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From Public Service to Private Practice: The Collapse of the Social Work Profession

Mad in America

Even new psychotherapists (often Licensed Master Social Workers [LMSW], who cannot even practice as clinicians independently yet, as opposed to the Licensed Clinical Social Worker [LCSW]) often do not take insurance nor offer sliding scale fees. It may be a generalization, but many seem unwilling to serve lower-income clients at all.

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Therapy by App: A Clinical Psychologist Tries BetterHelp

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One advantage of BetterHelp is that because the service does not bill insurance, there is no need for clinicians to provide a diagnosis and target therapy to fit the “medical necessity” requirements imposed by third-party payers. The company’s website says conflicting things about the required level of experience to qualify.

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