Earning a Living Outside of Managed Mental Health Care

Introduction: Practice Possibilities Outside of Managed Care 
-Steven Walfish

Seven Keys to Developing Your Dream Non-Managed Care Practice 
-David Verhaagen

I. Family Psychology

1. Premarital Counseling 
   -Susan Gamble
2. Teaching Marriage Skills 
   -Susan Heitler
3. Conducting Family Interventions With Substance Abusers 
   -Michaele P. Dunlap
4. Roles for Psychologists in Collaborative Divorce Practice 
   -Lauren Behrman
5. Assessing Those Seeking to Adopt and Working With the Adoption Triad 
   -Nancy M. Sidun and Debbie Daniels-Mohring
6. CBT Stands for Canine Behavior Therapy: Helping Dog Owners Become Better Parents 
   -Brad Rosenfield

II. Psychoeducational Psychology

1. Conducting Academic Readiness Evaluations 
   -Myles L. Cooley
2. Psychoeducational Testing 
   -Gary M. Eisenberg
3. Coaching for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder 
   -Peter C. Thomas
4. Vocational Counseling 
   -Mary Gresham
5. Improving Interviewing Skills 
   -Jeffrey Jones

III. Health Psychology

1. A Fledgling Private Practice in Reproductive Medicine 
   -Lucille Keenan
2. Smoking Cessation: Cognitive Behavioral Strategies With Hypnosis 
   -Marc B. Lipton
3. Cognitive Therapy Groups for Weight Management 
   -Nona L. Patterson
4. Neurotherapy 
   -Kirk D. Little

IV. Business Psychology

1. Executive Leadership Coaching 
   -Nicole A. Lipkin
2. Responding to Trauma in the Workplace 
   -Elizabeth K. Carll
3. Employee Assistance Programs 
   -David R. Starr
4. Stress Management for Corporations 
   -Daniela E. Schreier
5. Consulting to Family-Owned Businesses 
   -Kathleen V. Shea

V. Services to Government

1. Vocational Rehabilitation Assessments 
   -David Lutz
2. Completing Social Security Disability Assessments 
   -Molly C. McKenna
3. Evaluating Pilots and Air Traffic Controllers: Psychologists and the Federal Aviation Administration 
   -Douglas C. Haldeman
4. Public Safety Services 
   -Stephen F. Curran
5. Psychological Evaluations for State Agencies 
   -Marla W. Deibler

VI. Services to Organizations

1. Working With Developmentally Disabled Adults 
   -Frank Froman
2. Assessment of Men and Women Entering Religious Life 
   -Thomas G. Plante
3. Consulting With Health Care Organizations 
   -Edward A. Wise

VII. Finance

1. Coaching Traders and Investors 
   -Steven J. Hendlin
2. Consulting With Financial Planners 
   -Brad Klontz

VIII. Teaching and Supervision

1. Supervision of Psychotherapy Providers 
   -T. J. Price
2. Integrating University Teaching Into Independent Clinical Practice 
   -Valerie L. Shebroe
3. Teaching Online 
   -Mitchell W. Hicks
4. Conducting Workshops for Teachers and Educators 
   -Tish Taylor
5. Combining Treatment and Professional Training Within a Private Practice Model 
   -Mark Gilson

IX. Specialty Groups

1. Pregnancy Support Groups 
   -Gina Hassan
2. Assertiveness Skills Training Groups 
   -Laurie Little
3. Mind amp ndash Body Skills Training Groups 
   -David O. Aspenson

X. Forensic Psychology

1. Serving as a Guardian Ad Litem 
   -Steven N. Shapse
2. High-Conflict Divorce 
   -Jeffrey Zimmerman
3. Assessment of Competency 
   -Eric G. Mart
4. Serving as an Expert Witness 
   -Marcia Knight
5. The Role of the Assessment Psychologist in Immigration Evaluations 
   -Ray Kamoo
6. Evaluations of Professionals and Professional Practice 
   -Lisa R. Grossman

XI. Products

1. Developing Software for Social Service Agencies 
   -Genie Skypek
2. Developing a Brand Around a Theme: One's Own Enchanted Self 
   -Barbara Becker Holstein

XII. Positive Psychology

1. Assessing and Counseling Gifted Children and Adults 
   -Stuart Dansinger
2. Developing a Sport Psychology Practice 
   -Mitchell A. Greene
3. Retreats for Personal Growth 
   -Kathy Martone
4. Tantric Sexuality Education 
   -David Yarian

Epilogue

Index

About the Contributors

About the Editor