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NEDA TOOLKIT for Educators Telephone Therapy  A type of psychotherapy provided over the telephone by a trained professional. Tricyclic Antidepressants  A class of drugs used to treat depression. Tetracyclics  A class of drugs used to treat depression. Trigger  A stimulus that causes an involuntary reflex behavior. A trigger may cause a recovering person with bulimia to engage in bulimic behavior again. Therapeutic Foster Care  A foster care program in which youths who cannot live at home are placed in homes with foster parents who have been trained to provide a structured environment that supports the child’s learning, social, and emotional skills. Thinspiration Slang.  Photographs, poems, or any other stimuli that aim to influence a person to strive to lose weight. Third-party Payer  An organization that provides health insurance benefits and reimburses for care for beneficiaries. Thyroid Medication Abuse  Excessive use or misuse of drugs used to treat thyroid conditions; a side effect of these drugs is weight loss. Usual and Customary Fee  An insurance term that indicates the amount the insurance company will reimburse for a particular service or procedure. This amount is often less than the amount charged by the service provider. Vocational Services  Programs that teach skills needed for self-sufficiency. Yoga  A system of physical postures, breathing techniques, and meditation practices to promote bodily or mental control and well-being. Treatment Plan  A multidisciplinary care plan for each beneficiary in active case management. It includes specific services to be delivered, the frequency of services, expected duration, community resources, all funding options, treatment goals, and assessment of the beneficiary environment. The plan is updated monthly and modified when appropriate. Page  | 39