Category Archives: General Information

Annual APPIC Comment on “Internship Businesses”

From Jason Williams, Psy.D., Chair, APPIC Board of Directors, andĀ  Greg Keilin, Ph.D., APPIC Match Coordinator:   “Each year, the APPIC Board receives feedback about the increasing number of enterprising individuals who have established businesses that focus on assisting applicants … Continue reading

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Ethics and Peer Support

A Kentucky Peer Support Specialist is not a clinical professional. The specialist goes through certification to perform the job, but that certification alone does not replace the years of studying and experience of therapists and psychologists. Although we are not … Continue reading

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Texting: The Third Client in the Room

Purpose Dubus (2015) presented a case study example of the utilization of texting in the psychotherapy process with an adolescent female and her father during family therapy sessions. The goals of the article were to highlight generational differences, explore the … Continue reading

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Friday Factoids: Dangerous New Synthetic Drug

    ā€˜Flakkaā€™ is a new synthetic drug that has recently been moving across the country and may soon find itself in Kentucky (and the effects in our hospital and area). News articles have reported that about a year ago, … Continue reading

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Friday Factoids: Balance Between ā€œAlone Timeā€ and ā€œIsolationā€

  In our society today, we are constantly connected to people near and far through technology and social media. Here at the hospital, we discuss improving social supports and interactions. Additionally, isolation can be a red flag. However, some interesting … Continue reading

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