| Description |
xiv, 155 pages ; 23 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
1. Join forces with a psychiatrist to open a risk-free private practice -- 2. Don't become married to a single referral source -- 3. Accept the fact that salaries in this field are often unfair -- 4. It pays to be assertive when you're shopping for your salary -- 5. Managed care panels often slam the door in your face -- 6. Managed care firms dictate who, when, and how -- 7. The multicultural diversity secret : you can work with a wider range of people than you think -- 8. Never give any client information without a signed release-of-information form -- 9. You must use a DSM or ICD diagnosis to secure third-party payments -- 10. The insurance superbill must have your name as the provider -- 11. Lecturing may not flood your waiting room with clients -- 12. Referrals received do not determine how many new clients you actually see -- 13. Managed care companies discriminate against some counseling and psychotherapy theories -- 14. Refer severely distributed clients for a medical or psychiatric evaluation -- 15. Find out whether the psychological and psycho-educational test reports you receive are individualized -- 16. Don't be misled by clients who initially put you on a pedestal -- 17. Most professional certifications won't help you secure insurance payments -- 18. Don't use paradoxical interventions with suicidal and homicidal clients -- 19. Conduct a suicide assessment of each initial client -- 20. Don't try to clone your favorite therapist -- 21. When in doubt, use a person-centered response -- 22. Read ethical guidelines before you even so much as hug a client -- 23. Don't rush to therapeutic judgment until you get all the facts -- 24. The number one therapeutic blunder : confronting sooner than later -- 25. You are not a failure if you don't land your dream job -- 26. Your supervisor's knowledge and experience should not be underestimated -- 27. Use verbiage your client will understand -- 28. Be a better helper by networking with others in the field -- 29. Grandfathering : the fast track for snaring licenses and certifications -- 30. Use free advertising to build your agency or practice -- 31. Helpers are mandated child-abuse reporters -- 32. Beyond confidentiality : professional counselors and therapists have a duty to warn -- 33. If you want to work in a public school, contact the Department of Education -- 34. Don't let a day from hell in court lower your professional self-esteem -- 35. Save your course catalogs to invest in your future -- 36. Enhance sessions by adjusting group treatment exercises and using small talk -- 37. If a client was disappointed with the previous helper find out why -- 38. Use caution when considering the "in" diagnosis -- 39. Don't go into this field to recount old war stories about your own recovery -- 40. Don't become married to a single system of psychotherapy -- 41. Be enthusiastic if you want to be a better workshop presenter -- 42. Don't try to clone your favorite mental health lecturer -- 43. If a client you have been seeing for an extended period of time requests marriage, family or couples therapy, consider a referral to another therapist -- 44. Be prepared to change therapeutic strategies at a moment's notice -- 45. Documentation : the royal road to promotion -- 46. Avoid dual relationships like the plague -- 47. Insider tips for a good cover letter and human service resume -- 48. If you are daydreaming, your client will perceive you as an uninterested helper -- 49. Pick a theory of intervention and a job your believe in -- 50. Despite the pitfalls, make friends with the media to promote yourself and your agency -- 51. Writing a book or starting a project? : ask your agency first -- 52. Your employment and credentials determine what you pay for malpractice insurance -- 53. Private practice is not a panacea for everything that ails you -- 54. Steer clear of false memory syndrome -- 55. Create an emotional trophy closet to help you through a bad day |
| Summary |
"Picking up where courses and textbooks leave off, this book provides a candid look at the fundamental practical issues and difficult circumstances that students and beginning practitioners encounter outside of the classroom. Howard Rosenthal draws from a wealth of real-life anecdotes and case examples to illuminate frequent misconceptions and answer common questions."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Originally published: Holmes Beach, Fla. : Learning Publications, Inc., c1998 |
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Also available online via the World Wide Web, by subscription to EBL (Ebook Library) |
| Subject |
Mental health counseling -- Practice.
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Counseling -- Practice.
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Psychotherapy -- Practice.
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Mental health counseling -- Vocational guidance.
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Counseling -- Vocational guidance.
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Psychotherapy -- Vocational guidance.
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Counseling.
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Psychotherapy.
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Counseling.
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Psychotherapy.
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| Author |
Ebooks Corporation.
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| LC no. |
2004051837 |
| ISBN |
0415950643 paperback alkaline paper |
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