Table of Contents

Section 1 Private Practice Essentials

Beginning in Practice

1 Is Private Practice for You? Key Information and Considerations for Success
Jeffrey E. Barnett and Jeffrey Zimmerman

2 Models of Private Practice: Which Practice is Best?
Jeffrey Zimmerman

3 Start-Up Finances
Chris Stout and Grace Wang

4 Insurance Needs of the Private Practitioner
Martin G. Tracy and Jana N. Martin

5 Typical Forms Used in a Private Practice
Don Wiger

6 Record Keeping in Private Practice
Eric Drogin and James Armontrout

7 Measuring Clinical Progress with the OQ-45 in a Private Practice Setting
Michael J. Lambert

8 Entrepreneurship Basics for Practitioners
Laurie K. Baedke

9 Envisioning Your Ideal Practice
Dave Verhaagen

10 Developing a Business Plan
Jesse Fairchild

Managing Your Practice

11 Considerations in Acquiring Office Space
Jeff Zimmerman and Steven Walfish

12 Psychotherapy Office Designs That Support Treatment
Sally Augustin and Agneta Morelli

13 Technology Considerations in Running a Private Practice
Ellen Belluomini

14 Issues in Hiring and Supervising Professional Staff and Support Personnel
Craig Pohlman

15 Basic Bookkeeping and Accounting for the Private Practitioner
Jeffrey Zimmerman and Diane Libby

Practice Management Consultants

16 The Role of a CPA in Planning, Structuring, and Running a Private Practice
Diane Libby

17 The Role of the Attorney in a Private Practice
A. Steven Frankel

18 Financial Planning for the Private Practitioner
Mary Gresham

19 Mentorship in the Life and Work of the Private Practitioner
Brad Johnson

The Business of Practice

20 Fees and Financial Arrangements in Private Practice
Jeffrey E. Barnett

21 Effective Billing and Collecting
Thomas Kozak and Andrea Kozak Miller

22 The Basics of Managed Care and Its Impact on Private Practice
Gordon Herz

23 Challenges and Opportunities of Medicare
Amy Rosett

24 Optimizing Customer Service in Private Practice
Tiffany A. Garner and Jeffrey E. Barnett

Growing a Practice

25 Issues in Developing and Joining a Group Practice
Edward Wise

26 The Basics of Marketing Applied to Private Practice
Pauline Wallin

27 The Use of the Media in Marketing a Private Practice
Nancy A. McGarrah

28 The Use of Social Media in Marketing a Practice
Heather Wittenberg

29 How to Promote Your Practice Through Community Presentations
Eileen Kennedy-Moore and Elaine Ducharme

Collaboration

30 Collaborating with Health Care Professionals
Steven M. Tovian

31 Collaborating with Legal Professionals
Eric Mart

32 Collaborating with the Educational Community
Stephanie Mihalas and Lev Gottlieb

33 Consulting Psychology in the Business World
Shirley A. Maides-Keane and Bernard J. Liebowitz

Ethics and Legal Issues

34 Common Ethical Transgressions by Private Practitioners
Gerry P. Koocher and Rachael L. Suffrin

35 Ethics Issues Regarding Supervision and Consultation in Private Practice
Rodney K. Goodyear, Carol Falender, and Tony Rousmaniere

36 Malpractice Issues for the Private Practitioner
David Shapiro and Jeffrey Younggren

37 HIPAA 101 for the Private Practitioner
Laura Hecker

38 Ethical and Legal Aspects of the Practice of Teletherapy
Sara Smucker Barnwell and Linda F. Campbell

39 Dealing with Third Parties: Legal and Ethical Considerations
Joe Scroppo

40 Managing High-Risk Suicidal Clients in Private Practice
Jeffrey C. Sung and David A. Jobes

41 Issues in Planned and Unplanned Disruptions in Clinical Practice
A. Steven Frankel

42 Considerations in Closing a Private Practice
Janet Thomas and Steve Walfish

Special Issues

43 The Private Practitioner and Family Issues
Lauren Behrman

44 Sustaining Self-Care and Thriving as a Private Practitioner
Patricia A. Rupert and Ellen K. Baker

45 Stalking and Online Harassment of the Private Practitioner
Aaron J. Kivisto and Hannah M. Paul

46 Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning Strategies
Jennifer M. Taylor and Greg J. Neimeyer

