Ethical, Professional & Business Aspects of Running an Independent Practice
This all-day workshop first covers ethical, legal, & personal issues that can affect business decisions, then provides a process for clarifying & expanding your own business plans. [NOTE: CE Credits are offered only for the morning portion of the workshop.]
Part I (Morning)
Ethical, Legal & Personal Implications of Your Financial Decisions
Mary Alice Fisher, Ph.D. & Joyce McCusty, LCSW
I. Ethical Standards, Legal Regulations & Contracts Affecting Financial Decisions
A. Fees
B. Billing
C. Insurance
D. Managed Care
E. Collections
II. Personal Money Issues That Can Cloud Business Decisions
III. Weighing the Ethical & Legal Implications of Your Own Financial Policies
IV. Developing Ethical Policies vs. “Following the Crowd”
V. “Speaking of Money…..” – Explaining Your Policies to Clients (Informed Consent)
Part II (Afternoon)
Re-Inventing Your Practice as a Business: A Step-By-Step Guide
Lou Perrott, Ph.D.
I. Introduction: Matters of Ethics, Business, Morality, Greed, and Altruism
II. Establishing a Pro-Business Mindset While Maintaining Professional Standards
A. The Fundamental Law of Accounting 101
B. Marketing Matters
III. The Four P’s, One at a Time, and Slowly Considered
A. Products
B. Pricing
C. Place
D. Promotions
IV. Forming a Business Plan: Planning to Profit While Running Your Business Ethically