psychologists
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Polis signs Bradfield’s prescriptive authority for psychologists bill | FOCUS ON THE SPRINGS
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Psychologists working in Colorado will soon be eligible to apply to prescribe mental health medications to their patients, thanks to House Bill 1071 from Colorado Springs’ Rep. Mary Bradfield. Currently, if a psychologist providing therapy or counseling decides their patient needs medication such as antidepressants, they must refer the patient to a psychiatrist or medical doctor to get a…
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Colorado House approves prescriptive authority for psychologists
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An effort to certify psychologists to prescribe and administer psychotropic medications took a major step forward Thursday, receiving approval from the Colorado House of Representatives. Currently, if a psychologist providing therapy or counseling decides their patient needs medication such as antidepressants, they must refer the patient to a psychiatrist or medical doctor to get a…
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Committee advances bill to let psychologists prescribe medications in Colorado
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A Colorado legislative committee advanced a bill Wednesday that would allow licensed psychologists be certified to prescribe and administer psychotropic medications. Currently, if a psychologist providing therapy or counseling decides their patient needs medication such as antidepressants, they must refer the patient to a psychiatrist or medical doctor to get a prescription. But due to…
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Bradfield backs bill to let psychologists prescribe medications | FOCUS ON THE SPRINGS
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The more than 3,000 psychologists operating in Colorado could soon be able to prescribe mental health medications to patients – if a bill from Colorado Springs’ Rep. Mary Bradfield is passed into law. Currently, if a psychologist providing therapy or counseling decides their patient needs medication such as antidepressants, they must refer the patient to a…
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COVER STORY | Kids’ mental health challenged in a culture of guns
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Dec. 14 marks nine years since Jane Dougherty told her sister hello and goodbye, but for a disturbed young man’s access to guns in Newtown, Connecticut, a New England village that was decked out for a Christmas, that was emotionally obliterating. Her older sister, Mary Sherlach, a school psychologist, was in the principal’s office that…
