Billing and Collecting for Your Mental Health Practice
Billing and Collecting for Your Mental Health Practice

Billing and Collecting for Your Mental Health Practice


     0     
5
4
3
2
1



Out of Stock


Notify me when this book is in stock
About the Book

This book presents specific, practical guidance on the technical aspects of billing and related ethical and legal considerations. Topics include protecting client rights in the billing and collection processes, setting and raising fees, providing informed consent about billing and fees, establishing and enforcing a written financial agreement with clients, dealing with insurance companies and other third parties, knowing what to do when clients fail to pay agreed-upon fees, learning the pros and cons of using a billing service, handling billing issues specific to forensic mental health services, and more.

With its abundance of practical tips and case examples, this book is a must-read for all clinicians who are or wish to be in private practice.
About the Author: Jeffrey E. Barnett, PsyD, ABPP, is a professor in the Department of Psychology at Loyola University Maryland and a licensed psychologist who has been in practice for over 25 years. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) in both clinical psychology and clinical child and adolescent psychology. He also is a distinguished practitioner of psychology in the National Academies of Practice. He is a past chair of the APA Ethics Committee and currently serves on the ABPP Ethics Committee and the Maryland Board of Examiners of Psychologists.

Dr. Barnett has also served in numerous leadership positions within the profession of psychology, including president of the Maryland Psychological Association and president of three divisions of APA (Psychotherapy; Independent Practice; and State, Provincial, and Territorial Psychological Association Affairs). In 2009, he received the APA Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to the Independent Practice of Psychology, and in 2010, he received the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychotherapy and Psychology from the APA Division of Psychotherapy.

Dr. Barnett is a frequent author and presenter on ethics, legal, and professional practice issues, including the business of practice. His recent books include Financial Success in Mental Health Practice: Essential Tools and Strategies for Practitioners, Ethics Desk Reference for Psychologists, and Ethics Desk Reference for Counselors. He is an associate editor of the APA journal Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, as well as the editor of its "Focus on Ethics" feature.

Steven Walfish, PhD, is a licensed psychologist and has been in independent practice in Atlanta since 2002. He received his PhD in clinical- community psychology from the University of South Florida in 1981. He has previously been in independent practice in Tampa, Florida, and in Edmonds and Everett, Washington.

He is the editor of Independent Practitioner and has served on the editorial boards of several journals. He has published in the areas of substance abuse, weight loss surgery, and professional training and practice. He is currently a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Emory University School of Medicine, where he supervises postdoctoral fellows.

Dr. Walfish has received the Award for Outstanding Research in Consulting Psychology from APA's Division of Consulting Psychology, the Walter Barton Award for Outstanding Research in Mental Health Administration from the American College of Mental Health Administration, and the Award for Mentoring from the APA Division of Independent Practice. In 2010, he was elected a fellow of the APA.

His other published books include Succeeding in Graduate School: The Career Guide for Psychology Students, Financial Success in Mental Health Practice: Essential Tools and Strategies for Practitioners, and Earning a Living Outside of Managed Mental Health Care: 50 Ways to Expand Your Practice.


Best Sellers



Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781433810176
  • Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
  • Publisher Imprint: American Psychological Association (APA)
  • Depth: 6
  • Height: 251 mm
  • No of Pages: 130
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: Effective Strategies and Ethical Practice
  • Width: 173 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1433810174
  • Publisher Date: 15 Aug 2011
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Edition: 1
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 10 mm
  • Weight: 322 gr


Add Photo
Add Photo

Customer Reviews

REVIEWS      0     
Click Here To Be The First to Review this Product
Billing and Collecting for Your Mental Health Practice
American Psychological Association (APA) -
Billing and Collecting for Your Mental Health Practice
Writing guidlines
We want to publish your review, so please:
  • keep your review on the product. Review's that defame author's character will be rejected.
  • Keep your review focused on the product.
  • Avoid writing about customer service. contact us instead if you have issue requiring immediate attention.
  • Refrain from mentioning competitors or the specific price you paid for the product.
  • Do not include any personally identifiable information, such as full names.

Billing and Collecting for Your Mental Health Practice

Required fields are marked with *

Review Title*
Review
    Add Photo Add up to 6 photos
    Would you recommend this product to a friend?
    Tag this Book Read more
    Does your review contain spoilers?
    What type of reader best describes you?
    I agree to the terms & conditions
    You may receive emails regarding this submission. Any emails will include the ability to opt-out of future communications.

    CUSTOMER RATINGS AND REVIEWS AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TERMS OF USE

    These Terms of Use govern your conduct associated with the Customer Ratings and Reviews and/or Questions and Answers service offered by Bookswagon (the "CRR Service").


    By submitting any content to Bookswagon, you guarantee that:
    • You are the sole author and owner of the intellectual property rights in the content;
    • All "moral rights" that you may have in such content have been voluntarily waived by you;
    • All content that you post is accurate;
    • You are at least 13 years old;
    • Use of the content you supply does not violate these Terms of Use and will not cause injury to any person or entity.
    You further agree that you may not submit any content:
    • That is known by you to be false, inaccurate or misleading;
    • That infringes any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy;
    • That violates any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising);
    • That is, or may reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially or religiously biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing to any individual, partnership or corporation;
    • For which you were compensated or granted any consideration by any unapproved third party;
    • That includes any information that references other websites, addresses, email addresses, contact information or phone numbers;
    • That contains any computer viruses, worms or other potentially damaging computer programs or files.
    You agree to indemnify and hold Bookswagon (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, employees and third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.), harmless from all claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of a breach of your representations and warranties set forth above, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.


    For any content that you submit, you grant Bookswagon a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and/or sell, transfer, and/or distribute such content and/or incorporate such content into any form, medium or technology throughout the world without compensation to you. Additionally,  Bookswagon may transfer or share any personal information that you submit with its third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc. in accordance with  Privacy Policy


    All content that you submit may be used at Bookswagon's sole discretion. Bookswagon reserves the right to change, condense, withhold publication, remove or delete any content on Bookswagon's website that Bookswagon deems, in its sole discretion, to violate the content guidelines or any other provision of these Terms of Use.  Bookswagon does not guarantee that you will have any recourse through Bookswagon to edit or delete any content you have submitted. Ratings and written comments are generally posted within two to four business days. However, Bookswagon reserves the right to remove or to refuse to post any submission to the extent authorized by law. You acknowledge that you, not Bookswagon, are responsible for the contents of your submission. None of the content that you submit shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Bookswagon, its agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners or third party service providers (including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.)and their respective directors, officers and employees.

    Accept

    New Arrivals



    Inspired by your browsing history


    Your review has been submitted!

    You've already reviewed this product!