By
Laurie Kolt, Private Practice, San Diego, California, U.S.A.
Description
Twenty years ago, a therapist could hang up a shingle, make some networking calls, and begin to create a steady stream of referrals. Since
then, private practice has changed dramatically. Now therapists everywhere are struggling just to keep their practices going. The need
has never been greater for sound business tools for building and marketing a therapy practice. How to Build a Thriving Fee-for-Service
Practice is essential reading for newly licensed therapists, seasoned professionals, and others wanting to prepare practitioners for
success.
How to Build a Thriving Fee-for-Service Practice guides you from your ideal practice vision through the "how-to" steps to
succeed. You will learn that a private practice is, in effect, a small business. Chapters contain solid training to help you not only
to survive, but also to thrive in a highly competitive market place. Examples, worksheets, business forms, flow charts, paper and pen
exercises, and even assignments in the "real world," expose you to essential materials and ideas.
Coverage includes surveying the needs
of one's community, capitalizing on unusual market niches, marketing ideas to build one's practice, creating brochures, widening one's
scope and expertise through public speaking, seminars, workshops, and writing, analyzing financial data and projections, tracking client
information, and more.
@bul:* Contains foreword by American Psychological Association President Dr. Patrick DeLeon
* Provides a crash
course in business management for therapists
* Includes examples, worksheets, business forms, and exercises
* Supplies tools for bypassing
restrictions of managed care
* Suitable for newly licensed therapists and seasoned professionals
@text: Written by a licensed therapist
with over 19 years of experience in private practice, this book is a much-needed reference for mental health practitioners pursuing fee-for-service
practice.
Included in series
Practical Resources for the Mental Health Professional
Audience:
Psychologists, MFT's, Social Workers, CounselorsTherapists looking to revitalize their practicesPeople who
want to build a cash practice Solo and group practitionersCommunity health center and substance abuse programsPeople wanting to transition out of agency work and into private practiceThose starting or relocating their practiceHealth care consultantsProfessors and teachers of psychotherapists
