Getting Started in Private Practice: The Complete Guide to Building Your Mental Health Practice

All the tips and tools you need to build a successful mental health practice from the ground up

Many mental health professionals currently working for group practices, hospitals, and private or government agencies have both the skills and the drive to become solo practitioners. But how and where do you begin?

Getting Started in Private Practice is a reliable reference that offers the comprehensive information and armchair motivation you need to establish and build your own practice from the ground up. User-friendly and full of helpful tips, this handy book provides you with tools and techniques for starting and maintaining a thriving private practice, including information on:
* Discovering your ideal practice
* Creating a business plan
* Financing your start-up
* Setting fees
* Setting up shop and measuring results
* Minimizing risk
* Managing managed care
* Marketing your practice
* Generating referrals
* Utilizing additional print, Web, and organizational resources


From major concerns such as ethics and liability to day-to-day matters like selecting stationery and business cards, Getting Started in Private Practice puts the best solutions at your fingertips. Whether you're a recent graduate or a seasoned pro, this invaluable resource will help you minimize the uncertainty of establishing a solo practice while maximizing the rewards.

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• Practice Building 2.0 for Mental Health Professionals: Strategies for Success in the Electronic Age
• Building Your Ideal Private Practice: A Guide for Therapists and Other Healing Professionals
• Twelve Months To Your Ideal Private Practice: A Workbook (Norton Professional Books (Paperback))
• Private Practice Essentials: Business Tools for Mental Health Professionals
• The Paper Office for the Digital Age, Fifth Edition: Forms, Guidelines, and Resources to Make Your Practice Work Ethically, Legally, and Profitably
• Best Practice: Everything You Need to Know About Starting Your Successful Private Therapy Practice
• The Marriage Clinic: A Scientifically Based Marital Therapy (Norton Professional Books (Hardcover))
• The Paper Office, Fourth Edition: Forms, Guidelines, and Resources to Make Your Practice Work Ethically, Legally, and Profitably (The Clinician's Toolbox)
• On Being a Therapist