Breaking Free of Managed Care

Offering therapists practical solutions to managed care's erosion of freedom to practice, Ackley provides a working blueprint for private-pay psychotherapy practice. Accessible and practical, the book is based on the author's own journey from a shrinking income and professional contraints to a satisfying and independent practice. With practical checklists, exercises, sample marketing materials, and payment plans, this manual shows why clients will choose to pay out-of-pocket for traditional services, and how careful use of business skills helps maintain high ethical standards. It includes more than 20 areas for using therapeutic skills that go beyond the scope of what manged care allows, and how clinicians can diversify into the rewarding area of psychogical consultation to businesses.