New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute: In Conversation with Joyce Carol Oates
Attending October 28, 2011
New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute: In conversation with Joyce Carol Oates
Oct 28
TherapySafetyNet Four-Year Anniversary Dinner
Psychologists and social workers who participate in TherapySafetyNet's coalition of socially responsible therapists celebrated our organization's four-year anniversary over dinner on October 2, 2011.
Private Practice Facebook Page
I’ve launched a Facebook page for my practice... A word about privacy: I would encourage any psychotherapy clients past or present who come across the Facebook page to think carefully before choosing to write any comments or “liking” any items I post. The strictest approach to maintaining your own privacy, including even the implication that you may be in treatment, is not to interact with my Facebook page at all.
Case Management Policy
I run my practice in as independent and private a manner as possible by choosing not to be contracted with insurance companies that are likely to impose excessive bureaucratic requirements. Even on an out-of-network basis, some insurance companies may request additional information about your treatment in the form of utilization reviews or requests for additional information about you. My default response is to refuse such requests for the dual purpose of protecting your privacy and maintaining the autonomy of my practice.
MilestonesNYC meeting
In my role as director of TherapySafetyNet, I met today with leadership of MilestonesNYC to collaborate on shared organizational missions to increase access to mental health care for uninsured New Yorkers.
Conference: Dating, Mating, & Procreating
Attended the conference Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Dating, Mating & Procreating in 21st Century America at the William Alanson White Institute.
In the Press: Texting while Driving
I was quoted in an article about the dangers of texting while driving in the September issue of Scholastic Action, a magazine for teens.
New Office Location after Labor Day
I am very pleased to announce I will be moving my practice to a new location.
TherapySafetyNet: Notes from the Executive Director
I came up with the concept of TherapySafetyNet in September 2007. I was receiving more calls from prospective clients than I could accept into my practice, and some of them stood out because they seemed stuck in a kind of benefits purgatory. Uninsured, their income was too high to qualify for social services, yet their employers offered no healthcare coverage. It was hit or miss to suggest alternate referrals to those prospective clients. While I’ve always got an assortment of excellent colleagues to suggest, at any given time most would have only one or two potential openings on a ‘sliding scale.’ At the same time, I had extra web site capacity, so I thought, is there any way these elements could be put together to help?
Geoffrey Steinberg, Psy.D. 