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Essentials of Private Practice: Streamlining Costs, Procedures, and Policies for Less Stress
by Holly A. Hunt
from W. W. Norton & Company

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• by a therapist for a therapist
  Reading this book is almost like having a supervisor or elder colleague share advice and guidance as you venture to start or improve your practice. The flow is easy, practical, and provides examples of how details can affect you and your clients. The layout is bland and summary boxes seem incomplete or cramped for space, but over all a helpful and easy read.

• An indispensable resource for a profitable doctor's office
  Don't read this book if your only motivation to start your own practice is your personal independence and flexibility. If your only ambition is to break away from being a salaried employee, think again.
  But if you wish to learn how to run a PROFITABLE doctor's office in an adversarial insurance companies' dominated environment, this book is one of the best resources to start your learning. The book is organized in three parts focusing on lowering your overhead, simplifying daily procedures, and... more info

• Not helpful for marketing and introducing a new practice
  I purchased this book as I was looking for ways to introduce my private practice to the community I live in and how to ethically market counseling services. I found nothing of help in the book regarding those topics. I also found that the book contained information that seemed redundant if you already have your practice started. I did think the forms were helpful, but find the ones in The Paper Office much more despcriptive and professional. The book was easy to read and contained basic start up... more info

• useful advice for many practices
  Much of the advice in the book is applicable to any professional who wants to start her own practice. Not necessarily restricted to mental health workers. She offers useful tips in many mundane details of getting started and also in minimising your costs. The latter is vital, especially if you are starting a new practice of your own, and probably will have to carefully watch expenditure.
  The extended discussion about dealing with insurance companies probably understates the amount of effort [paperwork]... more info

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