Niche practices: An antidote to managed care

On all of my listserves, colleagues are telling war stories about their experiences with managed care.  The question that comes up repeatedly is: how do you attract private pay clients to your practice?  Each of us has one or two areas of special interest.  These may...

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We took some of your comments and have made some changes to the site. All the information is still there, but we've streamlined the tabs and made the site easier to navigate. We're always looking to make TPI more useful for you, so please feel free to tell us what you...

Check out the great programming at APA

Here is a list of programs geared especially for psychologists in independent practice sponsored by Division 42 Your Independent Practice Community. They're all at the upcoming convention of the American Psychological Association in Washington, D.C....

Calling All Early Career Psychologists and Students

Headed to the American Psychological Association's convention this summer? Come to a great series of events on Friday August 5th at the Grand Hyatt Hotel Penn Quarter A Room. There, you will be able to: Attend a hands-on workshop on Adult Children of Divorce (given by...

Psychologist helps expose unqualified phobia “expert”

A few months ago Illinois psychologist Dr. David Carbonell contacted WGN-TV News about an internet marketer who uses fake names, his wife's psychology degree, and hundreds of web sites to sell a wide variety of anxiety "cures" to desperate and unwary consumers. Their...