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You may qualify to receive services at New Hope if:
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You can provide verification that your household income is $45,000/year or less. |
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You have no health insurance (However, if you receive verifiable State or Federal aid, you automatically qualify to receive services at New Hope.) |
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Fees and appointments are set after income and need is validated. (See “New Hope Sliding Scale” and “Payment of Services” below.) A pastor may sponsor a client for an exception to any of the above criteria (see New Hope Pastor Sponsorship Form).
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You are able to contact our intake person at 301-696-8880. |
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Our intake coordinator will take your request for services, ask about the type of service you are seeking, and ask for your qualifying information. |
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The intake person will ask you to provide one of the following: |
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Documentation of the client’s State or Federal aid |
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New Hope Financial Need Application Form (including verification of financial status) |
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New Hope Pastor Sponsorship Form |
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Upon qualifying for New Hope services, your fee will be set based on our sliding scale (unless you are willing/able to pay more). |
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Your information will be passed on to the therapist, who will call you to set up your first appointment time. |
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The initial interview can vary depending on the therapist and the type of services you are requesting. |
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The first appointment will be two hours long. It will include filling out some forms, a first session with the therapist, and some form of psychological assessment. |
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You will be asked to do three things: |
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Fill out the “New Hope Client Information and Agreement” form – this will inform you of your responsibilities in the therapeutic relationship. |
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Complete the “Religious-Spiritual Client Intake” form – this will let your therapist know how you prefer to have your spiritual values incorporated into the therapy experience. |
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Fill out some form of a preliminary diagnostic measure to give your therapist a rudimentary understanding of your personality and/or a basic measure of that issue for which you are coming to therapy. |
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The therapist, at the beginning of the initial session with client, will communicate information about confidentiality and the basics of what you can expect in the therapy relationship. |
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At the end of the first session, you and the therapist will schedule the next appointment. |
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