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From a recent case:
-Don't refer to yourself with a made-up title, especially one that is misleading about your licensure status (e.g., "Licensed Clinical Psychologist"). Especially don't do so if you are not an appropriately Licensed Psychologist-Provider who is properly trained and credentialed to complete a diagnostic assessment, but rather hold a different license (e.g., Licensed Educational Psychologist) that does not allow for independent diagnostic evals outside of an educational setting. Such behavior will get you reported to the board of Registration of Psychologists due to potentially practicing psychology without a license.
-Don't be squirrely and make families think you are doing an actual autism diagnostic assessment (and are qualified/credentialed to do so), and then avoid ANY mention of diagnosis in your report (including ruling anything out). Don't do this as a backhanded way to get the family to show the report to a pediatrician, who will then provide a diagnosis that will only qualify the child for services up through age 3. Don't then refer the child to non-insurance covered services that your agency provides with language guaranteeing improvement if the child receives such services. Such behavior will get you reported not only to the Psychology Board (for reasons identified above), as well as to the board that actually oversees your licensed (e.g., the Department of Education).
-In a further attempt to be squirrely and avoid the issue of given/not giving a formal diagnosis, don't tell the family verbally (but not in writing) that their child pretty much meets criteria for ASD, but that it is not possible to make that diagnosis because the child is under 2 years old (!). See above for consequences of such actions. Also- watch your back.
-Don't allow your credentials to be misrepresented on your agency's website (e.g., where you are listed as "Licensed Clinical Psychologists [sic]"- also not a real licensed category in this jurisdiction. cf. Licensed Neuropsychologist). If your agency insists on doing this, find another agency to work for, as the board will eventually come after you.
-If your agency has a policy of misleading clients into thinking they are getting something that they are not, find another agency, as the board will eventually come after you.
-If all of the above is done ultimately in the name of increasing market share so that the PE firm that owns your agency (or it's parent company) can then sell it to a different PE agency, making above market rate returns for investors, yet passing unmanageable debt onto to the next "owners", who will then pass it on, eventually, to the poor shmucks actually trying to provide services, ultimately reducing the quality of services (or eliminating them entirely), then please enjoy your seat in hell.
-Don't refer to yourself with a made-up title, especially one that is misleading about your licensure status (e.g., "Licensed Clinical Psychologist"). Especially don't do so if you are not an appropriately Licensed Psychologist-Provider who is properly trained and credentialed to complete a diagnostic assessment, but rather hold a different license (e.g., Licensed Educational Psychologist) that does not allow for independent diagnostic evals outside of an educational setting. Such behavior will get you reported to the board of Registration of Psychologists due to potentially practicing psychology without a license.
-Don't be squirrely and make families think you are doing an actual autism diagnostic assessment (and are qualified/credentialed to do so), and then avoid ANY mention of diagnosis in your report (including ruling anything out). Don't do this as a backhanded way to get the family to show the report to a pediatrician, who will then provide a diagnosis that will only qualify the child for services up through age 3. Don't then refer the child to non-insurance covered services that your agency provides with language guaranteeing improvement if the child receives such services. Such behavior will get you reported not only to the Psychology Board (for reasons identified above), as well as to the board that actually oversees your licensed (e.g., the Department of Education).
-In a further attempt to be squirrely and avoid the issue of given/not giving a formal diagnosis, don't tell the family verbally (but not in writing) that their child pretty much meets criteria for ASD, but that it is not possible to make that diagnosis because the child is under 2 years old (!). See above for consequences of such actions. Also- watch your back.
-Don't allow your credentials to be misrepresented on your agency's website (e.g., where you are listed as "Licensed Clinical Psychologists [sic]"- also not a real licensed category in this jurisdiction. cf. Licensed Neuropsychologist). If your agency insists on doing this, find another agency to work for, as the board will eventually come after you.
-If your agency has a policy of misleading clients into thinking they are getting something that they are not, find another agency, as the board will eventually come after you.
-If all of the above is done ultimately in the name of increasing market share so that the PE firm that owns your agency (or it's parent company) can then sell it to a different PE agency, making above market rate returns for investors, yet passing unmanageable debt onto to the next "owners", who will then pass it on, eventually, to the poor shmucks actually trying to provide services, ultimately reducing the quality of services (or eliminating them entirely), then please enjoy your seat in hell.
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