The Private Practice of Behavior Therapy: A Guide for Behavioral Practitioners

✍ Scribed by Sheldon J. Kaplan (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer US
• Year: 1986
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 297
• Series: Applied Clinical Psychology
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Entering a full-time private practice and forsaking the comforts of a regular paycheck was a difficult decision for me. Fortunately, I was able to begin my practice on a part-time basis in space rented from two physician friends. By using my behavior skills for self-management and organization, I was then able to help my practice grow so that, with some trepidation, I moved into a full-time practice. I have continued to maintain my practice according to the same ethical, professional, and business assumptions discussed in this book. One of the reasons for my writing this book is that, at the time I was beginning my practice, there was no one text that helped me begin or to explain what "nuts and bolts" issues I needed to consider. As my practice has grown, I continued to see a need for a resource text to help the beginning therapist get started. I decided to describe the assump­ tions, methods, and issues that I have used so as to present a discussion of timely issues relevant to the practice of behavior therapy.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Behavior Therapy Foundations for Clinical Practice....Pages 1-8
Getting Started in a Behavior Therapy Private Practice....Pages 9-20
Conducting a Private Practice in Behavior Therapy....Pages 21-39
A Review of Common Treatment Procedures in Behavior Therapy....Pages 41-68
Professional Standards and Ethical Issues for Private Practice....Pages 69-141
Recording and Treatment Forms....Pages 143-158
Supplementary Tools for Behavioral Practice....Pages 159-181
The Behavior Therapist as Consultant....Pages 183-202
Business Concerns for the Behavior Therapist....Pages 203-225
Case Illustrations from a Behavioral Practice....Pages 227-245
Current Trends and Future Directions in the Practice of Behavior Therapy....Pages 247-264
Back Matter....Pages 265-289

✦ Subjects

Clinical Psychology