Description: Jeffrey Barnett and Jeffrey Zimmerman share practical advice based on their decades of clinical experience to address common myths about private practice in an easily accessible manner. Myths addressed fall into the broad areas of preparing for private practice, building your practice, managing your practice, documentation and record keeping, and ethical practice. Each chapter addresses a specific myth that may be held, describes the myth, explains why the myth exists, and then offers specific guidance for moving beyond the myth. In addition to the specific recommendations and strategies provided in each chapter, each section offers a list of key resources available for additional guidance and support.
Review Quotes: "Packed with practical and wise guidance, this book will be of great use to those just starting out as well as to seasoned practitioners. Barnett and Zimmerman explode 29 myths that have spelled disaster for so many who've tried to open, grow, and manage a practice. It's the best I've read on the topic." -- Kenneth S. Pope, PhD, ABPP, Diplomate in Clinical Psychology
"What a superb contribution to the literature on building a private practice! Barnett and Zimmermann provide splendid strategies and guidance for the successful preparing, building, and managing of your private practice in a positive and optimistic manner. These authors are ethicists, and thus include guidance about maintaining an ethical practice including up-to-date and cutting edge information about documentation and record keeping. This comprehensive, conversational and easy-to-read volume is a treasure for beginning as well as seasoned private practitioners." -- Melba J. T. Vasquez, Independent Practice, Austin, TX and Former President, American Psychological Association"This book anticipates virtually all the questions about going into independent practice. It will reduce your anxiety and provide reasoned guidance to novice as well as early career practitioners. It is a 'must have.'" -- Dr. Robert J. Resnick, Former President of the Division of Independent Practice and Former President of the American Psychological Association