47 How Social Policy Impacts Private Practice
Catherine Ling, Sarah Huffman, and Patrick DeLeon

Section 2 Niche Chapters

Assessment and Evaluation Services

48 Child Custody Evaluations
Allison B. Hill

49 Personal Injury Evaluations
William E. Foote

50 Presurgical Bariatric Evaluations
Caroljean Bongo

51 Evaluations for Testing Accommodations
Robert L. Mapou

52 Assessment of Egg and Sperm Donors
Adam J. Rodriguez

Psychotherapy Services

53 Counseling Women with Breast Cancer
Sandra Haber

54 Treating Anxiety Disorders
Sally Winston and Steve Shearer

55 Treating Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
Helen G. Jenne

56 Cognitive-Behavior Therapy for Hoarding Disorder
Michael A. Tompkins

57 Treating Trauma and Abuse
Elaine Ducharme

58 Intensive Outpatient Treatment for Eating Disorders
Linda Paulk Buchanan

59 Assessment and Treatment of ADD
Daniel Lennen

60 Counseling Asperger's Disorder
Frank Gaskill

61 Counseling Deaf and Hard of Hearing Clients
Barrie Morganstein

62 Counseling Clients with Borderline Personality Disorder
Lauren Moffitt Edwards and Noelle Santorelli

63 Psychotherapy with College Students
Rachel Smook

64 Beyond Lesbian and Gay: A Private Practice for Bisexual, Transgender, and Kinky Clients
Geri D. Weitzman

65 Interracial Couples Therapy
Kyle D. Killian

66 Psychotherapy with Interfaith Couples
Susan S. Needles

Other Services

67 Developing a Sport Psychology Practice
Kate F. Hays

68 Social Skills (Competence) Training for Children and Adolescents
Mary Karapetian Alvord and Lisa H. Berghorst

69 Behavioral Sleep Medicine
Catherine C. Loomis

70 Collaborative Divorce
Lisa Gabardi

71 Co-Parenting
Annette Rotter

72 Treating Chronic Physical Illness
Katherine S. Spencer

73 Dating Skills Coaching and Psychotherapy
Jessica Engle

Index

About the Author

Steven Walfish, Ph.D., was a licensed psychologist and had been in independent practice in Atlanta since 2002. He was also a Founding Partner of The Practice Institute, LLC. He had been the Editor of the Independent Practitioner and Practice Innovations and served on the Editorial Boards of several journals. He published in the areas of substance abuse, weight loss surgery, and professional training and practice. He was a Clinical
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine where he supervised postdoctoral fellows.

Jeffrey E. Barnett, Psy.D., ABPP, is a licensed psychologist as well as a Professor of Psychology and Associate Dean at Loyola University Maryland. For over 30 years he has been actively engaged in contributing to and advancing the mental health professions. As a scholar in ethics, legal, and professional practice issues, he has published ten books and more than 200 articles and chapters and has given over 300 conference presentations and workshops, and he has mentored hundreds
of students and junior colleagues in the business of private practice.

Jeffrey Zimmerman, Ph.D., ABPP, is a licensed psychologist (Connecticut and New York) and has been in independent practice for about 35 years. He returned to solo practice in 2007 after serving as founding and managing partner of a group practice for 22 years. Dr. Zimmerman provides training and consultation to mental health practices, is a founding partner of The Practice Institute, LLC, and is editor of Practice Innovations. Since 1988 he has been an Assistant
Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT, and has authored numerous books, chapters, and articles on practice management and niche practices.