Preface to the Classic Edition |
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Introduction |
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1 Join Forces with a Psychiatrist to Open a Risk-Free Private Practice |
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2 Don't Become Married to a Single Referra Source |
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5 | (2) |
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3 Accept the Fact That Salaries in This Field Are Often Unfair |
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7 | (2) |
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4 It Pays to Be Assertive When You're Shopping for Your Salary |
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9 | (2) |
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5 Managed Care Panels Often Slam the Door in Your Face |
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11 | (2) |
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6 Managed Care Firms Dictate Who, When, and How |
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13 | (4) |
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7 The Multicultural Diversity Secret: You Can Work with a Wider Range of People than You Think |
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17 | (2) |
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8 Never Give Any Client Information without a Signed Release-of-Information Form |
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19 | (2) |
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9 You Must Use a DSM or ICD Diagnosis to Secure Third-Party Payments |
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21 | (2) |
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10 The Insurance Superbill Must Have Your Name as the Provider |
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23 | (2) |
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11 Lecturing May Not Flood Your Waiting Room with Clients |
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25 | (2) |
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12 Referrals Received Do Not Determine How Many New Clients You Actually See |
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27 | (2) |
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13 Managed Care Companies Discriminate against Some Counseling and Psychotherapy Theories |
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29 | (2) |
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14 Refer Severely Disturbed Clients for a Medical or Psychiatric Evaluation |
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31 | (2) |
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15 Find Out Whether the Psychological and Psycho-Educational Test Reports You Receive Are Individualized |
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33 | (4) |
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16 Don't Be Misled by Clients Who Initially Put You on a Pedestal |
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37 | (2) |
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17 Most Professional Certifications Won't Help You Secure Insurance Payments |
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39 | (2) |
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18 Don't Use Paradoxical Interventions with Suicidal and Homicidal Clients |
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41 | (2) |
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19 Conduct a Suicide Assessment on Each Initial Client |
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43 | (2) |
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20 Don't Try to Clone Your Favorite Therapist |
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45 | (2) |
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21 When In Doubt, Use a Person-Centered Response |
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47 | (2) |
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22 Read Ethical Guidelines Before You Even So Much as Hug a Client |
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49 | (4) |
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23 Don't Rush to Therapeutic Judgment Until You Get All the Facts |
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53 | (2) |
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24 The Number One Therapeutic Blunder: Confronting Sooner than Later |
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55 | (2) |
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25 You Are Not a Failure if You Don't Land Your Dream Job |
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57 | (2) |
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26 Your Supervisor's Knowledge and Experience Should Not Be Underestimated |
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59 | (4) |
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27 Use Verbiage Your Client Will Understand |
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63 | (2) |
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28 Be a Better Helper by Networking with Others in the Field |
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65 | (2) |
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29 Grandfathering: The Fast Track for Snaring Licenses and Certifications |
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67 | (4) |
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30 Use Free Advertising to Build Your Agency or Practice |
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71 | (4) |
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31 Helpers Are Mandated Child-Abuse Reporters |
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75 | (2) |
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32 Beyond Confidentiality: Professional Counselors and Therapists Have a Duty to Warn |
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77 | (2) |
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33 If You Want to Work in a Public School, Contact the Department of Education |
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79 | (2) |
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34 Don't Let a Day from Hell in Court Lower Your Professional Self-Esteem |
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81 | (4) |
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35 Save Your Course Catalogs to Invest in Your Future |
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85 | (2) |
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36 Enhance Sessions by Adjusting Group Treatment Exercises and Using Small Talk |
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37 If a Client Was Disappointed with the Previous Helper Find Out Why |
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38 Use Caution When Considering the "In" Diagnosis |
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97 | (4) |
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39 Don't Go into This Field to Recount Old War Stories About Your Own Recovery |
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101 | (4) |
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40 Don't Become Married to a Single System of Psychotherapy |
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105 | (2) |
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41 Be Enthusiastic if You Want to Be a Better Workshop Presenter |
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107 | (2) |
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42 Don't Try to Clone Your Favorite Mental Health Lecturer |
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109 | (2) |
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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 |
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111 | (2) |
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44 Be Prepared to Change Therapeutic Strategies at a Moment's Notice |
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113 | (2) |
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45 Documentation: The Royal Road to Promotion |
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115 | (2) |
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46 Avoid Dual Relationships Like the Plague |
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117 | (4) |
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47 Insider Tips for a Good Cover Letter and Human Service Resume |
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121 | (4) |
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48 If You Are Daydreaming, Your Client Will Perceive You as an Uninterested Helper |
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125 | (2) |
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49 Pick a Theory of Intervention and a Job You Believe In |
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127 | (4) |
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50 Despite the Pitfalls, Make Friends with the Media to Promote Yourself and Your Agency |
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131 | (6) |
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51 Writing a Book or Starting a Project? Ask Your Agency First |
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137 | (2) |
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52 Your Employment and Credentials Determine What You Pay for Malpractice Insurance |
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139 | (4) |
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53 Private Practice Is Not a Panacea for Everything That Ails You |
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143 | (6) |
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54 Steer Clear of False Memory Syndrome |
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149 | (2) |
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55 Create an Emotional Trophy Closet to Help You Through a Bad Day |
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151 | (2) |
Conclusion |
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