The Handing Group Counseling Services RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES Handing Counseling Group Services and its team are known for their professionalism, quality services, and caring and respectful attitude towards their clients. The practice was designed to provide quality services and develop ties to the community to ensure an excellent working relationship with its clients. • No-show fees are charged for appointments that are broken and these are equivalent to a regular session fee. • Therapeutic and coaching session generally run 45 minutes in length and you will be charged a prorated fee for sessions having to run overtime and consultation on the phone or via email that involve therapeutic/ coaching issues other than obtaining and canceling appointments, unless otherwise specified. Sessions are scheduled on a weekly basis unless it is otherwise contracted or you are in “termination” process and are being “weaned off”. • Services last as long as you (and referring party if applicable) and your provider agree they are necessary. We provide cost-effective, short-term, and results-oriented services while becoming your family and a resource to turn to every time you are in need. • Payment is due at time of service or as otherwise arranged. When special circumstances arise that make payment difficult, please discuss them with your provider before they become a problem. • If you are a couple, you are both responsible for the fees. Should you break up and have a balance with us, you will each be responsible for any remaining fees due. • If you have a balance which is not paid within a month of the charge, you will be assessed a $50 Late Fee. • We accept payments through pay-pal as arranged on the web site • Honesty, openness, active participation and willingness to change are required for the services to be effective. • Completion of Homework Assignments and other tasks as discussed and decided in session are an important part of treatment and you are required to comply with them for services to be effective. This also applies for additional referrals made as deemed necessary (i.e., individual therapy, substance abuse treatment, ect.) • You have the right to decide NOT to receive services from practice and may ask for a referral to another qualified professional whose services you might prefer. • You have the right to end services at any time without any moral, legal, or financial obligations other than those already accrued or agreed upon. • One of the most important rights involve confidentiality: Within certain limits, information revealed by you during service provision will be kept strictly confidential and will not be revealed to any other person or agency without written permission. At times, service provision will involve the participation of more than one family member and/or significant person and your provider does NOT guarantee confidentiality among participants engaged in the service provision. • Confidentiality is limited under other certain circumstances. You should be aware that there are several situations in which your provider is required by law to reveal information obtained during provisions of services to other persons or agencies WITHOUT YOUR PERMISSION. Also, your provider is NOT required to inform you of his/her actions in this regard. These situations are as followed but not limited to: a. If you threaten bodily harm or death to another person, your provider is required by law to inform the law enforcement agencies. a. Providers are not physicians and cannot prescribe medication or give recommendations about physical problems. Nevertheless, depending on the nature of the presenting concerns, providers might require clients to consult with a physician before proceeding with treatment.
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