Your Psychologist will need to collect and record personal information relevant to your current situation. This information is necessary for assessment and treatment.
Privacy
Your personal information is strictly confidential, with some exceptions:
When there is a serious risk of harm to you or someone else.
If you give permission to:
Discuss your information with another professional.
Provide a written report to another professional or agency.
If criminal activity is disclosed that may result in imprisonment.
If it is subpoenaed by Court.
Please inform us if there is any information you do not wish to be disclosed.
Under Medicare, Workers Comp, and WentWest/WentWorth, correspondence with your doctor is required.
Under the Code of Ethics, a Psychologist cannot add clients as Facebook friends. Any such requests will be respectfully declined.
Fees
$200 per hour for Face-to-Face and Telehealth sessions.
$120 for 30-minute sessions.
$220 for after 4pm appointments and Saturdays.
A receipt will be provided for you to claim the rebate through Medicare Online if you have a Mental Health Care Plan.
No fee for approved WentWest/Wentworth referrals or Workers Compensation claims.
$2850.00 for Court Reports or other reports.
From $150 for letters for work, university, or other reasons outside of session.
Cancellations with less than 3 hours notice will incur a $200 fee (for a 1-hour session) or $120 (for 30-minute sessions).
Consent for Data Sharing - for
Wentworth Referrals only (ask if unsure)
I consent to Wentworth Healthcare (Nepean Blue Mountains Primary Health Network) providing my personal information to the Department of Health and Aged Care, and state/territory health departments for statistical and evaluation purposes to improve mental health services in Australia. This will include details like my date of birth and gender but
will not
include my name, address, or Medicare number. My information will be used to create a unique key for linking de-identified data for research. If I do not consent, my personal information will not be provided.
I understand that my consent
is not
needed for the Department of Health and Aged Care and state/territory health departments to use anonymized data about my service use in summary reports on activities funded by Wentworth Healthcare.