Bookedited by Steven Walfish, Jeffrey E. Barnett and Jeffrey Zimmerman.
Contents:
Beginning in practice
Is private practice for you? Key information and considerations for success
Models of private practice : which practice is best?
Startup finances
Insurance needs of the private practitioner
Typical forms used in a private practice
Recordkeeping in private practice
Measuring clinical progress with the OQ-45 in a private setting
Entrepreneurship basics for practitioners
Envisioning your ideal practice
Developing a business plan
Managing your practice
Considerations in acquiring office space
Psychotherapy office designs that support treatment objectives
Technology considerations in running a private practice
Issues in hiring and supervising professional staff and support personnel
Basic bookkeeping and accounting for the private practitioner
Practice management consultants
The role of a certified public accountant in planning, structuring, and running a private practice
The role of the attorney in a private practice
Financial planning for the private practitioner
Mentorship in the life and work of the private practitioner
The business of practice
Fees and financial arrangements in private practice
Effective billing and collecting
The basics of managed care and its impact on private practice
Opportunities and challenges of Medicare
Optimizing customer service in private practice
Growing a practice
Issues in developing and joining a group practice
The basics of marketing applied to private practice
The use of media in marketing a private practice
The use of social media in marketing a practice
How to promote your practice through community presentations. Collaboration
Collaborating with healthcare professionals
Collaborating with legal professionals
Collaborating with the educational community
Consulting psychology in the business world
Ethics and legal issues
Common ethical transgressions by private practitioners
Ethics issues regarding supervision and consultation in private practice
Malpractice issues for the private practitioner
HIPAA 101 for the private practitioner
Ethical and legal aspects of the practice of teletherapy
Dealing with third parties : legal and ethical considerations
Managing high-risk suicidal clients in private practice
Issues in planned and unplanned disruptions in clinical practice
Considerations in closing in private practice
Special issues
The private practitioner and family issues
Sustaining self-care and thriving as a private practitioner
Stalking and online harassment of the private practitioner
Continuing education and lifelong learning strategies
How social policy impacts private practice
Assessment and evaluation services
Child custody evaluations
Personal injury evaluations
Presurgical bariatric evaluations
Evaluations for testing accommodations for adolescents and adults with specific learning disorders or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Assessment of egg and sperm donors
Psychotherapy services
Counseling women with breast cancer
Treating anxiety disorders
Treating obsessive-compulsive and related disorders
Cognitive-behavioral therapy for hoarding disorder
Treating trauma and abuse
Intensive outpatient treatment for eating disorders
Assessment and treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Counseling clients with Asperger's
Counseling deaf and hard-of-hearing clients
Counseling clients with borderline personality disorder
Psychotherapy with college students
Beyond lesbian and gay : a private practice for bisexual, transgender, polyamorous, and kinky clients
Interracial couples therapy
Psychotherapy with interfaith couples
Other services
Developing a sport psychology practice
Social skills (social competence) training for children and adolescents
Behavioral sleep medicine
Collaborative divorce
Co-parenting
Treating chronic physical illness
Dating skills coaching and psychotherapy.