Succeeding as a therapist : how to create a thriving practice in a changing world / Hector Y. Adames, Nayeli Y. Chavez-Dueñas, Melba J.T. Vasquez, and Kenneth S. Pope.
"This user-friendly, practical guide summarizes everything therapists need to know about setting up, growing, and protecting their independent therapy practice. The chapters flow from creating a business plan and start-up to closing or selling a practice, and cover everything in between, like h...
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Washington, DC :
American Psychological Association,
[2023]
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Table of Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: Preface
- Our Personal Journeys
- Acknowledgments
- I. Initial Preparation
- 1. Creating a Practice That Matches You, Your Values, and Your Vision
- 2. Creating a Realistic Business Plan
- 3. Finding the Right Attorney
- 4. Finding the Right Professional Liability Insurance
- 5. Finding the Right Office
- 6. Finding the Right Accountant
- 7. Finding the Right Software and System for Scheduling, Billing, Forms, Client Communication, and Documentation
- II. Finding Clients and Helping Clients Find You
- 8. Creating a Website, Business Cards, and Stationery
- 9. Advertising Ethically, Efficiently, Effectively, and Economically
- 10. Getting Onto Insurance Panels-But Do You Want to Do That?
- 11. Building and Maintaining a Presence on Social Media
- III. Records
- 12. Creating a Thoughtful and Useful Client Record
- 13. Privacy, Confidentiality, and Privilege
- 14. Responding to a Subpoena and Dealing With Law Enforcement
- IV. Preparing for Urgent and Emergency Situations
- 15. Office Safety Measures and Precautions
- 16. Suicide Risk
- 17. Clients Who Pose a Risk of Danger to a Third Party
- 18. Assessing and Responding to Interpersonal Violence
- 19. Reporting Child Abuse and Reasonable Suspicions of Child Abuse
- 20. Assessing and Responding to Possible Abuse of Older, Vulnerable, and Dependent Adults and Adults With Disabilities
- 21. When the Therapist is Stalked, Targeted, or Threatened by a Client or Someone in the Client's Life
- V. Taking Care of Yourself and Your Practice
- 22. Keys to Thinking Clearly and Making Good Decisions About Your Practice
- 23. Eight Common Missteps That Can Lead to Disaster
- 24. Navigating Boundaries
- 25. Addressing the Hazards of Loneliness
- 26. Addressing the Hazards of Vicarious Trauma
- 27. Navigating and Nourishing Personal Relationships
- 28. Asking for Help When We Need It
- 29. Creating a Practice Grounded in Human Rights
- 30. Creating, Embracing, and Serving Communities
- 31. Applying for American Board of Professional Psychology Certification
- VI. Managing the (Sometimes) Unexpected
- 32. When the Therapist Becomes Pregnant
- 33. When the Therapist Becomes Ill
- 34. What to Do When You've Made an Error
- 35. What to Do (and Not Do) When Facing an Ethics, Licensing, or Malpractice Complaint
- VII. Endings-Planned and Unplanned
- 36. Successful, Unsuccessful, and Incomplete Terminations
- 37. Closing or Selling a Practice
- 38. Creating a Useful Professional Will
- Afterword: Creating Our Dream Practice in a Changing World
- Resource A: Professional Guidelines Relevant to Practitioners
- Resource B: The Clinical Interview With Immigrants
- Resource C: Strategies for Private Practitioners Coping With Subpoenas or Compelled Testimony for Client/Patient Records or Test Data or Test Materials
- Resource D: Sample Professional Will Published by the American Psychological Association
- Resource E: Information for Professional Executors: Files, Passwords, and Contacts List
- Resource F: The No Surprises Act: Frequently Asked Questions and Responses
- References
- Index
- About the Authors.