Comments for Psychoanalytic Events & News http://www.psychoanalyticevents.com psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy in Washington D.C., Baltimore and the region Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:01:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 Comment on We can post much more than words. by Lynn Hamerling http://www.psychoanalyticevents.com/38-we-can-post-much-more-than-words/comment-page-1#comment-947 Lynn Hamerling Sun, 13 Sep 2009 23:20:45 +0000 http://www.psychoanalyticevents.com/?p=38#comment-947 I was able to upload the WSPP header along with my announcement, but I don't know how to get the header located at the top of the announcement. When I previewed it, it just showed the name of the .gif file on the bottom of the announcement. The header would look pretty silly at the bottom, but I don't know how to place it. I was unable to click and drag it. Is there a way to preview the appearance and location of the uploaded files as well? (If we can't see them until they are posted, is there a way to delete them if they look right - while keeping the rest of the announcement intact?) Thank you. Lynn. I was able to upload the WSPP header along with my announcement, but I don’t know how to get the header located at the top of the announcement. When I previewed it, it just showed the name of the .gif file on the bottom of the announcement. The header would look pretty silly at the bottom, but I don’t know how to place it. I was unable to click and drag it. Is there a way to preview the appearance and location of the uploaded files as well? (If we can’t see them until they are posted, is there a way to delete them if they look right - while keeping the rest of the announcement intact?)

Thank you.
Lynn.

]]> Comment on May 20th Political Action Meeting by Brooke Morrigan http://www.psychoanalyticevents.com/215-may-20th-political-action-meeting/comment-page-1#comment-27 Brooke Morrigan Thu, 14 May 2009 17:18:26 +0000 http://www.psychoanalyticevents.com/?p=215#comment-27 I am also quite concerned about how so-called "parity" is actually going to play out. I know the insurance industry will not take it lying down. I expect their first line of attack will be to bring lots more attention to the question of "medical necessity," demanding great, and more frequent, documentation of the "necessity" of the treatment and probably even challenging any kind of treatment except their current favorites, CBT and DBT. And, of course, MORE DRUGS! (Don't forget, the insurance industry and the pharmaceutical industry scratch each other's backs when it comes to mental health treatments!) Forget anything remotely psychoanalytic! I think we need to focus on this business of "medical necessity" very quickly and try to block them from using it to (1) limit treatment, (2) overwhelm us with paperwork, (3) further undermine any modality except the cognitive/behavioral ones, (4) reduce our payments even further if we practice anything except CBT-ish modalities, etc. BTW, I'm sure you know that the community of clinical social workers is vastly larger than any other mental health treatment community AND that many of us practice from a psychoanalytic theoretical perspective (even if we don't, strictly speaking, practice analysis). Any effort to influence the regs to protect the broad range of treatment modalities should definitely involve clinical social workers (though I wonder if NASW, being the conservative org. it is, will get involved). I'm sorry I can't attend the 5-20 meeting but want to keep abreast of things. Can we outsmart this tsunami??!! I am also quite concerned about how so-called “parity” is actually going to play out. I know the insurance industry will not take it lying down. I expect their first line of attack will be to bring lots more attention to the question of “medical necessity,” demanding great, and more frequent, documentation of the “necessity” of the treatment and probably even challenging any kind of treatment except their current favorites, CBT and DBT. And, of course, MORE DRUGS! (Don’t forget, the insurance industry and the pharmaceutical industry scratch each other’s backs when it comes to mental health treatments!) Forget anything remotely psychoanalytic! I think we need to focus on this business of “medical necessity” very quickly and try to block them from using it to (1) limit treatment, (2) overwhelm us with paperwork, (3) further undermine any modality except the cognitive/behavioral ones, (4) reduce our payments even further if we practice anything except CBT-ish modalities, etc. BTW, I’m sure you know that the community of clinical social workers is vastly larger than any other mental health treatment community AND that many of us practice from a psychoanalytic theoretical perspective (even if we don’t, strictly speaking, practice analysis). Any effort to influence the regs to protect the broad range of treatment modalities should definitely involve clinical social workers (though I wonder if NASW, being the conservative org. it is, will get involved). I’m sorry I can’t attend the 5-20 meeting but want to keep abreast of things. Can we outsmart this tsunami??!!

]]> Comment on WSP May 17 Clinical Thinking, Ethical Thinking by Nadine Joy Kurland http://www.psychoanalyticevents.com/202-wsp-may-17-clinical-thinking-ethical-thinking/comment-page-1#comment-6 Nadine Joy Kurland Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:17:59 +0000 http://www.psychoanalyticevents.com/?p=202#comment-6 can you please get this approvedby the american Counseling Association so that LPC's can get credit?or put an LPC on your presenterlist wouldwork too can you please get this approvedby the american Counseling Association so that LPC’s can get credit?or put an LPC on your presenterlist wouldwork too

]]> Comment on We can post much more than words. by Sally Brandel http://www.psychoanalyticevents.com/38-we-can-post-much-more-than-words/comment-page-1#comment-2 Sally Brandel Sun, 22 Mar 2009 14:05:27 +0000 http://www.psychoanalyticevents.com/?p=38#comment-2 Mike, I was able to change password and update profile on the second go around. Navigation from the signin page to the site takes some getting used to and my system keeps throwing up hurdles. I'll catch on. Do members really need to sign-in? Only to post announcements, right? Sally Mike,
I was able to change password and update profile on the second go around. Navigation from the signin page to the site takes some getting used to and my system keeps throwing up hurdles. I’ll catch on.
Do members really need to sign-in? Only to post announcements, right? Sally

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