Insurance and Credentialing

Billing insurance companies can be a hassle and sometimes, payment is never made. This can be extremely frustrating for Counselors who spend a lot of time with clients and sometimes receive very little or no payment. For this reason, many choose to only accept clients who can pay out-of-pocket, which may keep certain populations from seeking services with those companies. How can someone efficiently and successfully complete insurance credentialing and billing?

3 CEs

MFT Pending

Objectives:

• Understand the process for applying for insurance panels as a Counselor.

• Describe the personal, environmental, and sociopolitical context or insurance billing and sliding scale payments.

• Demonstrate fairness, equity, and sensitivity to a diverse community.

• Gain knowledge of issues associated with Counselor income deficits.

• Understand positives and negatives associated with medical billing and practice management.

• Discover creative collection solutions.

Presenter: Letitia Browne-James, Ph.D., LMHC-S, NCC, BC-TMH

Dr. Browne-James is a current member of Adler Graduate School’s faculty. She has a B.S. In Psychology from Bethune-Cookman University, an MA in Counselor Education and Supervision and a PhD. In Counselor Education and Supervision. She is a mental health counselor in the state of Florida.

She is the founder and owner of Victorious Living Counseling and Consulting where she oversees and provides all clinical, consultation and administrative functions. She also does counseling at this site .

She has taught many courses at a variety of universities, including Addictions Counseling, Sexuality Counseling, Multicultural Counseling and Group Counseling. She has research experience and has been an invited keynote speaker.