Collaboration in Private Practice

Psychotherapy in the Midst of Health Care Reform

By (author) Hava Mendelberg

Publication date:

24 December 2014

Length of book:

284 pages

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

ISBN-13: 9781442244160

The practice of psychology, psychiatry, social work, counseling, and psychotherapy is changing under the increasing impact of market forces, corporate insurance companies, and government reforms. Collaboration in Private Practice: Psychotherapy in the Midst of Health Care Reform is a guide to establishing a for-profit, patient-centered, independent practice based on collaboration and integration of professional values. It is directed to prepare graduate students for the new reality, address early-career professionals’ uncertainties, provide experienced practitioners with a new model, and provide patient advocates with examples to better serve consumers. Part I of this book discusses how the administrative, economic, legislative, and political issues related to mental health services are interwoven with the actual practice. Part II discusses the inner workings of clinical interventions through the author’s observations as a psychologist, supervisor, and director of a for-profit practice, The Lighthouse Clinic. The Lighthouse Clinic aims to help patients effectively deal with their problems and to lead happier, better integrated lives. All mental health professionals who aim to perform this important clinical work in a manner consistent with humanistic and caring values will find Collaboration in Private Practice both insightful and practical.

Acknowledgments
Part I. The Practice Model
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 The Success of the Lighthouse Clinic: Its History, Structure, and Operation
Chapter 3 Setting Up a Practice: Personnel and Physical Space
Chapter 4 Collaboration and Networking: Marketing and Public Relations Strategies
Chapter 5 Administrating a Practice in a Private Clinic
Chapter 6 Diversifying and Expanding a Mental Health Practice: Reimbursement Strategies
Part II. The Clinical Work
Chapter 7 Psychotherapy: The Patient, the Therapist, and Their Relationship
Chapter 8 Family and Couple Therapy
Chapter 9 Child Psychotherapy
Chapter 10 Group Psychotherapy
Chapter 11 Psychological Testing Center
Chapter 12 Evidence-Based Treatment and Outcome Studies
Chapter 13 Clinical Programs, Services, and Presentations to the Community
Chapter 14 Our Work, Our Selves
References
Index

This book offers an unusual and compelling roadmap for creating a successful practice in a difficult healthcare environment, while never relinquishing humanistic values. Readers are in for a unique tutorial from a talented mentor who shares her business savvy and her wise, resilient, kind, therapeutic soul so that others also may build a thriving collaborative practice. The future of high quality mental and behavioral healthcare is brighter because of her pioneering example.