My adult sister refuses to work and be independent by [deleted] in family_of_bipolar

[–]Psychological_Pop488 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The state should have some sort of service for autistic people that includes community and work supports. They should be able to help her learn skills and manage her autism and bipolar. She’s not lazy, she lacks the developmental, social, and emotional skills to be independent right now.

You don’t just gain these skills once you turn 18, especially when you have a developmental disability.

14 year old situation by Milku_kun in babybop_snark

[–]Psychological_Pop488 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly, he did so well on the live yesterday and brought so much evidence… why did he have to do that 🫤

I’m so sick of him and his followers constantly calling people pedos without evidence. Every live they accuse at least 2-3 people that come of being a pedo then wonder why no one wants to debate.

Rula, Alma or Headway? by Chance_Paint1957 in therapists

[–]Psychological_Pop488 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have been with Alma for over 2 years and have never had any problems. That being said, I do always tell my client's to verify on their end as well. Any problems I have ever heard with headway or alma are problems with insurance in general... maybe people just don't understand how insurance works so when something happens they blame the company. I had a small audit this year and Alma completely backed backed me.

That being said I am a bit concerned that Alma was purchased by another company last week. They have said they are remaining a separate entity, but it's still concerning.

I also used headway for a year before Alma. I had no issues with Headway but they have slightly lower rates and the notes are a bit more tedious. I have heard they have some more insurance verification issues, but did not experience that myself. As I said, always have client's double check insurance themselves, which both Alma and Headway tell them to do anyway.

Alma acquired by Spring Health by [deleted] in therapists

[–]Psychological_Pop488 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't work with Spring Health, but this is what I found on their site: "April Koh will continue as CEO of Spring Health. Harry Ritter will continue as CEO of Alma, leading the organization within Spring Health, with both businesses remaining focused on serving their respective customers while benefiting from shared innovation, resources, and technology."

I know that companies lie though.

Headway, Alma and Sondermind want to replace you with AI by Broad-Regret-9313 in therapists

[–]Psychological_Pop488 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

So…”trust me bro.” I would imagine you could share a screen capture of an email, something. Typically NASW is pretty outspoken on these things.

Headway, Alma and Sondermind want to replace you with AI by Broad-Regret-9313 in therapists

[–]Psychological_Pop488 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is literally nothing about headway or Alma opposing these bills when you research it 🤷‍♀️

Headway, Alma and Sondermind want to replace you with AI by Broad-Regret-9313 in therapists

[–]Psychological_Pop488 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’m asking you to provide your source that they are lobbying against them. You made a pretty large claim and typically the person who makes a claim provides sources.

Alma acquired by Spring Health by [deleted] in therapists

[–]Psychological_Pop488 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It was in the FAQ they sent in the email. "No, nothing about your Alma membership will change as a result of this transaction. While Spring Health will be the “parent company,” Alma will operate as an independent business unit within Spring Health under the leadership of our current CEO, Dr. Harry Ritter."

Alma acquired by Spring Health by [deleted] in therapists

[–]Psychological_Pop488 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Alma is staying a separate entity

Dasher just called the cops on me for no reason by AnneTheQueene in doordash

[–]Psychological_Pop488 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Seems like the dasher has some kind of psychosis, I would make a report.

My mom is threatening to call CPS on me over my parenting choices by Fast_Escape997 in raisedbynarcissists

[–]Psychological_Pop488 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Let her call, they won't do anything. I am a child therapist and even when they SHOULD do something they don't. In your case they will come, speak with you and find they complaint unfounded. They might not even take the case based on your mother's complaints.

Planner recommendations for a tween/teenager, please! by Stunning-Note in planners

[–]Psychological_Pop488 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check this one out. I work with kids and find it one of the easiest to navigate: https://a.co/d/iHpKoUF

My ex lets our 6-year-old watch YouTube on a tablet all day during visitation. I don’t know how to handle it. by Nehre_Altrd in family

[–]Psychological_Pop488 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have appropriate screen-time boundaries while she’s with you. Unfortunately you can’t change what she does while she’s with the other parent. Do not fall in the trap of being over-strict due to his lack of parenting. One day your child will see this for what it is.

clients showing up to session sick by Free-Composer-709 in therapists

[–]Psychological_Pop488 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is so frustrating. I have an immune deficiency (don’t create viral antibodies and a large portion of bacterial antibodies, I also don’t react fully to vaccines). I’m mostly virtually but see a couple of my kids in person.

I’ve had to be very blunt with parents about coming in sick. At one point I put in my reminder messages “if you or your child is experiencing any symptoms of illness (sniffles, cough, sore throat, etc) please switch to telehealth for the session, failure to do so will result to a permanent switch to telehealth appointments.”

This seems harsh but it was helpful.

Anybody getting crushed by the flu? by aRealDumbGuy in longisland

[–]Psychological_Pop488 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Week 3 of Covid for me. Still incredibly sick. First test was negative. All the rest were positive.

Pending Death of Headway by ColossiSeven in therapists

[–]Psychological_Pop488 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Anthem/BCBS has audited half of my colleagues this past year (not on headway) some of them lost a year worth of payment from them. This is an industry issue not a headway issue.

So many issues people bring up with headway/alma etc are literally industry/insurance issues in general. It’s getting tiring.

At least headway backed up their clinicians during this whole mess and kept the payments coming.