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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
May 7, 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
March 12, 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
March 27, 2026
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Valant Earns HITRUST i1 Certification: Strengthening Data Security for Behavioral Health Providers

At Valant, our mission has always been clear: to provide technology and services that connect behavioral health patients and providers, when and how they need care, with tools that improve outcomes for all. A core part of our mission is…
Allister Liberato
September 2, 2025
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Behavioral Healthcare Data Security: A Comprehensive Checklist for Protecting Patient Information

In behavioral health practices, patient records contain highly sensitive information about patients’ personal histories, treatment details, and clinical interactions. Healthcare data security is essential for protecting this information from cyber threats, unauthorized access, and compliance risks. Cyberattacks on behavioral health…
Allister Liberato
April 21, 2025
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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
June 18, 2025
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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
June 18, 2025
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DSM-5 Text Revisions: What Changed, and What Does That Mean for Mental Health Providers?

(Updated 11/6/2024) In March of 2022, the American Psychological Association (APA) released changes to its diagnostic manual, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition. These text revisions updated the DSM-5 to include new diagnoses, clarifying language for…
Andrew Schatzberg
June 18, 2025