Apr 30, 2017 | Business matters, Office procedures
As an independent mental health practitioner, your insurance needs include: Insurance to protect your professional practice Insurance to protect your business Insurance to protect your income The following summarizes the common types of coverage that clinicians should...
Apr 7, 2017 | Business matters, Marketing, Networking, Practice development
The following is a guest blog post by Rachel Bédard, Ph.D. In a recent blog post Mallory Griffith and I outlined the benefits of collaboration with other professionals. Collaboration offers a wealth of treasure: better clinical offerings, beneficial referrals for your...
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...
