STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING
CopeNYP Exceptions: Coverage is not available for family members who do not live in the household, with the exception of adult children up to age 26 who are on the parent’s health insurance and who attend college or live in NY, NJ, CT or PA.Coverage is not available for clients who are already actively engaged in psychotherapy or counseling unless they are actively looking for a new mental health counselor. Employees residing in states other than NY, NJ, CT and PA may only be eligible for initial consultations and referrals to local clinicians through their health insurance, or other community resources, due to licensure restrictions.
CopeNYP Cases Involving Children: Cases involving children(1-12 years old) and minor adolescents(13-17 years old) are handled in the following manner:
Adolescent(13-17 years old) : CopeNYP Individual Counseling will be provided to minor teens(ages 13-17) when the clinician determines that it is a clinically appropriate intervention, and when the custodial parent agrees to this treatment.The parent MUST be present at the start of the first session, where confidentiality and its limits will be reviewed with the parent and adolescent.The parent may then be dismissed from the session (if the clinician deems it appropriate) but must remain present and available throughout the session’s entire duration, as the clinician may wish to circle back to the parent to discuss risk or treatment planning issues, or family dynamics.
Children(1-12 years old) : Intakes for children are conducted from the parents’ point of view on the situation. Families with presenting problems where the identified patient is 12 years old or younger will be informed that CopeNYP will provide them with parent counseling/coaching, and, depending on the clinician’s expertise and clinical judgment, possibly have parent-child joint sessions, but we will
not be doing individual child therapy with children in those age ranges. If the clinician deems individual child therapy (or play therapy) to be the best clinical recommendation, CopeNYP will do its best to locate an appropriate external referral for your child/family.