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This book responds to a previously unmet need: unlocking the mysteries of Social Security disability programs and providing medical and mental health clinicians, as well as advocates, with the information necessary to act in the best interests of their clients. This text aims to bring clarity to medical and psychological health care providers so they better understand the importance of their role in disability determinations by familiarizing them with the benefits, limitations, and qualifications for Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income. Also useful for patient advocates, the authors here provide insights into the workings of Social Security, the language employed, the definitions adhered to, and the reliance on providers to respond to requests from Social Security and their patients to support their claims when warranted. Almost all medical and mental health professionals will need to interact with Social Security at some point, but will not understand the relevance or importance of their response. Much hangs on the clarity of treatment notes and opinions rendered by clinicians. Not only can their failure to respond to requests for Social Security, or to their patients in a disability case, obstruct their patients' access to benefits, it may also put a provider at risk of board censure or civil suit.

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Author:   James Randall Noblitt (California School of Professional Psychology, USA) ,  Pamela Perskin Noblitt (Independent Scholar, USA)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
ISBN:  

9798765136645

Pages:   576
Publication Date:   28 November 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1 An Overview of Social Security Disability Programs Social Security Disability Insurance Disabled Widow Benefits Disabled Child Benefits Posthumous Benefits Supplemental Security Income Disabled U.S. Veterans of the Uniformed Services Chapter 2 Clinical Assessment of the Ability to Work What Is Disability? What Is Work? Measuring Disability Chapter 3 Disability Determination Diagnoses, Symptoms, and Limitations in the Assessment of Disability Contributing Factors in Disability Determination Chapter 4 Complicating Factors in Disability Determination Lack of Treatment Drug Abuse and Alcoholism Noncompliance with Treatment Lack of Treating Clinician Support Malingering Credibility Chapter 5 The Role of Clinicians in Disability Determination Duty of Clinicians to Patients Disabled People as an Underserved Community Clinicians' Ethical Considerations and Disability Determination Documentation of Services Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Chapter 6 Psychological Disabilities Neurocognitive Disorders Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders Depressive, Bipolar, and Related Disorders Intellectual Disorder Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders Personality and Impulse-Control Disorders Autism Spectrum Disorder Neurodevelopmental Disorders Eating Disorders Developmental Disorders in Infants and Toddlers Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders Chapter 7 Application Process for Social Security Disability Programs Who Is Eligible for Social Security Disability Programs? Initial Application Reconsideration Exhibit File Hearing Level Representation for Disability Insurance Benefits Chapter 8 Claimants and Advocates: Navigating the Disability Determination Process Planning for Disaster Survival Strategies Common Mistakes Claimants Make Assessing Clinicians Treatment and Opinions Chapter 9 The Past, Present, and Future: Public Policy and Social Security Epilogue Appendix A Listing of Impairments (Adult) Appendix B Listing of Impairments (Child) Appendix C Functional Limitations Due to Physical Impairment Questionnaire (Adult) Appendix D Functional Limitations Due to Psychological Impairment Questionnaire (Adult) Appendix E Functional Limitations Due to Physical Impairment Questionnaire (Child) Appendix F Functional Limitations Due to Psychological Impairment Questionnaire (Child) Appendix G Example of Social Security–Compatible Documentation of Psychological Services Appendix H Compassionate Allowance List (as of August 20, 2018) References Glossary of Terms Index

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James Randall Noblitt is a licensed psychologist in the state of Texas and a professor of clinical psychology and a member of the core faculty at the California School of Professional Psychology, USA. Pamela Perskin Noblitt is a non-attorney representative who advocates on behalf of disabled claimants. She was selected as one of 100 Women of 2000 by Eckerd's Salute to Women.

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