Understand all the aspects of beginning and sustaining a therapeutic practice with The Therapist's Starter Guide: Setting Up and Building Your Practice, Working with Clients, and Managing Professional Growth, a practical, hands-on guide to professional fulfillment and business success. If you're a new practitioner or seek to grow your practice, this book will provide you with the skills you need to succeed, thrive and grow professionally and personally. Equip yourself with the knowledge you need to transition to a new job or to begin your own practice.

About the Author
Mark Lanci, MSW, is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker who has worked in a variety of settings including an inpatient psychiatric center, the community mental health system and private practice as well as being the District Manager for a large, nonprofit healthcare organization, where he oversaw the behavioral healthcare provided by a network of independent contracted practitioners.

Anne Spreng, MEd, has been a counselor in a number of organizations, including a runaway shelter, a home for pregnant teens, a tenant support program, an adolescent day treatment program, an inpatient residential treatment program with children and adolescents as well as a behavioral health case manager for a large, nonprofit healthcare care organization. She is currently in private practice.

Reviews
"...is one of the most comprehensive books out there that I've seen on this subject. The guide offers a collection of tools and information for those new to private practice issues and is a valuable reference and reminder for veteran practitioners. I find it refreshing for a handbook to exist that combines coverage of professional growth, working with clients, and setting up a private practice in a single volume. All in all, this is a helpful resource for social workers in private practice, as well as educators and students interested in this area." (The New Social Worker, Winter 2009)

"The Therapist's Starter Guide meets a professional need for the postgraduate student interested in private practice... instructive and informative... pragmatic and filled with welcomed "how tos"... provide(s) an excellent detailed discussion along with helpful exercises" and "emulates the mentoring style often imbedded in productive supervision." (Research on Social Work Practice, September 2009)

"The Therapist's Starter Guide is highly recommended for experienced clinicians who are ready to branch out and diversify their professional efforts. In addition, this book will prove useful to those who are thinking about a career in the helping professions and taking the long view of their own vocational trajectory." (Counseling Today, September 2009)

Book Information
ISBN 9780470228920
Author Mark Lanci
Format Paperback
Page Count 384
Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc
Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
Weight(grams) 671g
Dimensions(mm) 254mm * 179mm * 25mm