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| Introduction | |
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| Join Forces with a Psychiatrist to Open a Risk-Free Private Practice | |
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| Don't Become Married to a Single Referral Source | |
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| Accept the Fact That Salaries in this Field Are Often Unfair | |
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| It Pays to Be Assertive When You're Shopping for Your Salary | |
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| Managed Care Panels Often Slam the Door in Your Face | |
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| Managed Care Firms Dictate Who, When and How | |
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| The Multicultural Diversity Secret: You Can Work with a Wider Range of People than You Think | |
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| Never Give Any Client Information without a Signed Release-of-Information Form | |
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| You Must Use a DSM or ICD Diagnosis to Secure Third-party Payments | |
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| The Insurance Superbill Must Have Your Name as the Provider | |
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| Lecturing May Not Flood Your Waiting Room with Clients | |
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| Referrals Received Do Not Determine How Many New Clients You Actually See | |
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| Managed Care Companies Discriminate against Some Counseling and Psychotherapy Theories | |
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| Refer Severely Depressed Clients for a Medical or Psychiatric Evaluation | |
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| Find Out if the Psychological and Psycho-Educational Test Reports You Receive Are Individualized | |
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| Don't Be Mislead by Clients Who Initially Put You on a Pedestal | |
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| Most Professional Certifications Won't Help You Secure Insurance Payments | |
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| Don't Use Paradoxical Interventions with Suicidal and Homicidal Clients | |
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| Conduct a Suicide Assessment on Each Initial Client | |
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| Don't Try to Clone Your Favorite Therapist | |
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| When in Doubt, Use a Person-Centered Response | |
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| Read Ethical Guidelines Before You Even So Much as Hug a Client | |
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| Don't Rush to Therapeutic Judgment Until You Get All the Facts | |
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| The Number One Therapeutic Blunder: Confronting Sooner than Later | |
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| You Are Not a Failure if You Don't Land Your Dream Job | |
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| Your Supervisor's Knowledge and Experience Should Not Be Underestimated | |
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| Use Verbiage Your Client Will Understand | |
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| Be a Better Helper by Networking with Others in the Field | |
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| Grandfathering: The Fast Track for Snaring Licenses and Certifications | |
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| Use Free Advertising to Build Your Agency or Practice | |
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| Helpers are Mandated Child-Abuse Reporters | |
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| Beyond Confidentiality: Professional Counselors and Therapists Have a Duty to Warn | |
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| If You Want to Work in a Public School, Contact the Department of Education | |
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| Don't Let a Day from Hell in Court Lower Your Professional Self-Esteem | |
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| Save Your Course Catalogs to Invest in Your Future | |
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| Enhance Sessions by Adjusting Group Treatment Exercises and Using Small Talk | |
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| If a Client Was Disappointed with the Previous Helper Find Out Why | |
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| Use Caution When Considering the "In" Diagnosis | |
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| Don't Go into This Field to Recount Old War Stories about Your Own Recovery | |
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| Don't Become Married to a Single System of Psychotherapy | |
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| Be Enthusiastic if You Want to Be a Better Workshop Presenter | |
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| Don't Try to Clone Your Favorite Mental Health Lecturer | |
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| 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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| Be Prepared to Change Therapeutic Strategies at a Moment's Notice | |
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| Documentation: The Royal Road to Promotion | |
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| Avoid Dual Relationships Like the Plague | |
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| Insider Tips for a Good Cover Letter and Human Service Resume | |
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| If You Are Daydreaming, Your Client Will Perceive You as an Uninterested Helper | |
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| Pick a Theory of Intervention and a Job You Believe In | |
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| Despite the Pitfalls, Make Friends with the Media to Promote Yourself and Your Agency | |
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| Writing a Book or Starting a Project? Ask Your Agency First | |
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| Your Employment and Credentials Determine What You Pay for Malpractice Insurance | |
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| Private Practice is Not a Panacea for Everything that Ails You | |
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| Steer Clear of False Memory Syndrome | |
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| Create an Emotional Trophy Closet to Help You Through a Bad Day | |
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| Conclusion | |