Description
Handbook of Private Practice is the premier resource for mental health clinicians, covering all aspects of developing and maintaining a successful private practice. Written for graduate students considering the career path of private practice, professionals wanting to transition into private practice, and current private practitioners who want to improve their practice, this book combines the overarching concepts needed to take a mental health practice (whether solo or in a group) from inception, through its lifespan.From envisioning your practice, to accounting and bookkeeping, hiring staff, managing the practice, and running the business of the practice, a diverse group of expert authors describe the practical considerations and steps to take to enhance your success. Chapters cover marketing, dealing with insurance and managed care, and how to choose your advisors. Ethics and risk management are integrated throughout the text with a special section also devoted to these issues and strategies. The last section features 26 niche practices in which expert practitioners describe their special area of practice and discuss important issues and aspects of their specialty practice. These areas include assessment and evaluation, specialized psychotherapy services, working with unique populations of clients, and more. Whether read cover-to-cover or used as a reference to repeatedly come back to when a question or challenge arises, this book is full of practical guidance directly geared to psychologists, counselors, social workers, and marriage and family therapists in independent practice.
Table of Contents
Section 1 Private Practice Essentials Beginning in Practice 1 Is Private Practice for You? Key Information and Considerations for SuccessJeffrey E. Barnett and Jeffrey Zimmerman 2 Models of Private Practice: Which Practice is Best?Jeffrey Zimmerman 3 Start-Up FinancesChris Stout and Grace Wang 4 Insurance Needs of the Private PractitionerMartin G. Tracy and Jana N. Martin 5 Typical Forms Used in a Private PracticeDon Wiger 6 Record Keeping in Private PracticeEric Drogin and James Armontrout 7 Measuring Clinical Progress with the OQ-45 in a Private Practice SettingMichael J. Lambert 8 Entrepreneurship Basics for PractitionersLaurie K. Baedke 9 Envisioning Your Ideal PracticeDave Verhaagen 10 Developing a Business PlanJesse Fairchild Managing Your Practice 11 Considerations in Acquiring Office SpaceJeff Zimmerman and Steven Walfish 12 Psychotherapy Office Designs That Support TreatmentSally Augustin and Agneta Morelli 13 Technology Considerations in Running a Private PracticeEllen Belluomini 14 Issues in Hiring and Supervising Professional Staff and Support PersonnelCraig Pohlman 15 Basic Bookkeeping and Accounting for the Private PractitionerJeffrey Zimmerman and Diane Libby Practice Management Consultants16 The Role of a CPA in Planning, Structuring, and Running a Private PracticeDiane Libby 17 The Role of the Attorney in a Private PracticeA. Steven Frankel18 Financial Planning for the Private PractitionerMary Gresham19 Mentorship in the Life and Work of the Private PractitionerBrad Johnson The Business of Practice20 Fees and Financial Arrangements in Private PracticeJeffrey E. Barnett 21 Effective Billing and CollectingThomas Kozak and Andrea Kozak Miller 22 The Basics of Managed Care and Its Impact on Private PracticeGordon Herz 23 Challenges and Opportunities of MedicareAmy Rosett 24 Optimizing Customer Service in Private PracticeTiffany A. Garner and Jeffrey E. Barnett Growing a Practice25 Issues in Developing and Joining a Group PracticeEdward Wise 26 The Basics of Marketing Applied to Private PracticePauline Wallin 27 The Use of the Media in Marketing a Private PracticeNancy A. McGarrah 28 The Use of Social Media in Marketing a PracticeHeather Wittenberg29 How to Promote Your Practice Through Community PresentationsEileen Kennedy-Moore and Elaine Ducharme Collaboration 30 Collaborating with Health Care ProfessionalsSteven M. Tovian 31 Collaborating with Legal ProfessionalsEric Mart 32 Collaborating with the Educational CommunityStephanie Mihalas and Lev Gottlieb33 Consulting Psychology in the Business WorldShirley A. Maides-Keane and Bernard J. Liebowitz Ethics and Legal Issues 34 Common Ethical Transgressions by Private PractitionersGerry P. Koocher and Rachael L. Suffrin35 Ethics Issues Regarding Supervision and Consultation in Private PracticeRodney K. Goodyear, Carol Falender, and Tony Rousmaniere 36 Malpractice Issues for the Private PractitionerDavid Shapiro and Jeffrey Younggren 37 HIPAA 101 for the Private PractitionerLaura Hecker38 Ethical and Legal Aspects of the Practice of TeletherapySara Smucker Barnwell and Linda F. Campbell39 Dealing with Third Parties: Legal and Ethical ConsiderationsJoe Scroppo 40 Managing High-Risk Suicidal Clients in Private PracticeJeffrey C. Sung and David A. Jobes 41 Issues in Planned and Unplanned Disruptions in Clinical PracticeA. Steven Frankel 42 Considerations in Closing a Private PracticeJanet Thomas and Steve Walfish Special Issues 43 The Private Practitioner and Family IssuesLauren Behrman 44 Sustaining Self-Care and Thriving as a Private PractitionerPatricia A. Rupert and Ellen K. Baker 45 Stalking and Online Harassment of the Private PractitionerAaron J. Kivisto and Hannah M. Paul 46 Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning StrategiesJennifer M. Taylor and Greg J. Neimeyer 47 How Social Policy Impacts Private PracticeCatherine Ling, Sarah Huffman, and Patrick DeLeon Section 2 Niche Chapters Assessment and Evaluation Services 48 Child Custody EvaluationsAllison B. Hill 49 Personal Injury EvaluationsWilliam E. Foote 50 Presurgical Bariatric EvaluationsCaroljean Bongo 51 Evaluations for Testing AccommodationsRobert L. Mapou 52 Assessment of Egg and Sperm DonorsAdam J. Rodriguez Psychotherapy Services 53 Counseling Women with Breast CancerSandra Haber 54 Treating Anxiety DisordersSally Winston and Steve Shearer 55 Treating Obsessive-Compulsive and Related DisordersHelen G. Jenne 56 Cognitive-Behavior Therapy for Hoarding DisorderMichael A. Tompkins 57 Treating Trauma and AbuseElaine Ducharme 58 Intensive Outpatient Treatment for Eating DisordersLinda Paulk Buchanan 59 Assessment and Treatment of ADDDaniel Lennen 60 Counseling Asperger's DisorderFrank Gaskill 61 Counseling Deaf and Hard of Hearing ClientsBarrie Morganstein 62 Counseling Clients with Borderline Personality DisorderLauren Moffitt Edwards and Noelle Santorelli 63 Psychotherapy with College StudentsRachel Smook 64 Beyond Lesbian and Gay: A Private Practice for Bisexual, Transgender, and Kinky ClientsGeri D. Weitzman 65 Interracial Couples TherapyKyle D. Killian 66 Psychotherapy with Interfaith CouplesSusan S. Needles Other Services 67 Developing a Sport Psychology PracticeKate F. Hays 68 Social Skills (Competence) Training for Children and AdolescentsMary Karapetian Alvord and Lisa H. Berghorst 69 Behavioral Sleep MedicineCatherine C. Loomis 70 Collaborative DivorceLisa Gabardi 71 Co-ParentingAnnette Rotter 72 Treating Chronic Physical IllnessKatherine S. Spencer 73 Dating Skills Coaching and PsychotherapyJessica EngleIndex
