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Practitioner Pointers

This section provides answers from APA Practice staff to common inquiries from APA Practice Organization members. From HIPAA compliance and parity to coding and billing; we know members have questions about the issues that affect your practice. This section provides answers from APA Practice staff to common inquiries from members.

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Practitioner Pointers Questions and Answers 

What psychologists should know about 988
Psychologists can share the new crisis lifeline number with patients and advocate for increased funding to help mental health professionals meet the demand for help.

Delivering bad news: How to help both messengers and patients
In certain instances, psychologists may learn of bad news affecting their patients. While experts agree psychologists shouldn’t be the messengers, there’s a lot they can do to help.

Last updated: August 2026Date created: 2014