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Top Tips for Improving Your Counseling Schedule

8 Tips for Improving Your Counseling Schedule

By October Boyles, DNP, MSN, BSN, RN November 2, 2021

As a mental health professional, you likely have a lot on your plate. Between patient appointments, administrative work and collaborating with colleagues, managing your schedule…

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How to Read Mental Health Eligibility Verification Data

How to Read Mental Health Eligibility Verification Data

By October Boyles, DNP, MSN, BSN, RN October 27, 2021

Working with insurance can often be one of the most frustrating aspects of mental health practice. Even when you think you have submitted all necessary…

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Ketamine in Psychiatry

Ketamine in Psychiatry

By October Boyles, DNP, MSN, BSN, RN October 21, 2021

Depression is one of the most debilitating mental disorders around the world. For the first time in over 25 years, there is potentially a new…

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DBT Basics Tips and Techniques for Clinicians

DBT Basics: Tips and Techniques for Clinicians

By October Boyles, DNP, MSN, BSN, RN October 5, 2021

Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), also called dialectical behavior therapy, gives patients a wide range of skills and strategies for managing powerful emotions. This method, focused…

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How to Get on an Insurance Panel: Tips for Mental Health Professionals

How to Get on an Insurance Panel: Tips for Mental Health Professionals

By October Boyles, DNP, MSN, BSN, RN September 30, 2021

How to Get on an Insurance Panel: Tips for Mental Health Professionals Insurance has made behavioral health affordable for many people, but getting your practice…

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How Much Time Are You Spending Writing Mental Health Notes?

How Much Time Are You Spending Writing Mental Health Notes?

By October Boyles, DNP, MSN, BSN, RN September 2, 2021

Due to back-to-back appointments where healthcare professionals are trying to play catch-up, writing mental health notes has become a challenge. Because most professional ethic codes,…

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How Confident Are You in Your Notes?

How Confident Are You in Your Notes?

By October Boyles, DNP, MSN, BSN, RN August 25, 2021

Mental health professionals often deal with sensitive topics, and your note writing will likely reflect that. The sensitive nature of progress notes sometimes makes sharing…

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SOAP Note Mistakes to Avoid

SOAP Note Mistakes to Avoid

By October Boyles, DNP, MSN, BSN, RN August 23, 2021

SOAP Note Mistakes to Avoid Writing concise mental health notes can be challenging, which is why many healthcare providers use templates like SOAP. SOAP notes…

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BIRP Notes Guide for Mental Health Professionals

BIRP Notes Guide for Mental Health Professionals

By October Boyles, DNP, MSN, BSN, RN August 18, 2021

As a mental or behavioral health professional, you understand how much work goes into writing good notes. Thorough yet concise notes can be challenging to…

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PIRP vs. GIRP vs. BIRP Notes

PIRP vs. GIRP vs. BIRP Notes

By October Boyles, DNP, MSN, BSN, RN July 30, 2021

As a behavioral health clinician, you’re always writing notes during and following sessions. Whether a patient is dealing with depression, anxiety, a substance use disorder…

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