Saying Good-Bye to Managed Care: Building Your Independent Psychotherapy Practice [Paperback]

Sandra Haber (Author), Elaine Rodino (Author), Iris Lipner (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0826113834 | ISBN-13: 978-0826113832 | Publication Date: December 2000 | Edition: 1st

Author is the former president of Psychologists in Independent Practice, American Psychological Association. Presents options for starting an independent clinical psychotherapy practice, minus managed care. Discusses practical matters such as marketing, money matters, and details such as business cards. For those who would like to tailor an ethically sound practice.

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Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

SAYING GOOD-BYE TO MANAGED CARE: BUILDING YOUR INDEPENDENT PSYCHOTHERAPY PRACTRICE

Sandra Haber, Ph.D., Elaine Rodino, Ph.D., Iris Lipner, LCSW Foreward by Karen Shore, Ph.D.

"...If you are a new professional ready for private practice or a seasoned clinician timid about launching as an entrepreneur, take heed. Three distinguished professionals will take you by the hand and give you step by step to set up a practice, enhance its growth and insure its financial success. If you are already in a practice which Managed Care has damaged financially and decreased numerically, specific steps are outlined that can revitalize your practice." -- Elizabeth Phillips, PhD, LCSW Past President of the Clinical Social Work Federation Clinical Professor, Yale University Medical School

"This book is a must for any mental health professional concerned about buidling - or rebuilding a practice in a time of economic change and lessened opportunity. The writers catch our attention in a highly readable form ...abound with wonderful practical nuggets for practice building and maintenance" -- Arthur L. Kovacs Former President, Psychologists in Independent Practice A Division of the American Psychological Association Founding Dean Emeritus and Distinguished Professor California School of Professional Psychology, Los Angeles

"Clinicians who seek to restore for their patients those essential constituents of effective psychotherapy which have been largely destroyed by managed care, and to regain their own ethical integrity will find this book invaluable. The book is filled with samples of successful marketing programs which both inspire and inform. Not only will the reader appreciate the wealth of information this book provides but they will value the highly readable style in which it is written"-- Joyce Edward, CSW, BCD Founder and First Co-chair of the National Coalition of Mental Health Professionals and Consumers

"...the tool kit for building the managed-care-free psychotherapy practice. This matter-of-fact, step-by-step guide shows therapists ways to create practices based on self-paying clients. Any therapist who truly wants to say good-bye to managed care should get this tool kit and get busy." -- Ivan J. Miller, PhD Past-President, Boulder Psychotherapists Guild, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Sandra Haber, Ph.D. is a New York City psychologist who said good-bye to managed care over a decade ago. She and her patients have not regretted this decision. Dr. Haber is a fellow and past president of the Division of Independent Practice of the American Psychological Association. Elaine Rodino, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist with a successful private pay practice in Santa Monica, CA.. Experienced in marketing, value-added strategies, and media she shares her knowledge with new and seasoned psychotherapists. She is recognized by her peers through awards and elected office in psychological associations. Iris Lipner, LCSW is a psychotherapist and psychoanalyst in private practice for 25 years in NYC. She teaches postgraduate clinicians in conferences and courses, provides clinical supervision and consults on building and managing private practices. A recognized national speaker, she is active in several professional organizations. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 217 pages
• Publisher: Springer Pub Co; 1st edition (December 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0826113834
• ISBN-13: 978-0826113832
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,944,825 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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