Tennessee Colleague Assistance Foundation
Welcome to TCAF
The Tennessee Colleague Assistance Foundation (TCAF) is an independent, non-profit Tennessee corporation developed by psychologists for the purpose of providing rehabilitation and monitoring services for impaired mental healthcare providers, specifically psychology professionals.
The Tennessee Colleague Assistance Foundation (TCAF) is supported in large part by a grant from the state of Tennessee Board of Examiners (BOE) in Psychology, in addition to support from the Tennessee Psychological Association (TPA) and private donors. Because of the generosity of those who support the Foundation financially, in addition to the many who give of their professional time and talents, TCAF’s services are able to be provided free of charge.
Please Note: Any charges incurred for services provided in the areas of evaluation and/or treatment recommended by TCAF are the responsibility of the TCAF client.
Privacy Matters
Review TCAF’s “Limits of Confidentiality” document
Referral Sources
Learn the three ways that TCAF can accept Referral’s
The ‘RAMP’ Pathway
View TCAF’s ‘Rehabilitation & Aftercare Monitoring Pathway’
Psychologists helping Psychologists
Committed to Excellence
Our Core Services
Evaluation
We ensure appropriate evaluation and rehabilitation of impaired psychologists and psychological examiners.
Education
We educate psychologists with respect to impairment and managing occupational stress that may lead to impairment.
Intervention
We intervene on impaired psychologists and psychological examiners when necessary.
Monitoring
We engage in ongoing monitoring of psychologists and psychological examiners as they resume their profession role.
Advocating
We provide support and advocacy services for those psychologists and psychological examiners referred for assistance.
Supporting
We offer continuing support for the full healing and recovery of imparied psychologists and psychological examiners.
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Our Referral Program
TCAF Referral's
TCAF is designed to accept referrals from three main sources:
Self-Referral
Board of Examiners in Psychology
Other
Self-Referral
Colleagues who feel they are in need of assistance may provide a self-referral.
The BOE
The Tennessee Board of Examiners (BOE) in Psychology may refer a Colleague.
Other People
Others such as peers, employers, and organizations may also refer Colleagues..
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Maintaining Professional Awareness
Tennessee Colleague Assistance FoundationMaintaining Professional AwarenessThe field of psychology is widely known to have multiple unique occupational vulnerabilities, many of which place a psychologist at increased risk of professional “impairment”. Stress, burnout,...
TPA Newsletter Article – Aug 8, 2015
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Addiction Recovery Pioneer Dodd Mourned
Tennessee Colleague Assistance FoundationAddiction Recovery Pioneer Dodd Mourned David T. Dodd, M.D., who worked with impaired Physicians across Tennessee, died December 18, 2010 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He was 83. Vanderbilt’s Center for Professional Health,...