Dr. Adams’ Psychological Seminar Series
(currently in its
twentieth
year) can be arranged for on-site presentation to medical groups, insurers, case managers,
law firms, corporations and special interest groups. You may
preview
several of the Seminar Series on-line.
Seminars are typically scheduled on Friday mornings, although
alternate accommodations can be made for regional, annual, lunch and learn, or other
special need presentations.
Each seminar is accredited through for two CEUs through
Georgia’s Insurance Commissioner’s Office and C.C.M.C.
accreditation for nurses.
To arrange a seminar, call Atlanta Medical
Psychology at
404-252-6454 to determine date availability and coordinate media needs. Teaching materials
and seminar handouts for the current seminar are available upon request.
Past audiences include:
The Georgia Board of Workers' Compensation
Institute of Continuing Legal Education
Georgia Association of Occupational Medicine
Georgia Nursing Association, and numerous
...risk management associations
...nurse case management companies
...employers, insurers, legal practices, medical, and surgical groups
- How do I make a psychological referral?
- Where can I find a psychologist
outside of Atlanta?
- Why is psychological care so poorly
understood?
- Who is most likely to benefit from
psychological care?
- What is the cost of psychological
examination and care?
- When is the best time to refer an
injured employee?
The easiest means is the online referral system. This
system is available to you 24 hours a day, every day. On the online_referral web page, you
can fill in all data and hit the submit button. We shall call you back with an appointment
time and all data you will need. You can elect to E-mail the referral information
to Dr. Adams (see Contact the Practice). Or you may call
the office (404.252.6454) or FAX the office (404.851.9286) with referral
information.
We recommend that
you go to the American Board of Professional
Psychology and search for a board certified psychologist practicing in
the area for which you need a referral.
Most of us are poorly educated about the biological
functioning of our bodies and even less educated as to what creates psychological
conflict. Compounding this is the misperception that problems that cannot be solved are
the result of weakness. Our society's health education is lacking, and we hope
that you will read about psychological
disorders on this website to increase your own wealth of information.
Highly motivated patients with the ability to form insightful
understanding of their own role in their problems, patients who are able to access and
express their emotions and patients who are comfortable forming a doctor-patient alliance
are good candidates. Those who are using their symptoms to punish others, who poorly
understand the role of emotions in their lives and/or who have tangible gain from their
symptoms are not good candidates.
There are usual and customary costs for psychological care,
and this varies among communities. The most traditionally quoted average hourly fee is
$125-150 per hour and the treatment hour is usually 45-50 minutes. Psychological
evaluations can vary from very brief diagnostic assessments to complex neuropsychological
assessments for brain injury and brain function. Thus, they may range from $500-$2500
with, again, the average being closer to the middle of that range.
If the patient is the victim of an assault, has had a
catastrophic injury and/or has subjective complaints that are not correlated with
objective findings, it is time to make a psychological referral. The earlier the referral,
the more readily the patient responds to care.
David B. Adams, Ph.D., P.C.
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Revised:
March 01, 2007.
