Mar 24, 2017 | Business matters, Networking, Practice development, Professional development
The following is a guest blog post by Rachel Bédard, PhD (psychologist) and Mallory Griffith MA, CCC-SLP (speech language pathologist), who collaborated in its writing. We mental health professionals often collaborate with psychiatrists and medical doctors for the...
Mar 19, 2017 | Business matters
Getting started in private practice involves much more than finding office space and printing business cards. You need to be familiar with business regulations in your area, tax obligations and professional ethics. You also need to engage in business activities such...
Mar 5, 2017 | Business matters, technology
A couple of years ago on this blog, I posted: "Five Email Scams That Appeal to Your Vanity." Most of them are still circulating. Beware when someone writes that they're coming to do some business in your town and would like to pre-pay for several appointments with you...
Jan 17, 2017 | Business matters, Practice development, Professional development, Self-care
Looking back over 32 years of practice, 22 of those years spent raising children while exclusively in independent practice what strikes me as critical is finding and maintaining a balance of care for your partner, children and family members, your patients, your...
Nov 2, 2016 | Business matters
There are lots of good reasons to be in private practice. Here are some perks that aren't often mentioned in the serious literature. Thanks to colleagues from the Pennsylvania Psychological Association who contributed to the list. 10. You don't have to wear a...
Sep 29, 2016 | Business matters, technology
If you have clients fill out registration forms and other documents at your office, consider giving them the option of completing this task at home. New clients, especially, can take all the time they need to answer the questions, without feeling rushed. Furthermore,...
