Progress Notes: Keeping Tabs on the Practice of Psychology

Progress Notes: Keeping Tabs on the Practice of Psychology

"Progress Notes: Keeping Tabs on the Practice of Psychology" is a podcast produced by the APA Practice Organization with practicing psychologists in mind. Episodes cover a range of topics that affect practitioners, including the financial and legal aspects of running a business. Listeners will also hear expert analysis on developments in health care policy along with stories that highlight the work of fellow psychologists

Episodes

June 24, 2019 14 mins
Self-care is on more people’s minds as they seek ways to lower their stress levels and improve mental health.  In this episode, a psychologist and self-care expert shares why practitioners need to make it a priority as well.
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A reproductive psychologist discusses her experience practicing at the intersection of health, technology and culture.
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April 5, 2019 13 mins
Two media-savvy psychologists explain how you can make an impact beyond your office.  
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In this episode of Progress Notes, psychologists share their tips on how to close your solo or group practice the right way.
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February 4, 2019 13 mins
Dr. Athena Robinson, chief clinical officer at Woebot Labs, talks about the value that practicing psychologists add to the tech industry.
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November 26, 2018 9 mins
In this episode of Progress Notes, a psychologist discusses her unique role in training veterans to work as peer support specialists at Veterans Affairs.
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PSYPACT will reduce barriers to practice, expand access to care, and advance telepsychology—but more states need to join the compact.
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Raquel Halfond, PhD, is the Director of Clinical Practice Guidelines for the American Psychological Association, overseeing all the day-to-day activities of the initiative. She is also a clinical psychologist. Dr. Halfond received her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University. She completed her APA approved clinical internship at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and was a postdoctoral fellow at Harbor-UC...
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Bruce Bobbitt, PhD, has been licensed for independent practice in the state of Minnesota for the past 33 years and has practiced in community mental health, pediatric health psychology at the University of Minnesota and in private practice. For the past 23 years he worked at Optum/UnitedHealth Group in various roles all related to clinical program development and quality management and improvement, leaving that organization in 2016...
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June 29, 2018 17 mins
Karen Kietzman, PsyD, is a licensed clinical psychologist in Billings, Montana.  She earned her masters and her doctorate in clinical psychology from Biola University at Rosemead School of Psychology in Southern California. She began her solo private practice in Southern California.  Dr. Kietzman grew up in Montana. She and her family moved back to Montana in 1994 and continued her solo private practice in Billings. Dr. Kietzman be...
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Amy Heard, PhD, is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist with a solo practice in Vienna, VA, where she is co-located with other allied health professionals.  She completed her PhD at Auburn University in 2000, and her training included Practica in Rehabilitation Medicine at HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital, Internship in Health Psychology at Rush Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center, and a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Reproductive an...
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John Robinson, EdD, MPH, ABPP, ABCHP, is a retired licensed clinical psychologist and Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Surgery at Howard University College of Medicine. Dr. Robinson is a pioneer and one of the proverbial “grandparents” of the field of transplant psychology and clinical health psychology in the U.S. He was the first African-American psychologist in the U.S. Air Force and the U.S Navy, and was one of the first tr...
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Christopher L. Hunter, PhD, ABPP, graduated from the University of Memphis with his PhD in clinical psychology with a specialization in behavioral medicine. He is board certified in clinical health psychology and works for the Defense Health Agency as the Department of Defense (DoD) Program Manager for Behavioral Health in Primary Care. As the DoD lead for the last nine years, he has worked to develop policy, secure funding, and o...
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Policymaker, clinical and community psychologist, healthcare innovator, Arthur C. Evans Jr., PhD, is the new CEO of the American Psychological Association (APA) and just completed twelve years as Commissioner of Philadelphia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Service (DBHIDS). The transformation of the Philadelphia service system has improved outcomes for people and saved millions of dollars that the city...
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Eugene Farber, PhD, is a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences in the Emory University School of Medicine. For over 25 years, Dr. Farber has conducted clinical activities, teaching/training and research focusing on the psychological aspects of HIV. Among his professional interests is the integration of behavioral health services in HIV primary care settings. Fayth Parks, PhD, is an associate professor of counseling and l...
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Kathleen Ashton, PhD, ABPP, FACHP   Dr. Ashton is a board certified clinical health psychologist at the Cleveland Clinic, where she works in an integrated team at the Breast Center. Her clinical and research interests include psychosocial aspects of breast cancer and hereditary risk of breast cancer. Dr. Ashton serves on the APA Practice Organization Committee for the Advancement of Professional Practice. Twitter: @stress_doc  Lin...
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September 8, 2017 15 mins
Deborah C. Baker, JD, is the director of Legal & Regulatory Policy in the Office of Legal & Regulatory Affairs of the American Psychological Association's Practice Directorate. Since joining APA in 2004, she has worked with state psychological associations, APA leadership and members, and regulatory bodies on a variety of issues involving scope of practice/licensure, testing, telehealth, prescriptive authority, HIPAA compliance as ...
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Lynn F. Bufka, PhD, joined the American Psychological Association in 2002 and is currently the associate executive director of Practice Research and Policy. Previously, she was associate director of clinical training and an assistant research professor at Boston University.  Joan Cook, PhD, is an associate professor in the Yale School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry. She has nearly 100 publications in the areas of traumatic s...
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Robin Henderson, PsyD, is a licensed psychologist and chief of behavioral health services at Providence Medical Group in Oregon. Dr. Henderson is responsible for the strategic direction, operations and integration of behavioral health services across Providence’s network of hospitals and clinics. Before joining Providence, Dr. Henderson worked in the St. Charles Health System for 14 years, most recently as chief behavioral health o...
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June 7, 2017 24 mins
Sarah Beckmann, PsyD, is a licensed clinical psychologist working as a behavioral health consultant within a rural Federally Qualified Health Center in Washington State. She completed her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the school of Professional Psychology at Forest Institute in 2014 and is current pursing her clinical psychopharmacology postdoctoral MS Degree through California School of Professional Psychology.  Dustin Hamm...
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