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Mental Health Treatment Plan Goals and Objectives: Setting Your Providers and Patients Up for Success in Treatment Planning

Treatment plans are an important part of your behavioral health practice. Done well, they can help set your clients up for better outcomes. One of the most important aspects of the process is setting mental health treatment plan goals and…
Andrew Schatzberg
July 28, 2026
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7 Ideas to Increase Group Therapy Attendance and Reduce No-Shows

All behavioral health clinicians have experienced it: the clock ticks one minute past appointment start time, then two, then ten. Finally, you call it. Your patient isn’t coming today, and you might as well move on to the next task.…
Andrew Schatzberg
July 28, 2026
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EHR Implementation Best Practices

The use of electronic health record (EHR) systems in mental health practices to store, organize, and analyze healthcare data brings many advantages over paper-based record-keeping. Once the EHR implementation process is complete, the software should make practice management easier, clinical…
Andrew Schatzberg
June 15, 2026
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Navigating the Storm: Maintaining Work-Life Balance as a Therapist During Personal Challenges

Behavioral health professionals often juggle the weight of their clients' emotional needs alongside their own personal struggles. This burden can lead to burnout, compassion fatigue, and a decline in well-being. Therapists are not immune to personal challenges; balancing work with…
Andrew Schatzberg
May 29, 2026
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Understanding the New Mental Health Parity Rule: Implications for Behavioral Health Practices

The Biden administration announced a finalized Mental Health Parity Rule on September 9, 2024, bringing significant changes to how insurers cover mental health care. The new rule, intended to update and expand the 2008 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity…
Andrew Schatzberg
May 29, 2026
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The Impact of Falling Interest Rates and Lower Inflation on Your Behavioral Health Practice

As we close out 2024, the economic landscape has shifted. Expectations of falling interest rates and lower inflation earlier in the year have come to pass, and these changes can have significant implications for behavioral health practices, affecting everything from…
Andrew Schatzberg
May 29, 2026
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Transform Your Workflow: How Wiley Treatment Planners Enhance Care and Save Time

Effective treatment planning is crucial for providing high-quality behavioral healthcare. Wiley Treatment Planners, which offer a streamlined approach to creating comprehensive, evidence-based treatment plans, is a valuable tool for behavioral health professionals. Efficient treatment planning is important, too—it allows providers…
Andrew Schatzberg
May 29, 2026
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Proposed Social Media Warning Labels: What Behavioral Health Providers Should Know

Although social media platforms can help us stay in touch with friends, colleagues, and family, these services also have a toxic side, especially for young people. In his June 2024 op-ed, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called for a surgeon…
Andrew Schatzberg
May 29, 2026