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Serving patients and families with medical problems
Tapping into the medical side has obvious advantages--not
least of which is the opportunity to break through the
barrier that keeps so many physicians from referring clients
to mental health professionals.
April,2009 |
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Reaching out to clients with debt and money troubles
The financial crisis is creating or exacerbating stress, anxiety, marital
discord, and a general unease about the future. So even if debt and money
problems aren’t a regular part of your clinical work, reaching out to potential
patients with financial concerns makes sense.
March,2009
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Answers to readers' question on practice issues
How do insurance companies calculate their "covered lives"?
In Internet therapy, do you have to be licensed in every
state where you have a patient?
February, 2009
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Are legitimate MCOs
charging for network membership?
Over
the years, we’ve run more than a few articles warning
clinicians against this very thing. Typically, an unfamiliar company would
ask for $100 to $200 and promise a rich stream of referrals.
Now, even one client from a panel you're not on can trigger
a request that you pay the MCO a monthly fee.
June,2008 |
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Expand your
client base by offering ‘business counseling’
One
way to increase your practice is to offer a new service.
Another is to take the services you already provide
and offer them to a new category of client. Most clinicians
shy away from "business consulting," believing themselves
unqualified. But many are quite capable of helping
business people improve their professional and personal
lives. May,2008 |
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‘Collaborative divorce’ can be a
very lucrative specialty
Traditionally, when a troubled couple
sought a therapist, the primary goal was saving the marriage. But
increasingly, new opportunities are opening for therapists who can
help bring a marriage to a (relatively) peaceful end.
March, 2008 |
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Practical help with writing, publishing
and
self-publishing
Getting a book published can indeed be a
boost to your career. But for all but the most successful authors,
a book won’t be a financial windfall in itself.
February, 2008
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Sex continues to top list of licensing
complaints
Child custody is the newest “hot button” for licensing board
complaints—as we’ve discussed recently. Even
so, the biggest legal and ethical misstep remains that old
standby: sexual misconduct.
October, 2007 |
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