum students

 

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