Best Tools for Private Practice

1. Getting Better at 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

2. advice on being a successful provider in the digital age—from Internet marketing to building your online presence. Designed for private practices of any size and at any stage of development, this practical guide looks at: Creating your dream niche practice Choosing the right technological tools and resources to simplify and streamline your job Leveraging the Internet to market your practice Developing a practice outside of managed care Transitioning to executive coaching Ethical and legal aspects of private practice Full of action-oriented ideas, tips, and techniques, Getting Better at Private Practice provides both early career and seasoned mental health professionals with the knowledge and tools they need to establish, develop, and position their practice so that it is financially successful and life-enriching over the long term. Table of Contents: SECTION I SETTING UP, MANAGING, AND MARKETING YOUR PRACTICE 1. Differences in Business Structures and Protections in Human Service Private Practice: Which Suits Your Practice Best? Jonathan D. Nye 2. Making Ends Meet: Financial Management in Private Practice David W. Ballard 3. Managed Care Contracting: Strategies for Negotiating and Maintaining Relationships Bridget Morehouse 4. Ethical and Legal Aspects of Private Practice Scott Hammer and Kenneth H. Kessler 5. How Writing a Column for Your Local Newspaper Can Enhance Your Private Practice Linda Sapadin 6. How Self-Publishing Can Enhance Your Private Practice Linda Sapadin and John E. Mayer 7. Working With the Media Pauline Wallin 8. The Power of Community Networking Melhim W. Restum and Joe Bavonese 9. The Benefits of Joining Professional Organizations Lisa R. Grossman 10. From Vision to Mission: Building a Practice That Is Personally Satisfying and Professionally Successful Heather M. Hale

3. SECTION II BUILDING, MARKETING, AND PRACTICING IN THE DIGITAL AGE 11. Web Sites and Internet Marketing Joe Bavonese 12. Building Your Online Presence as an Expert Pauline Wallin 13. Ethics and Social Networking Sites Laura A. Taylor 14. The Google Factor: Ethical Considerations for Therapists Practicing in the Digital Age Ofer Zur 15. Technological Tools for Therapists: List of Helpful Software and Web Sites William E. Benet and Chris E. Stout SECTION III THE DREAM NICHE PRACTICE: SUCCESSFUL STORIES OF SPECIALIZATION 16. Starting and Growing Concierge Psychotherapy and Psychiatric Practices William R. Lynch 17. Developing a Practice Outside of Managed Care Steven Walfish 18. Using Feedback-Informed Treatment (FIT) to Build a Premium-Service, Private- Pay Practice Jason A. Seidel 19. The One-Stop Shop: Collaboration Beyond Psychology Brian K. Sullivan 20. Psychologists in Dispute Resolution: Being Part of a Revolution! Amy L. Robinson 21. Why Wait?: Building a Stellar Practice n Weight Management Brad Saks 22. Becoming an Educational Consultant Heather M. Hale 23. Building a Successful Education Business Jack Krasuski 24. Blending Treatment Innovation and Economic Success for Working With Troubled Emerging Adults: The Yellowbrick Model Jesse Viner, Laura Viner, and Chris E. Stout 25. Transitioning to Executive Coaching Jeffrey E. Auerbach 26. A Psychologist’s Career in Sports Administration John E. Mayer 27. Working in Sport Psychology Kate F. Hays SECTION IV FINAL THOUGHTS Buy now, hardcopy & Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/Chris-E.- Stout/e/B003MROVZ8/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1376319492&sr=1-2-ent Get it today, discounted eBook version at: https://www.paypal.me/DrChrisStout/20

4. Getting Started in Private 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 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. Buy now, hardcopy & Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/Chris-E.- Stout/e/B003MROVZ8/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1376319492&sr=1-2-ent Get it today, discounted eBook version at: https://www.paypal.me/DrChrisStout/15 Minimizing risk Managing managed care Marketing your practice Generating referrals Utilizing additional print, Web, and organizational resources

5. Getting Started in Personal and Executive Coaching Complete with sample business and marketing plans and worksheets for setting rates and managing revenue, Getting Started in Personal and Executive Coaching identifies the fifteen biggest moneymaking markets to target and offers valuable recommendations for financing that get the most impact and mileage from every budget. Quick "Action Steps" for applying ideas and techniques make this book useful right away. 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 book offers straightforward advice and tools for running a successful practice, including: * Seven tools for making a great first impression * Fifteen strategies for landing ten paying clients * Seven secrets of highly successful coaches * Ten marketing mistakes to avoid Table of Contents 1. Decisions, Decisions . . . Personal Coaching or Business Coaching? 2. Target Your Market or Waste Your Time. 3. The 12 Largest Markets Where Coaches Are Making Money Right Now. 4. It Takes Money to Make Money: Financing Your Business. 5. What to Buy on a Budget: Creating Your Financial Plan. 6. Building a Successful Business Requires a Solid Plan.

6. 7. You Only Get One Chance: Seven Tools for Making a Great First Impression. 8. Relationships and Referrals: Networking, Strategic Referral Partners, and Centers of Influence. 9. 15 Key Strategies for Finding Your First 10 Clients. 10. Why Most Marketing Fails: The Top 10 Marketing Mistakes Beginning Coaches Make. 11. From Counseling to Coaching: Constructing a Connection, Bridging the Gap, and Defining the Differences. 12. Harnessing the Power of Internet Marketing, E-zines, and Web Sites. 13. The Seven Secrets of Highly Successful Coaches. Buy now: http://www.amazon.com/Chris-E.- Stout/e/B003MROVZ8/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1376319492&sr=1-2-ent And I have a number of PPTs up on practice matters as I present a fair amount, too. Here is a sample, but do feel free to drill around as well: http://www.slideshare.net/drchrisstout1/dr-chris- stout-getting-better-at-private-practice Thanks! Chris http://DrChrisStout.com