Policies

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    Team Member Policies

    Our Team

    Onboarding process: employees, independent contractors (fee-for-service), private practitioners, interns, and volunteers

    Definitions of these categories

    Policies specific to each category

    How do stipends (payments) work?

    Setting stipend rates

    What do I get paid for?

    Frequency of payments

    Where does Droste’s portion of the client fee go?

    Office Policies

    Building Access: hours, building holidays, Droste holidays

    Security: entry system, threats to safety

    Emergencies: fire drills, natural disasters

    Opening the Space/Closing the Space

    Health and Safety: Cleaning Schedule, masks, COVID considerations

    Room Reservation

    Absences/vacations

    Team Member Policies
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    In-Person Considerations

    COVID

    Building Security

    Office Cleaning

    Building Fire Drills

    Health & Safety

    Room Reservations

    Sound Machines

    Vacations

    Client Emergencies

    Setting Fees

    Entrance to 171 Madison

    Opening The Space

    Closing The Space

    Building Holidays

    In-Person Considerations
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    Working with Clients

    How clients come to us?

    Referral process

    Intakes

    Matching clients

    Working with clients

    Types of Sessions

    What needs to be in Therapy Notes

    Confidentiality

    Limits to confidentiality: Mandated reporting

    Considerations for remote work: location of client, privacy

    Considerations for in-person work: sound machines

    Collateral sessions: release of information

    Terminating with clients

    How does billing work

    Setting client rates

    Grant vs self-pay clients

    Working with Clients
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    First Session

    Initial documents

    What to Cover

    Documenting in Therapy Notes

    Confidentiality

    Must Reviews

    Assessments

    Modalities (Sound Machines / Privacy)

    First Session
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    Supervisor Policies

    Supervisory responsibilities:

    Who can be a supervisor?

    Emergency Availability

    Frequency of Supervision

    Review of case documentation and treatment progress

    How does payment work?

    Direct payment

    Private practitioners taking incentives

    Supervisor Policies
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    Intern Policy

    Onboarding Interns

    Programmatic Interns (Generalist)

    Clinical Interns

    School Agreements & Requirements

    Intern Policy