Getting Better at Private Practice
Published on 4. October 2012
450 pages
978-1-118-23505-8 (ISBN)
Description
Expert advice for building your private practice
The "business" of practice as a mental health professional is askill that is seldom taught in school and requires thoughtfulguidance and professional mentorship from those who have alreadysucceeded.
Containing the collective wisdom and secrets of many expertpractitioners, this helpful resource provides useful insights forsetting up, managing, and marketing your practice, including timelyadvice on being a successful provider in the digital age--fromInternet marketing to building your online presence.
Designed for private practices of any size and at any stage ofdevelopment, this practical guide looks at:
* Creating your dream niche practice
* Choosing the right technological tools and resources tosimplify and streamline your job
* Leveraging the Internet to market your practice
* Developing a practice outside of managed care
* Transitioning to executive coaching
* Ethical and legal aspects of private practice
Full of action-oriented ideas, tips, and techniques, GettingBetter at Private Practice provides both early career andseasoned mental health professionals with the knowledge and toolsthey need to establish, develop, and position their practice sothat it is financially successful and life-enriching over the longterm.
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CHRIS E. STOUT, PsyD, MBA, is a licensed clinicalpsychologist; founding director of the Center for GlobalInitiatives; Clinical Professor at the University of IllinoisCollege of Medicine; and Director of Research at the Athletic andTherapy Institute. He has published over thirty books including twobestsellers on practice management. Dr. Stout was invited to Davosby the World Economic Forum. He is a Fellow in three divisions ofthe American Psychological Association; past-president of theIllinois Psychological Association; and a DistinguishedPractitioner in the National Academies of Practice. He has beeninterviewed broadly by CNBC, CNN, NBC, PBS, NPR, Oprah,Time, the Chicago Tribune, and the New YorkTimes. He has won four Humanitarian Awards for his work onbehalf of the not-for-profit organization Center for GlobalInitiatives.
Content
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
About the Editor xv
About the Contributors xix
SECTION I SETTING UP, MANAGING, AND MARKETING YOURPRACTICE
1. Differences in Business Structures and Protections in HumanService Private Practice: Which Suits Your Practice Best? 3
Jonathan D. Nye
2. Making Ends Meet: Financial Management in Private Practice13
David W. Ballard
3. Managed Care Contracting: Strategies for Negotiating andMaintaining Relationships 33
Bridget Morehouse
4. Ethical and Legal Aspects of Private Practice 52
Scott Hammer and Kenneth H. Kessler
5. How Writing a Column for Your Local Newspaper Can EnhanceYour Private Practice 69
Linda Sapadin
6. How Self-Publishing Can Enhance Your Private Practice83
Linda Sapadin and John E. Mayer
7. Working With the Media 95
Pauline Wallin
8. The Power of Community Networking 107
Melhim W. Restum and Joe Bavonese
9. The Benefits of Joining Professional Organizations 150
Lisa R. Grossman
10. From Vision to Mission: Building a Practice That IsPersonally Satisfying and Professionally Successful 164
Heather M. Hale
SECTION II BUILDING, MARKETING, AND PRACTICING IN THE DIGITALAGE
11. Web Sites and Internet Marketing 179
Joe Bavonese
12. Building Your Online Presence as an Expert 196
Pauline Wallin
13. Ethics and Social Networking Sites 214
Laura A. Taylor
14. The Google Factor: Ethical Considerationsfor Therapists Practicing in the Digital Age 230
Ofer Zur
15. Technological Tools for Therapists: List of Helpful Softwareand Web Sites 239
William E. Benet and Chris E. Stout
SECTION III THE DREAM NICHE PRACTICE: SUCCESSFUL STORIES OFSPECIALIZATION
16. Starting and Growing Concierge Psychotherapy and PsychiatricPractices 253
William R. Lynch
17. Developing a Practice Outside of Managed Care 266
Steven Walfish
18. Using Feedback-Informed Treatment (FIT) to Build aPremium-Service, Private-Pay Practice 279
Jason A. Seidel
19. The One-Stop Shop: Collaboration Beyond Psychology 292
Brian K. Sullivan
20. Psychologists in Dispute Resolution: Being Part of aRevolution! 304
Amy L. Robinson
21. Why Wait?: Building a Stellar Practice n Weight Management317
Brad Saks
22. Becoming an Educational Consultant 335
Heather M. Hale
23. Building a Successful Education Business 348
Jack Krasuski
24. Blending Treatment Innovation and Economic Success forWorking With Troubled Emerging Adults: The Yellowbrick Model364
Jesse Viner, Laura Viner, and Chris E. Stout
25. Transitioning to Executive Coaching 376
Jeffrey E. Auerbach
26. A Psychologist's Career in Sports Administration394
John E. Mayer
27. Working in Sport Psychology 412
Kate F. Hays
SECTION IV FINAL THOUGHTS
28. "You're Fired! Hooray!" Or How I Learnedto Stop Worrying and Fall Back in Love With Working in Psychology429
Michael Aisenberg
29. Why All the Enlightenment, Empowerment, and EdificationEmbedded in This Book May Mean Nothing to You 441
Linda Sapadin
Index 445
