Kategoria BISAC: Psychology >> Practice Management

Britain has a fine tradition of writing about supervision practice. This book connects to this by organizing reflection around the practice taken from the author's sixteen years experience as a practitioner.

Taking three broad sets of tasks of supervision as an organizing frame, the book weaves examples of professional experience with current research and other reflective writing. From a broadly humanistic perspective, she examines the developmental journey of a supervisor interested in the overlap of the personal and the professional. Penny's background in adult and higher...

The Bestselling treatment planning system for mental health professionals

The Family Therapy Progress Notes Planner, Second Edition contains complete prewritten session and patient presentation descriptions for each behavioral problem in The Family Therapy Treatment Planner, Second Edition. The prewritten progress notes can be easily and quickly adapted to fit a particular client need or treatment situation.

• Saves you hours of time-consuming paperwork, yet offers the freedom to develop customized progress notes

• Organized around...

Finally, altogether in one book, you will find all the secrets to a successful practice. This book gives countless pieces of advice, including: free and low cost marketing methods, tried-and-true ways to "make the sale" with potential clients and referral sources, methods to attract ideal clients and keep them coming back for more, multiple ways to co-exist with managed care and Employee Assistance Programs, and opportunities where you can save money and increase your efficiency. This book also contains various words of wisdom and thoughtful supportive messages for you to use during your...

Those who work in the mental health sector are constantly exposed to personal information about the experiences, behaviour and relationships of their clients. It is therefore unsurprising that mental health professionals will sometimes need to consider whether they are ethically or legally obliged to disclose certain information to third parties. Yet how is this done? In what circumstances is a therapist, counsellor, or nurse obliged to disclose confidential information and to whom? A profession's codes of ethics or a legal text is rarely able to provide meaningful practical guidance. The...

Praise for From Therapist to Coach

"This book is very practical and helpful to the therapist who wants to make a change and feels a bit overwhelmed with the possibilities. The section on choosing a niche was illuminating and very exciting to me. I found it helpful to have the training options outlined so clearly, and the marketing section was extremely useful as well."
--Shelley R. Cohen, LCSW, Beverly Hills, CA

"This book has sparked a renewed passion for my work as I have struggled the past couple of years with how to incorporate coaching into my...

Develops the counselor as a person, so they can make ethical decisions based on a solid foundation of theory, rather than memorizing and trying to follow loose ethical guidelines that are often changing. This book does not lose sight of the ethical guidelines presented by CACREP, that students must be familiar with in order to pass their exams.

STEPnotes is an unrivaled process for taking progress notes that ensures efficiency, effectiveness, and ethics. Dr. Rhonda Sutton developed this process after realizing that progress notes were a point of concern for her and many of her colleagues in mental health.
How does a therapist take what happens in the session and put it into words? This book is a way for counselors to conceptualize their therapy sessions with their clients. The STEPnotes structure aids in the therapeutic process and provides a professional format for other administrative functions. It is the hope that with this...

Endangered Private Practice explains how health care reform, in lieu of the Affordable Health Care Act of 2010, affects and will be affecting those providers within the delivery system section of health care. Private practice businesses cannot continue to offer quality services while losing money, and access has not improved. Due to many of the changes within the reform package the mental health profession has lost over 30% of their reimbursements and has had to increase their overhead expenses by another 30% in order to stay in practice. This book was written so that readers can become more...

Many practitioners consider setting up in private practice at some point in their career, whether full-time or alongside other employment. The Essential Skills for Setting Up a Counselling and Psychotherapy Practice provides comprehensive yet accessible coverage of all the major skills needed to succeed. Based on the authors' extensive experience, this book provides a valuable insight into how to minimise the risks associated with working privately, offering practical advice on how to keep a balance between self-development, personal health and meeting the needs of clients, whilst...

Praise for Marketing for the Mental Health Professional: An Innovative Guide for Practitioners

"This book is packed with useful strategies that have worked for years and years in the business world. People who follow the advice here are going to go places."
--Dr. Thomas Phelan, Psychologist and bestselling author of 1-2-3 Magic

"David's book is brilliant He guides us through our own resistance and the unquestioned beliefs we have held around marketing, money, and our profession. Not only have I received a long-overdue education, David has inspired...

Broaden your professional horizons, expand the scope of your practice, and create new revenue streams

You are uniquely gifted in your ability to ease suffering and enhance quality of life. You help solve profound human problems and restore hope. Now, The Million Dollar Private Practice reveals how you can leverage your distinctive talents and expertise to dramatically expand your professional and financial horizons.

Building upon the premise that the key to building a million-dollar practice is expanding your services from "one to one" to "one to many," renowned...

Expert advice for building your private practice

The "business" of practice as a mental health professional is a skill that is seldom taught in school and requires thoughtful guidance and professional mentorship from those who have already succeeded.

Containing the collective wisdom and secrets of many expert practitioners, this helpful resource provides useful insights for setting up, managing, and marketing your practice, including timely advice on being a successful provider in the digital age--from Internet marketing to building your online presence.

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Using pedagogical tools such as call-out boxes, "Test Yourself" questions, and case studies, this Essentials book provides step-by-step guidelines for effective supervision planning, goal setting, and evaluation, along with tips for giving constructive feedback and applying coaching strategies to motivate supervisees.

Find satisfaction and financial success with a new career in coaching

Getting Started in Personal and Executive Coaching offers a go-to reference designed to help every mental health professional build, manage, and sustain a thriving coaching practice. Packed with hundreds of proven strategies and techniques, this nuts-and-bolts guide covers all aspects of the coaching business with step-by-step instructions and real-world illustrations that prepare you for every phase of starting your own coaching business.

This single, reliable book offers straightforward advice...

Praise for Clinical Case Formulations

Matching the Integrative Treatment Plan to the Client, Second Edition

- Barbara Ingram has put] a career into the development of this book and it is wonderful My students love that it was written with them in mind and they love the statements designed to reduce anxiety and normalize the learning process. This is an excellent book ---Amy M. Rees-Turyn, PhD Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology, Lewis & Clark College

A step-by-step model for individualized case conceptualization

Fully revised and updated, the...

Everything you need to legally safeguard your mental health practice

Fully revised, The Portable Lawyer for Mental Health Professionals, Third Edition identifies, explores, and presents solutions to both the simple and complex legal questions that mental health practices must deal with daily. Written by Thomas Hartsell Jr. and Barton Bernstein--attorneys and therapists specializing in legal issues concerning mental health--this essential guide arms professionals with the expert knowledge needed to avoid a legal violation, or to know how to handle a situation if a...

Many mental health practitioners fear malpractice suits. Besides obtaining the appropriate insurance, clinicians should understand the risks of lawsuits and implement risk management strategies to avoid unfounded malpractice claims and decrease the likelihood of being sued successfully. With combined expertise in psychotherapy and law, Shapiro and Smith expertly navigate you through the unfamiliar territories of professional liability, negligence, informed consent, privacy and confidentiality, HIPAA, defamation, violence and suicide, and trials and settlements. Through its illustrative case...

The only book on the market amongst the plethora of supervision books to look solely at group supervision

In the advent of managed care and the continuing decline in reimbursement felt across the various disciplines of mental health have had profound impacts upon the quality and quantity of care in the field. As it has become increasingly difficult for a practitioner in private practice to provide a satisfactory level of care while earning a living in the process, many clinicians have become more innovative in the services they offer their clients. This book pulls together a group of mental health professionals who have branched out into new markets and services. A Practice that Works...