Financial success in mental health practice
Subtitle: essential tools and strategies for practitioners
By: Steven Walfish and Jeffrey E. Barnett.
Contributors: Barnett, Jeffrey E.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781433803741
Subjects: Mental health services -- Practice; Mental health services -- Administration; Mental health services -- Finance; Mental Health Services -- organization & administration; Practice Management, Medical -- economics; Financial Management -- methods; Private Practice -- organization & administration
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The mindset of the therapist : being a caring professional and earning a living are not mutually exclusive; title: You are a small business owner : think like an entrepreneur; title: Customer service and competence : the keys to financial success in independent practice; title: Models of independent practice; title: Office overhead : you have to spend money to make money; title: Loss prevention : increasing the likelihood you get paid by clients and insurance carriers; title: Understanding basic accounting and taxes; title: Understanding the insurance needs and options of the independent practitioner; title: To managed care or not to managed care : that is the question; title: How independent practitioners earn money; title: Attending to your finances : "what do you mean I don't get a pension?"; title: Closing your practice : financial implications and options.