Your Private Practice Vision

Exploring your private practice vision and value
Understanding Your Equation of Fulfillment
Sense of Accomplishment = Perceived Adequate Income + Values + Personality
Appendix:  Resources

Who Are You and Who Do You Want To Be?

Are You A New Professional, Graduate Student or New to Private Practice?
Are You a Seasoned Clinician But Need Help Reorganizing Your Practice Plan?
Your Menu of Services Creating and Articulating Your Pitch
Appendix:  Resources

Managed Care vs. Out-of-Network Practices vs. Hybrid Practices

The Pros and Cons
Thriving Without Managed Care Contracts: How You Can Do It
Thriving While Using Manage Care:  All You Need to Know
Mixed Payer Case Index: Both Managed Care and Private Pay
Appendix:  Resources

Earnings: Overview

How To Earn Your Worth
Understanding Your Industry Market and Your Geographic Location
Thinking Long Term Gains, Not Just Short Term
The Plan:  We All Want to Do What We Love AND Stay In Practice for the Long Term
Appendix:  Resources

Earnings:  Nuts and Bolts

Provide Quality Client Service Delivery
Accounting:  The Budget
Ensuring Profitability
Implement Effective Accounting Practices
Handle Commercial Taxes and Business Expenses
Navigate Insurance Claims and Reimbursements
Collection Practices
Plan for Retirement
Setting Up Benefits
Appendix:  Resources

Manage Office Overhead

Arranging Your Practice From the Start
Choosing an Office that Meets Your Needs
Selecting a Cost Effective Communication System
Appendix:  Resources

Office Policies and Procedures

They Physical Space
Implementing Efficient Client/Patient Policies
Streamlining for the First Appointment
Establishing Effective Phone and Email Practices
Assisting Your Clients/Patients to Understand Their Health Care Insurance
The Cancellation Policy
Using a Collection Agency
Appendix:  Resources

Understanding the Power of Marketing

Carving Your Niche and Marketing Your Services
Are You a Generalist, Specialist, or Both?
Value Added Services: Why Other Professionals Need Psychotherapists
How to cross-market with different professional arenas?
Understanding the Competition:  Friend or Foe?  Or both?
Professional and Thoughtful Marketing Is Ethical
How to Cross-Market with the Competition?
Soliciting Client/Patient Feedback
What to Do with Feeback? 
Appendix:  Resources

Marketing and Press Relations:  Nuts and Bolts

Stationery and Business Cards
Flyers and Brochures
Websites: Advanced Websites, Virtual Groups, Online Counseling, E-publishing
Advertising:  How much, How long, and How to Target Your Audience
The Internet
Press Releases
Speeches and Workshops
Publicity: TV, Radio and Print
Authoring a Book
Appendix:  Resources

Legal Issues

Confidentiality
Duty to Warn
Duty to Report
Confidentiality and Working with a Minor
Record Keeping
Dealing with Licensing Boards
What is Malpractice?
The Difference Between Supervision and Consulting
Receiving a Subpoena
Appendix:  Resources

Putting It All Together

The Final Step to Success: Using What You Know to Create a Successful Practice
Your Vision In Action:  12-month plan, 2, 3, 5 and 10 year plan
Appendix:  Resources

The Parking Lot:  Questions and Answers

This session is an opportunity to focus on any area that needs more attention or issue that requires more time from a previous section.  It is also an opportunity to allow the participant to present each their business plan, with confidence!

Contact John at john@gatewaytosolutions.org or 1-800-333-4116 for more information about group or individual coaching consultations.