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		<title>How To Announce Your New Private Practice in Mental Health</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 06:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara Suttle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ask Tamara . . . Are you thinking about leaving your current place of employment to venture into private practice on your own?  If so, you may share Barbara Salkewicz&#8216; concern.  Barbara is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Brick, New Jersey who wrote me earlier this month.  She says . . . Hi Tamara, Hope [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disaster Planning For Your Private Practice</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 08:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara Suttle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whether you are just starting your private practice or you are a seasoned professional, you and your office are not immune from fires, floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, tsunamis, volcanoes and other natural disasters.  That&#8217;s why I&#8217;ve invited Julie Uhernik, RN, LPC to guest post today. ______________________________ A Guest Post by Julie Uhernik, RN, LPC (If you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What They Don&#8217;t Tell Mental Health Professionals About Vetting Referrals In Graduate School</title>
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		<comments>http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/what-they-dont-tell-mental-health-professionals-about-vetting-referrals-in-graduate-school/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 08:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara Suttle</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barton Bernstein JD LMSW]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you know that as a mental health professional, you are ethically required to vet the professionals that you refer your clients to? I&#8217;ll bet they didn&#8217;t tell you that in graduate school - at least not directly.  That&#8217;s why I&#8217;m always amazed at my colleagues who are always posting things like &#8220;I&#8217;m looking for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What To Do When It&#8217;s Time To Raise Your Fees</title>
		<link>http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/what-to-do-when-its-time-to-raise-your-fees/</link>
		<comments>http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/what-to-do-when-its-time-to-raise-your-fees/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 06:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara Suttle</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/?p=9771</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Once you&#8217;ve worked hard to build your practice and you&#8217;ve been on your own for several years, at some point you are going to need to raise your fees.  (Uh-oh . . . another area that didn&#8217;t get talked about in graduate school!) It&#8217;s not a dilemma that you will face often but it is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Ethical And Legal Implications of Mental Health Services Online</title>
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		<comments>http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/the-ethical-and-legal-implications-of-mental-health-services-online/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 07:02:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara Suttle</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[David P. Diana]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/?p=9011</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was toodling around the Internet tonight when I stumbled across my colleague, David P. Diana&#8217;s website.  Bless his heart for writing this post on providing mental health services online.  In one little post he has listed 8 not-so-light-reading links on the ethical and legal implications of providing therapeutic services online. Do you know of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Confidentiality And Documentation In Clinical Consultation</title>
		<link>http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/ask-tamara-confidentiality-and-documentation-in-consultation-group/</link>
		<comments>http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/ask-tamara-confidentiality-and-documentation-in-consultation-group/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 05:59:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara Suttle</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[J. Kipp Lanning LIMHP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michelle Stevens MA JD]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Legal Guide for Practicing Psychotherapy in Colorado]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I received an email from J. Kipp Lanning, LIMHP of AdultSpan Counseling in Nebraska asking about peer consultation groups.  He says: A professional group of which I am a member is working on setting up a peer consultation group (APPT: Association of Private Practice Therapists).  Do you have suggestions on how to make this most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Things First:  Office Policies For Your Consideration</title>
		<link>http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/first-things-first-office-policies-for-your-consideration/</link>
		<comments>http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/first-things-first-office-policies-for-your-consideration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 07:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara Suttle</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Office Policies]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/?p=8625</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I mentioned in a previous post that one of the things you can do when you don&#8217;t yet have all the clients that you want is to get your office policies in order.  What I meant to say is . . . whatever you do . . . don&#8217;t think of waiting until your first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Muffins And Cameras And Artwork &#8211; Oh, My! When Clients Bring You Gifts</title>
		<link>http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/muffins-and-cameras-and-artwork-oh-my-when-clients-bring-you-gifts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/muffins-and-cameras-and-artwork-oh-my-when-clients-bring-you-gifts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 06:04:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara Suttle</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/?p=7290</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the last 20 years, I&#8217;ve had clients offer a variety of gifts . . . a bottle of wine, Christmas ornaments, their own artwork, frequent flier points on airlines, a digital camera, tickets to community events, a muffin from the local bakery, homemade cakes, and books.  Early in my career, I was often caught [...]]]></description>
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		<title>6 Ways To Keep In Touch With Clients</title>
		<link>http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/6-ways-to-keep-in-touch-with-clients/</link>
		<comments>http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/6-ways-to-keep-in-touch-with-clients/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 06:06:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara Suttle</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/?p=7177</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On Monday,  I reminded you that when considering ways to keep in touch with your clients, it&#8217;s critical that you consider the legal and ethical implications.  Assuming you&#8217;ve taken those into consideration, believe that it is in your client&#8217;s best interest for you to keep in touch, and have his or her permission to do so, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Before You Decide To Keep In Touch With Your Clients</title>
		<link>http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/before-you-decide-to-keep-in-touch-with-your-clients/</link>
		<comments>http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/before-you-decide-to-keep-in-touch-with-your-clients/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 06:08:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara Suttle</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/?p=7160</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Pamela Baker, in Pennsylvania wrote in asking, What is the best way to keep in touch with clients?&#8221; While it is a common business practice to keep in touch with clients during and after conducting business with them, it is not always considered legal, ethical, or within the common standards of practice for mental health [...]]]></description>
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