Ruth A Arbit, LCSWC MS| Psychiatry | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Case Management
- Conflict Resolution
- Mental Health Assessment
- Parenting Classes
- Suicide Intervention
- Trauma Therapy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Aggressive Behavior
- Agoraphobia
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Antisocial Behavior
- Anxiety
- Appearance And Behavior Symptoms
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Behavior Problems In Children
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Dysmorphic Disorder
- Body Region Injury
- Child Abuse
- Child Speech Disorders
- Compulsive Behavior
- Conduct Disorders
- Depression In Children
- Depressive Episode
- Disorders Of Social Functioning
- Divorce Counseling
- Domestic Violence
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Abuse
- Emotional Disorders
- Emotional State Symptoms (MOOD SWINGS)
- Family Conflict
- Fear Of Public Speaking
- Impulse Control Disorder
- Insomnia
- Learning Disabilities
- Maternal Diseases
- Mental Health Counseling
- Mental Health In Pregnancy
- Panic Attacks
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Personal Risk Factors
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder
- Phobia
- Problems Related To Upbringing
- Reaction To Stress And Adjustment Disorders In Children
- Relationship Issues
- Schizoid Personality Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Sleep Disorders
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Social Skills Training
- Substance Abuse
- Suicidal Thought
- Trauma Counseling
- Weight Loss
Procedures I perform
- 12-Step Program
- A1c Testing
- Acid-Base Management
- Addiction Recovery Coaching
- Alcohol Abuse Counseling
- Anxiety Management
- Assisted Living Placement
- Assistive Technology Evaluation
- Behavioral Modification
- Benefit Verification
- Biofeedback
- Caregiver Support And Counseling
- Case Consultation
- Case Management
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Communication Tool Development
- Community Health Education
- Conference Presentation
- Conflict Resolution
- Counseling For Chronic Illness
- Crisis Management
- Critical Incident Stress Debriefing
- Data Interpretation
- Daycare Physical
- Dental Licensure
- Depression Counseling
- Dream Analysis
- Executive Coaching
- Existential Group Therapy
- Expert Medical Testimony
- Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing
- Family Counseling For Divorce
- Family Education
- Family Mediation
- Fertility Counseling
- Financial Assistance
- Forensic Evaluation
- Fundraising Department
- Geriatric Anxiety Counseling
- Grant Writing
- Grief Counseling
- Group Therapy
- Handbook Development
- Health Information Exchange
- Health Promotion Counseling
- I-131 Therapy
- Inpatient Palliative Care
- Inspection And Audit Preparation
- Legislative Advocacy
- Leisure Activities Therapy
- Live-In Care
- Manual Writing
- Meal Planning
- Mental Health Assessment
- Mental Wellness Programs
- Mentorship Program
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Methodology Development
- Movement Analysis And Training
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Pain Medication Management
- Palliative Care Coordination
- Palliative Care Education
- Palliative Care Program Development
- Parenting Classes
- Partial Hospitalization Program
- Pediatric Advocacy
- Peer Support Groups
- Play Therapy
- Prenatal Lactation Education
- Presentations
- Professional Development
- Projective Testing
- Protocol Development
- Psychiatric Social Work
- Psychological Evaluation
- Quality Review
- Recreational Therapy
- Relationship Therapy
- Reporting
- Research Design
- Risk Assessment
- Ritual Support
- Roux-En-Y Procedure
- Section 504 Plan Development
- Self-Care Counseling
- Social Skills Training
- Speech Therapy
- Stress Reduction
- Suicide Intervention
- Survey Preparation
- Technical Writing
- Textbook Development
- Threat Assessment
- Time Management Training
- Transitional Care Planning
- Trauma Therapy
- User Manual Development
- Vaccinations
- Violence Prevention Counseling
- Wellness And Prevention
- Wellness Fitness
- Workshop Facilitation
- Yoga Coaching
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- First Health PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-POS
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- HighMark
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA EPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Prime
- POS OA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Network OA
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open POS II
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Navigate
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-Indemnity
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Sentara Health
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Choice POS
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Open HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
Education
Graduate: Columbia University (2012)