DESCRIPTION:

What will the practice of psychotherapy look like in five, ten, fifteen years? More to the point, how can therapists best position themselves to have the kind of career they want and make a good living doing it? This webcast series brings together some of the field’s leading innovators and business-minded visionaries to examine the range of issues and career possibilities therapists should consider today while charting their course for the future.

• Discover alternatives to the traditional private practice model that better fit the new mental health marketplace.
• Explore how the mental health consumers of today differ from the “patients” of past decades.
• Find out about new career paths that draw on the therapeutic skills you already possess.
• Examine how technology is opening up new possibilities for therapeutic practice.
• Get up to speed about the marketing and business skills 21st century practitioners will need to succeed.

OUTLINE:

Session 1 (Lynn Grodzki): The Future of Private Practice   

Update your vision of how to build and maintain a successful 21st century practice by:

• Understanding the changing needs and habits of today’s mental health consumer.
• Confronting your own inner obstacles to developing a more entrepreneurial mindset.
• Learning a 4-step model for strategic business planning focused on the 4 R’s: Review, Recommit, Rebrand, and Reinvest.
• Honing a business “mantra” to give discipline and persistence to your practice development plan.
• Choosing a therapeutic “track” and a niche that fit your skills, outlook, and the practice opportunities in your community.

OBJECTIVES:

Learning Objectives - Session 1 (Lynn Grodzki):

• Apply a four-step model for strategic business planning to your practice.
• Develop a personal business “mantra.”
• Identify a therapeutic “track” that aligns with your skills and background.