Amber Stewart's negotiated rates run in line with the Durham market across common Poetry Therapist procedures, based on Transparency in Coverage data from 3 major payers.
On balance, Amber Stewart's negotiated rates trend at market for Durham, though this varies by payer and procedure.
Across the 2 procedures benchmarked for this provider, most negotiated rates land below the local market.
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For Amber Stewart, that covers common Poetry Therapist procedures across Aetna, BCBS, Cigna, and UnitedHealthcare. A medical or mental health professional who has attained credentials after satisfactorily completing a poetry therapy training program approved by the National Federation for Biblio/Poetry Therapy (NFBPT). Training includes didactic work, peer group experience, and supervised practicum.<br/>An NFBPT credentialed certified poetry therapist (CPT) or registered poetry therapist (PTR) integrates discussion of published literature and reflective or creative writing into the psychotherapeutic process to achieve goals of emotional well-being, symptom reduction, and improved interpersonal communication.<br/>Certified poetry therapists and registered poetry therapists are licensed mental health professionals with advanced training in the theory and practice of poetry therapy. CPTs and PTRs are qualified to work independently with emotionally troubled populations in clinical, rehabilitative, community and educational institutions. They also work with emotionally healthy individuals adjusting to developmental issues, life crises, or disabilities. The PTR completes an advanced level of training and fieldwork, commensurate with the highest levels of clinical practice. The terms poetry therapy, applied poetry facilitation, journal therapy, bibliotherapy, biblio/poetry therapy, and poetry/journal therapy reflect the interactive use of literature and/or writing to promote personal growth and emotional healing. In addition to poetry, poetry therapy applies all forms or written and spoken language including story, myth, folk and fairy tale and other genres of poetic expression as well as journal, memoir, and narrative. The poetry therapy process integrates discussion of published literature and reflective or creative writing for expression and communication of thoughts and feelings to facilitate participants' emotional well-being. The field of poetry therapy encompasses all of these modalities, though only a duly trained and licensed clinical practitioner can be credentialed as CPT or PTR.
This provider's published rates, compared code by code against the market they compete in.
This provider's negotiated rates, keyed to NPI 1255770327.
For each code, negotiated rates from comparable Poetry Therapist providers in the Durham market form a distribution. Its median and percentile bands anchor the benchmark, alongside Medicare reference rates.
Each procedure is scored against its market distribution for the same code. Above, at, or below market reflects where this provider's rate sits relative to that market.
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