Practice Policies
Additional Points:
1. Although I share this office with
other therapists, each of us works independently,
and each alone is responsible for the quality of the
care he or she provides.
2. At times, I will discuss clinical
situations with my colleagues in order to get their
input regarding treatment considerations. I will not
use your name when consulting colleagues about clinical
situations. It may be necessary in my absence for
one of my colleagues to view your records in order
to provide urgent care when I am not available.
3. EMDR as a treatment option. I have
been trained in th clinical techniques (levels 1 &2)
of EMDR and will continue participating in supervision
support groups as a part of my continued training.
If we determine that EMDR is a technique which will
be useful to you in therapy, please be advised that
your case may be used in clinical supervision and
for training purposes.
4. Clinical Hypnosis is utilized as
a part of my clinical practice. Please be advised
that in some states that you can not testify in a
court of law if you have been hypnotized. You should
consult a lawyer if you have concerns regarding this
issue. Audio tapes are usually made of sessions and
are given to the client. Audio and Video tapes may
be made of
sessions for training and supervision purposes as
well. You will be asked to sign a release if taping
is used for training purposes.
5. Memory regarding life events is often
inaccurate and should be considered as a blending
of life events. Events recalled in the course of treatment
may not always be logical or validated by history.
One should be careful when interpreting memories from
the past.
6. If you ever become involved in a
divorce or custody dispute, I want you to understand
and agree that I will not provide evaluations or testimony
you require. This position is based on two reasons:
1. My statements will be seen as biased in your favor
because of the therapy relationship we have. 2. The
testimony might effect our therapy relationship, and
I must put this relationship first. I will refer the
non-primary client to additional resources. If you
choose to use my therapy in your custody case, please
be advised that any and all legal work associated
with the case will be charged at a rate of $175 per
hour for all non-clinical work based on a quarter
hour basis. All fees must be paid by cashiers check
prior to any court testimony. All records exceeding
25 pages will be charged above the $20 chart fee.
7. Dissatisfaction with my services:
I ask that you come to me directly if you are unhappy
with me or my services so that we may get the situation
resolved. If you are displeased with my staff, please
bring the problem to my attention so that I may remedy
the situation.
8. School consultations: I will be happy
to discuss with your child/adolescent’s school
their clinical needs upon the signing of proper releases.
Meetings held at your school are billed at a rate
of $130 per hour including driving time and are often
not covered by insurance.
9. In cases of Domestic Violence, cases
of abuse of one partner by another, I will ask that
if you are coming for conjoint counseling that one
of you leave before the other following sessions to
allow for cool down time. In case of potential violence,
authorities will be notified.
10. Non identifiable healthcare information
may be uses for evaluative research purposes. Case
examples may be share with students for the purpose
of clinical training and supervision.. You will be
asked to sign a release if your case is to be used
for the purpose of specific research.
11. Audio Tapes made during the course
of treatment become the property of the client. I
assume NO RESPONSIBILITY for the disclosure
or use of this information once the Tape is given
to the client.
12. Disclosure of case examples for
teaching purposes. Case examples may be used in the
course of my teaching efforts at Southwest Tennessee
Community College. The information will be presented
with non-identifying data and used to demonstrate
examples of actual case situations. Case examples
may also be used in seminar presentations
without identifying data.
13. In cases of the treatment of children
as a result of divorce adjustment or for the purpose
of documenting emotional problems for a parent/guardian
in which there is the potential of court testimony,
services may be delivered in accordance with health
insurance only if treatment is the issue. In cases
of establishing a expert opinion for the purpose of
court, there will be a charge of $175 per hour including
15 minute intervals for report writing
and telephone calls as well as driving time and time
needed for testimony. All fees must be paid with a
cashiers check of money order and the account must
have a $0 balance before testimony can occur or else
the testimony with be considered biased by the court.
14. YOUR PRESENCE MAY BE OBSERVED
BY OTHERS. PLEASE DO NOT TELL ANYONE OUTSIDE OF OUR
OFFICE WHO WAS WAITING WITH YOU. AS YOU RESPECT OTHERS
PRIVACY SO WILL THEY RESPECT YOURS.
I look forward to serving you over
the course of your treatment process. Please let me
know how I can best meet your needs.
Judy P. King, LCSW,BCD,SAP
