For Professionals

On the issue of Professional Boundaries: a response to Carolyn Costin

I received the following thoughtful response to Carolyn's post, dated 11/8/07: 

Caroline, you wrote: "The key, for me, is that although there are guidelines, at some point we also have to trust the things that we know. . . . I do my best to keep true to my profession and my humanness at the same time." I almost agree with you wholeheartedly, and now we have evidence based scientific research to back up the use of our humanity in our practices. Appropriate boundaries between patient and psychotherapist are essential in any psychotherapy and particularly in the field of eating disorders.

Class Action Lawsuit filed in Michigan re: Eating Disorders

Attention all therapists and treatment providers with clients who reside in Michigan:  There has been a class action lawsuit filed in Wayne County on behalf of eating disorder sufferers who have been denied coverage and benefits for inpatient treatment by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.  The denial of coverage must have occurred within the past six years.  It does not matter if treatment was to occur in Michigan or in another state.

The Great Debate of 2008

Today is Primary Day in Michigan.  I stopped answering the phone last night because of the onslaught of pre-recorded messages from various candidates, especially on the Republican side.  As you may have read or seen on the news, the Democratic primary is only represented by Hillary Clinton, because the state of Michigan broke some rules by moving the primary earlier in the season.  As a result John Edwards and Barak Obama withdrew their names from the ballot, and some of Michigan's delegates may not be seated at their respective conventions come fall. 

New Year's Resolutions

It has been some time since my last posting . . . apologies to all, especially my contacts at Gurze, who have been incredibly patient with me.  In addition to the extra events and travel during the month of December my family was plagued with some illness.  All of this made it difficult to find the time or energy to post.  When the time for New Year's Resolutions hit, I thought to myself that "doing better with my blog posts" was an excellent thought.  That was six days ago, and the "thought" never crossed my mind again. 

New Year's Resolutions

It has been some time since my last posting . . . apologies to all, especially my contacts at Gurze, who have been incredibly patient with me.  In addition to the extra events and travel during the month of December my family was plagued with some illness.  All of this made it difficult to find the time or energy to post.  When the time for New Year's Resolutions hit, I thought to myself that "doing better with my blog posts" was an excellent thought.  That was six days ago, and the "thought" never crossed my mind again.