How do I start a private practice as a clinical social worker?
My therapist is on my insurance, and when I did not have insurance was flexible about payment and willing to work with me in that regard. He had a regular schedule and was able to guarantee that I could go every Thursday at 2:15 for the foreseeable future, and let me know his vacation schedule very far in advance. After our first meeting, he let me take time to decide if I wanted to see him regularly, and didn’t try to force the issue. He was upfront about his training and background (old school Freudian) but demonstrated that he was up-to-date with research and willing to try various approaches to help me get better. The rest had to do more with personal compatibility, and wouldn’t really apply to your situation.
follow-up from a MeFite who would prefer to remain anonymous. For what its worth; a number of our agency therapists seemingly don’t make the cut as cleanly as they would like. Many of them come back (within a year), continue doing temp work, or work at another agency that will offer more flexibility and a clean cut from our agency. A few do seem to make the cut cleanly, but take existing clients with them. It doesn’t appear very ethical, and I question where they will end up with standards like that.
I recently heard a talk by Casey Truffo. Her website is called Be A Wealthy Therapist. I know that she does a lot of work with MFT’s (including some free speeches and articles) but the same things would apply to private practice social worker..
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