Handbook of Private Practice

Running a professional practice is an exciting, daunting, and at times frustrating endeavor. The goal of this book is to provide you with the practical information and guidance you will need to be successful in private practice. The first part of this book begins by addressing essential concepts related to beginning in practice, managing your practice, and using practice management consultants. It goes on to discuss the business of practice, growing a practice, building collaborative relationships to aid in growing your practice, and addressing common ethical and legal issues relevant to starting, running, and closing a private practice. This section concludes with a discussion of a range of special issues related to private practice that should assist you to develop, maintain, and grow a successful private practice. There are plenty of opportunities for learning a great deal about how to take the concept of being in practice and turning it into a business. The second section of this book contains chapters describing niche practice areas, written by private practitioners who actually are providing the services. Each of these short chapters provides brief, readable descriptions of assessment practices, psychotherapy practices, and other unique uses of mental health professionals’ skillsets that are applied outside of the more traditional medical model. This book is intended to help you develop a practice environment that allows you to support yourself and your loved ones while you provide the best care possible to those you serve.