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		<title>8 Reasons Why I Do Not Work With Managed Care Companies &#8211; This is What I Tell My Clients</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:08:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have made the choice not to contract
with managed care companies
for my professional services.
Here&#8217;s the  8 reasons why . . . .

Conflicts of Interest
As a Licensed Professional Counselor, I am required to avoid potential conflicts of interest.  My primary concern is for my client&#8217;s well-being.  Therapists working under the constraints of managed care companies are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What You Need to Know About Contracting With Managed Care</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:08:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Early in my career,I naively believed that  the way to build a strong and independent practice was to contract with both insurance and managed care companies.  I spent hours filling out the lengthy applications for each company.  I followed up with phone calls and sent in supportive documentation just trying to get on the companies&#8217; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Attention New Professionals: Why Employers Want YOU</title>
		<link>http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/5-benefits-of-using-interns/</link>
		<comments>http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/5-benefits-of-using-interns/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:26:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Andrea from Anchorage, Alaska wrote in . . .
I will be looking for an internship and practicum site in July and I&#8217;m not feeling very confident about the process . . . .
Why would an agency want to bother with a student who knows so little and has no experience?&#8221;
I get questions like this every [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The In&#8217;s and Out&#8217;s of Private Practice</title>
		<link>http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/the-ins-and-outs-of-private-practice/</link>
		<comments>http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/the-ins-and-outs-of-private-practice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:58:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Professional Development]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My oops . . . . I forgot to tell you that I would be co-presenting a workshop, &#8220;The In&#8217;s and Out&#8217;s of Private Practice&#8221;  with Colorado mental health attorney, Denis Lane, on Friday, February 26th at the request of the Colorado Counseling Association.
My session was called Business Planning for Your Private Practice.  Below are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>23 Reasons To Join Your Professional Associations Today</title>
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		<comments>http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/23-reasons-to-join-your-professional-associations-today/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:40:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Professional Development]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/?p=5065</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this month, I was asked to speak to a group of new professionals interning at Aurora Mental Health Center.  The topic was on why it&#8217;s important to join your state and national professional associations.  Just in case you are hesitating, here are 23 reasons that I believe you should join your professional associations today.

This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Backscratchin&#8217; With Social Media</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Erin Blakemore of VOCO Creative wrote a great little post suggesting 10 easy ways to nurture those online relationships you are building.
Whether you call it &#8220;do unto others,&#8221; &#8220;cross-promotion,&#8221; or &#8220;backscratchin,&#8221; the results are the same.  Check out her tips and get busy building your private practice with social media!
Then, drop in here and tell [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Let Your Great Ideas Go To Waste</title>
		<link>http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/dont-let-your-great-ideas-go-to-waste/</link>
		<comments>http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/dont-let-your-great-ideas-go-to-waste/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 08:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pitch Your Idea]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you one of those mental health professionals who is constantly coming up with great ideas for therapeutic products but has no idea how to get them developed?  If so, you may want to check out Courage To Change. This online and print catalogue is interested in your ideas for books, workbooks, and games  that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best Practices in Critical Incident Response in the Workplace</title>
		<link>http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/best-practice-in-critical-incident-response-in-the-workplace/</link>
		<comments>http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/best-practice-in-critical-incident-response-in-the-workplace/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:05:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Professional Development]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[
offers free training on &#8221;Best Practices in Critical Incident Response in the Workplace &#8211; Online.&#8221;
If you would like to learn more about this offer, you can do so by clicking here.
















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		<title>Best Practices for Your Direct Marketing</title>
		<link>http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/best-practices-for-direct-marketing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/best-practices-for-direct-marketing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 07:29:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you market your services via the internet, television, radio, in print or face to face . . . even if you volunteer to man a booth for your community expo . . . you are engaging in direct marketing.  Ken McArthur has just posted new guidelines for direct marketing in the United States.  Tempted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You Can&#8217;t Just Shut The Door And Walk Away</title>
		<link>http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/you-cant-just-shut-the-door-and-walk-away/</link>
		<comments>http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/you-cant-just-shut-the-door-and-walk-away/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Closing Your Practice]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you get ready to close your private practice, for whatever reason, you can&#8217;t just shut the door and walk away. Did you know that?  Attorney Richard S. Leslie has written a thoughtful article in the January 2010 issue of the Avoiding Liability Bulletin.  In it he details some of the following for your consideration [...]]]></description>
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