How to build a thriving fee-for-service practice : integrating the healing side with the business side of psychotherapy /

• Main Author: Kolt, Laurie
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: San Diego : Academic Press, �1999.
• Series: Practical resources for the mental health professional.
• Subjects: Psychology > Practice > United States.; PSYCHOLOGY > Reference.; Psychology > Practice.; Marketing of Health Services.; Psychotherapy.; Practice Management, Medical.; United States.; Electronic books.

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...

Table of Contents:

• Private practice in transition
• Choosing a strategic specialty
• Developing your marketing plans
• How to do seminars, workshops, writing, and large-scale projects
• Giving psychology away
• Anatomy of a small business
• Starting a new office or relocating
• Practice management tracking and statistics
• Motivational blocks to practice success.