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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 Best Practices Guidelines (from UBH): ADHD 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 PTSD Blue Cross - Provider Manual 2008 Chart Documentation - Aetna Health Chart Documentation - Blue Cross 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 Emailing clients - ethical considerations Ethics - Development and Practice HIPAA explained in English: CD or training manual 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 Representatives 2008 - 2009 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 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
AA Meetings - Cape Fear, NC region ACoA (Adult Children of Alcoholics) Support Groups Al-Anon meetings - Wilmington, NC region Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine ADHD (attention deficit disorder) 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 Aging: "Preventing Alzheimer's" by Drs. William Shankle and Daniel Amen 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 Assessment: "Straight talk about psychological testing for kids" Drs. Ellen Braaten and Gretchen Felopulos "When the Brain Can't Hear: unraveling the mystery of auditory processing disorder" Teri James Bellis, PhD Autism - detection of early warn signs Autism support group (WRAPS) - Cape Fear region "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 "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 Bipolar disorder in children - links "Borderline & Beyond, Revised" Laura Paxton "Borderline & Beyond: Workbook and Personal Journal, Revised" Laura Paxton Brain Function & Structure: "Mapping the Mind" Rita Carter Surviving Bullies - exercises and video (for Windows) Surviving Bullies - exercises and video (for Mac) Camps for kids - Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall Women undergoing treatment for cancer - free house cleaning Cape Fear Mental Health Association Cape Fear Teens - tricounty region Chat Rooms - Psychological & Medical Disorders - by Mass. General Hospital Child & Adolescent Problems - Facts for Families "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 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 Dr. Daniel Amen's brain research (Text)book recordings - for blind and dyslexics Speech-to-text/text-to-speech software - for dyslexics "The Gift of Dyslexia" by Ron Davis "Epilepsy: patient & family guide, 3rd edition" Orrin Devinsky, M.D. "The Executive Brain: Frontal Lobes & the Civilized Mind" Elkhonon Goldberg Exercise & the Brain: health; cognitive performance; aging; ADHD - podcast Food: Healthy Foods Kids will Eat General Medical and Psychological Health Insurance - comparing plans Health Insurance - consumer's guide to getting & keeping it Insurance for Kids - low cost or free, by State Internet Addiction - Information 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 Medication: "Straight Talk about Psychiatric Medication for Kids, Revised Edition" Timothy E. Wilens, M.D. Medication - Free or low cost through drug companies 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 Non Verbal Learning Disability "The Source for Nonverbal Learning Disorders" by Sue Thompson OCD (Obsessive-compulsive disorder) Oppositional Defiant & Conduct Disorder Parenting: setting limits podcast "No More Misbehavin': 38 difficult behaviors and how to stop them - discipline of kids from 3-12" Michele Borba, Ed.D "Parenting Your Out-of-Control Teenager: 7 Steps to Reestablish Authority & Reclaim Love" Scott P. Sells, PhD "Breakthrough Parenting for Children with Special Needs - raising the bar of expectations" Judy Winter PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) Seizures: video on the different types Seizures: video on their diagnosis Seizures: video on their causes "Childhood Speech, Language & Listening Problems: what every parent should know" Patricia Hamaguchi Stress, depression, anxiety & drug use National Suicide Prevention Line - Hotline: 800 - 273 - TALK (8255) or 800 - SUICIDE 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: disciplining your teenager podcast Teens: them's fighting words! podcast Teens: video game addiction podcast Teens & heavy use of electronics - NY Times article Tricare - military health insurance "Playstation Nation: protect your child from video game addiction" Olivia & Kurt Bruner 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 - National Registry Assessment - what makes for inaccuracy of test scores Assessment - understanding psychological test scores Workplace Violence - Awareness & Prevention (OSHA) The following individuals may be available to provide supervision to other psychologists for the Wilmington, NC region.
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