Main description:

*A steady-selling "practice basics," thoroughly revised; 40% new material includes a new chapter on insurance, plus sections on developing an electronic communications policy, digital marketing ethics, telemental health, when to use paper versus electronic records, and more.
*Perennial audience as new mental health clinicians in all disciplines set up their practices.
*Unique: offers all the forms a small practice needs and tackles the legal, ethical, and practical aspects of using them.
*The 54 ready-to-use forms and handouts can be downloaded, customized, and printed either online or from the included CD-ROM.

Contents:

Introduction
1. Essential Documents, Procedures, and Communication Tools
2. Financial Tools and Procedures
3. Health Insurance and Managed Mental Health Care: Billing Third Parties and Getting Paid, Edward L. Zuckerman with Gordon I. Herz
4. Reducing Malpractice Risk by Operating Ethically
5. Getting Informed Consent
6. Intake and Assessment Forms and Procedures
7. Planning and Then Documenting Treatment
8. Confidentiality and Releasing Records
9. Marketing Your Practice in the Digital Age
Appendix A. Resources for Closing a Practice and Making a Professional Will
Appendix B. Professional Liability Insurance Resources
Appendix C. Books on Practice Development and Marketing
References
Index
Feedback Form
Instructions for Installing The Paper Office for the Digital Age's Forms onto Your Computer