- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- About the Editors
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Is Private Practice for You?
- Chapter 2 Models of Private Practice
- Chapter 3 Startup Finances
- Chapter 4 Insurance Needs of the Private Practitioner
- Chapter 5 Typical Forms Used in a Private Practice
- Chapter 6 Recordkeeping in Private Practice
- Chapter 7 Measuring Clinical Progress with the OQ-45 in a Private Practice Setting
- Chapter 8 Entrepreneurship Basics for Practitioners
- Chapter 9 Envisioning Your Ideal Practice
- Chapter 10 Developing a Business Plan
- Chapter 11 Considerations in Acquiring Office Space
- Chapter 12 Psychotherapy Office Designs That Support Treatment Objectives
- Chapter 13 Technology Considerations in Running a Private Practice
- Chapter 14 Issues in Hiring and Supervising Professional Staff and Support Personnel
- Chapter 15 Basic Bookkeeping and Accounting for the Private Practitioner
- Chapter 16 The Role of a Certified Public Accountant in Planning, Structuring, and Running a Private Practice
- Chapter 17 The Role of the Attorney in a Private Practice
- Chapter 18 Financial Planning for the Private Practitioner
- Chapter 19 Mentorship in the Life and Work of the Private Practitioner
- Chapter 20 Fees and Financial Arrangements in Private Practice
- Chapter 21 Effective Billing and Collecting
- Chapter 22 The Basics of Managed Care and Its Impact on Private Practice
- Chapter 23 Opportunities and Challenges of Medicare
- Chapter 24 Optimizing Customer Service in Private Practice
- Chapter 25 Issues in Developing and Joining a Group Practice
- Chapter 26 The Basics of Marketing Applied to Private Practice
- Chapter 27 The Use of the Media in Marketing a Private Practice
- Chapter 28 The Use of Social Media in Marketing a Practice
- Chapter 29 How to Promote Your Practice Through Community Presentations
- Chapter 30 Collaborating with Healthcare Professionals
- Chapter 31 Collaborating with Legal Professionals
- Chapter 32 Collaborating with the Educational Community
- Chapter 33 Consulting Psychology in the Business World
- Chapter 34 Common Ethical Transgressions by Private Practitioners
- Chapter 35 Ethics Issues Regarding Supervision and Consultation in Private Practice
- Chapter 36 Malpractice Issues for the Private Practitioner
- Chapter 37 HIPAA 101 for the Private Practitioner
- Chapter 38 Ethical and Legal Aspects of the Practice of Teletherapy
- Chapter 39 Dealing with Third Parties
- Chapter 40 Managing High-Risk Suicidal Clients in Private Practice
- Chapter 41 Issues in Planned and Unplanned Disruptions in Clinical Practice
- Chapter 42 Considerations in Closing a Private Practice
- Chapter 43 The Private Practitioner and Family Issues
- Chapter 44 Sustaining Self-Care and Thriving as a Private Practitioner
- Chapter 45 Stalking and Online Harassment of the Private Practitioner
- Chapter 46 Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning Strategies
- Chapter 47 How Social Policy Impacts Private Practice
- Chapter 48 Child Custody Evaluations
- Chapter 49 Personal Injury Evaluations
- Chapter 50 Presurgical Bariatric Evaluations
- Chapter 51 Evaluations for Testing Accommodations for Adolescents and Adults with Specific Learning Disorders or Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
- Chapter 52 Assessment of Egg and Sperm Donors
- Chapter 53 Counseling Women with Breast Cancer
- Chapter 54 Treating Anxiety Disorders
- Chapter 55 Treating Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
- Chapter 56 Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Hoarding Disorder
- Chapter 57 Treating Trauma and Abuse
- Chapter 58 Intensive Outpatient Treatment for Eating Disorders
- Chapter 59 Assessment and Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
- Chapter 60 Counseling Clients with Asperger’s
- Chapter 61 Counseling Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Clients
- Chapter 62 Counseling Clients with Borderline Personality Disorder
- Chapter 63 Psychotherapy with College Students
- Chapter 64 Beyond Lesbian and Gay
- Chapter 65 Interracial Couples Therapy
- Chapter 66 Psychotherapy with Interfaith Couples
- Chapter 67 Developing a Sport Psychology Practice
- Chapter 68 Social Skills (Social Competence) Training for Children and Adolescents
- Chapter 69 Behavioral Sleep Medicine
- Chapter 70 Collaborative Divorce
- Chapter 71 Co-Parenting
- Chapter 72 Treating Chronic Physical Illness
- Chapter 73 Dating Skills Coaching and Psychotherapy
- Index
(p. 199) The Role of the Attorney in a Private Practice
- Chapter:
- (p. 199) The Role of the Attorney in a Private Practice
- Author(s):
A. Steven Frankel
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med:psych/9780190272166.003.0017
This chapter addresses the broad variety of legal professionals that private practitioners may need to consult. Topics include pre-practice concerns for unlicensed individuals and the issues that arise when one builds, maintains, and enhances a private practice. Attorneys can be of critical importance in the areas of marketing, establishing a fee structure and payment practices, adding colleagues, and responding to difficult and/or threatening clients. Other situations in which attorneys can play a vital role include responding to licensing board complaints, malpractice lawsuits, and criminal complaints, as well as interactions with insurance companies and planning for practice transition and termination. Suggestions are provided for how to locate good attorneys, how to work with attorneys, and how to stop working with them when necessary.
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- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- About the Editors
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Is Private Practice for You?
- Chapter 2 Models of Private Practice
- Chapter 3 Startup Finances
- Chapter 4 Insurance Needs of the Private Practitioner
- Chapter 5 Typical Forms Used in a Private Practice
- Chapter 6 Recordkeeping in Private Practice
- Chapter 7 Measuring Clinical Progress with the OQ-45 in a Private Practice Setting
- Chapter 8 Entrepreneurship Basics for Practitioners
- Chapter 9 Envisioning Your Ideal Practice
- Chapter 10 Developing a Business Plan
- Chapter 11 Considerations in Acquiring Office Space
- Chapter 12 Psychotherapy Office Designs That Support Treatment Objectives
- Chapter 13 Technology Considerations in Running a Private Practice
- Chapter 14 Issues in Hiring and Supervising Professional Staff and Support Personnel
- Chapter 15 Basic Bookkeeping and Accounting for the Private Practitioner
- Chapter 16 The Role of a Certified Public Accountant in Planning, Structuring, and Running a Private Practice
- Chapter 17 The Role of the Attorney in a Private Practice
- Chapter 18 Financial Planning for the Private Practitioner
- Chapter 19 Mentorship in the Life and Work of the Private Practitioner
- Chapter 20 Fees and Financial Arrangements in Private Practice
- Chapter 21 Effective Billing and Collecting
- Chapter 22 The Basics of Managed Care and Its Impact on Private Practice
- Chapter 23 Opportunities and Challenges of Medicare
- Chapter 24 Optimizing Customer Service in Private Practice
- Chapter 25 Issues in Developing and Joining a Group Practice
- Chapter 26 The Basics of Marketing Applied to Private Practice
- Chapter 27 The Use of the Media in Marketing a Private Practice
- Chapter 28 The Use of Social Media in Marketing a Practice
- Chapter 29 How to Promote Your Practice Through Community Presentations
- Chapter 30 Collaborating with Healthcare Professionals
- Chapter 31 Collaborating with Legal Professionals
- Chapter 32 Collaborating with the Educational Community
- Chapter 33 Consulting Psychology in the Business World
- Chapter 34 Common Ethical Transgressions by Private Practitioners
- Chapter 35 Ethics Issues Regarding Supervision and Consultation in Private Practice
- Chapter 36 Malpractice Issues for the Private Practitioner
- Chapter 37 HIPAA 101 for the Private Practitioner
- Chapter 38 Ethical and Legal Aspects of the Practice of Teletherapy
- Chapter 39 Dealing with Third Parties
- Chapter 40 Managing High-Risk Suicidal Clients in Private Practice
- Chapter 41 Issues in Planned and Unplanned Disruptions in Clinical Practice
- Chapter 42 Considerations in Closing a Private Practice
- Chapter 43 The Private Practitioner and Family Issues
- Chapter 44 Sustaining Self-Care and Thriving as a Private Practitioner
- Chapter 45 Stalking and Online Harassment of the Private Practitioner
- Chapter 46 Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning Strategies
- Chapter 47 How Social Policy Impacts Private Practice
- Chapter 48 Child Custody Evaluations
- Chapter 49 Personal Injury Evaluations
- Chapter 50 Presurgical Bariatric Evaluations
- Chapter 51 Evaluations for Testing Accommodations for Adolescents and Adults with Specific Learning Disorders or Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
- Chapter 52 Assessment of Egg and Sperm Donors
- Chapter 53 Counseling Women with Breast Cancer
- Chapter 54 Treating Anxiety Disorders
- Chapter 55 Treating Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
- Chapter 56 Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Hoarding Disorder
- Chapter 57 Treating Trauma and Abuse
- Chapter 58 Intensive Outpatient Treatment for Eating Disorders
- Chapter 59 Assessment and Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
- Chapter 60 Counseling Clients with Asperger’s
- Chapter 61 Counseling Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Clients
- Chapter 62 Counseling Clients with Borderline Personality Disorder
- Chapter 63 Psychotherapy with College Students
- Chapter 64 Beyond Lesbian and Gay
- Chapter 65 Interracial Couples Therapy
- Chapter 66 Psychotherapy with Interfaith Couples
- Chapter 67 Developing a Sport Psychology Practice
- Chapter 68 Social Skills (Social Competence) Training for Children and Adolescents
- Chapter 69 Behavioral Sleep Medicine
- Chapter 70 Collaborative Divorce
- Chapter 71 Co-Parenting
- Chapter 72 Treating Chronic Physical Illness
- Chapter 73 Dating Skills Coaching and Psychotherapy
- Index