Protecting Your Practice

There are certainly a lot of debates when it comes to providing couples counseling services. In this episode, you'll get to hear from Dr. Heidi Sauder who is a psychologist, sex therapist, and group practice owner on some of these debated topics. You'll also get to hear about some of the ethical issues she has witnessed as a provider. She'll also talk about important legal and ethical considerations when providing couples counseling services.

In this episode, you'll get to hear her talk about:

• Secret keeping and couples counseling
• Informed consent documentation for couples
• deciding and communicating who is the client
• charting for couples therapy sessions
• and more!

Want to learn more about Dr. Heidi Sauder?

She is a licensed psychologist and Founder of the Enrich Relationship Center of Colorado, a group practice.  She is a presenter, educator, and sex therapist for couples and adults. 

You can connect with her by using the links below:

enrichcenter.org

Want to connect with the Protecting Your Practice Co-Hosts?

Find us at the Protecting Your Practice website.

FB: @protectingyourpractice

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To work with Dan if you're a mental health practitioner in Maryland, go to:

https://danielmayerlaw.com/

To consult with Melissa about your private practice and group practice questions, go to:

Intentional Practice--intentionalpractice.net

LifeSpring Counseling Services--counseling services for adults in Maryland at lifespringcounseling.net

You've likely been practicing telehealth for some time now, so now it's time to double check to make sure that you have the documentation you need in place. Clients who have never received telehealth services before might not be sure what to expect. Some might be nervous about new technology, and others might have concerns about confidentiality. Your telehealth informed consent helps answer clients' common questions and helps them know how to prepare for their sessions. Having this form in place also helps you with compliance and best practices.

If you're ready to double check your work, let's get started!

Want to connect with the Protecting Your Practice Co-Hosts?

Find us at the Protecting Your Practice website.

FB: @protectingyourpractice

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To work with Dan if you're a mental health practitioner in Maryland, go to:

https://danielmayerlaw.com/

To consult with Melissa about your private practice and group practice questions, go to:

Intentional Practice

LifeSpring Counseling Services--counseling services for adults in Maryland.

If you're like many, the pandemic forced you to do a crash course in telehealth, and you've probably been doing it for some time now. Now that the dust has settled, we want to make sure that you're following best practices when doing telehealth to make sure that you're in compliance with state guidelines and ethical codes. While we've been doing telehealth for a while now, we know that there are some popular questions that keep coming up.

Want to connect with the Protecting Your Practice Co-Hosts?

Find us at the Protecting Your Practice website.

FB: @protectingyourpractice

IG: @protectingyourpractice

To work with Dan if you're a mental health practitioner in Maryland, go to:

https://danielmayerlaw.com/

To consult with Melissa about your private practice and group practice questions, go to:

Intentional Practice

LifeSpring Counseling Services--counseling services

Practicing within your scope of competence might not sound like the most stimulating topic, but it is an important one. If you're not practicing within your scope of competence, you're likely feeling the impact of that, and your clients might be feeling that as well. Practicing outside of our scope of competence also puts us at risk.

Take a listen to today's episode to hear more on this topic!

Want to connect with the Protecting Your Practice Co-Hosts?

Find us at the Protecting Your Practice website.

FB: @protectingyourpractice

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To work with Dan if you're a mental health practitioner in Maryland, go to:

https://danielmayerlaw.com/ (https://danielmayerlaw.com/)

To consult with Melissa about your private practice and group practice questions, go to:

intentionalpractice.net

We all know that sexual relationships with clients is a big no-no, and yet sexual boundary crossing with clients tends to be in the top 3 issues that get reported to licensing Boards. In this informative episode with Dr. Daniel Watter, an AASECT Certified Sex Therapy Supervisor, we talk about how therapists can go from knowing this clear cut boundary to sitting on an ethics Board's disciplinary committee as a result of having crossed that line. In this episode, he talks about steps mental health practitioners can take to self-reflect and get support if they recognize growing feelings for clients.

Want to connect with Dr. Daniel Watter?

Dr. Watter is a psychologist and a marital and family therapist.  He is Board Certified in Sex Therapy by the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT), and the American Board of Sexology (ACS).  Dr. Watter is an AASECT certified sex therapy supervisor, and he is a faculty member at the University of Michigan School of Social Work’s Sexual Certification Program and the Modern Sex Therapy Institutes. 

He has completed two terms on the New Jersey Psychological Association’s Ethics Committee where he spent two years as the Committee’s chairperson.  From 2019-2021 he was the Chair of the AASECT Ethics Advisory Committee. 

You can find him at: www.morrispsych.com

Want to connect with the Protecting Your Practice Co-Hosts?

Find us at: protectingyourpractice.com

FB: @protectingyourpractice

IG: @protectingyourpractice

To work with Dan if you're a mental health practitioner in Maryland, go to:

https://danielmayerlaw.com/

To consult with Melissa about your private practice and group practice questions, go to:

intentionalpractice.net

There's a big difference between what people THINK group practice ownership is like and what group practice ownership IS ACTUALLY like. In this episode, we'll be talking with Maureen Werrbach, a group practice consultant and owner of a multilocation group practice in Chicago on how to take care of yourself emotionally as a group practice owner.

On top of that, she'll be talking with us about:

• leadership & support
• managing a group practice in changing times
• opportunities for growth and making needed changes

Group practice owners, you won't want to miss this episode!

More about Maureen:

Maureen is the owner of a multi location group practice in Chicago and owner of The Group Practice Exchange and co-owner of Group Practice Builders. Maureen loves creating a safe space for clinicians and clients to do amazing work together, and equally enjoys helping group practice owners start and scale (and growing alternate passive income streams!).

Want to connect with Maureen? You can find her here:

The Group Practice Exchange Podcast

The Exchange Membership

Urban Wellness

The Group Practice Exchange Facebook Group

TGPE Instagram

Want to connect with the Protecting Your Practice Co-Hosts?

Find us at: protectingyourpractice.com

FB: @protectingyourpractice

IG: @protectingyourpractice

To work with Dan if you're a mental health practitioner in Maryland, go to:

https://danielmayerlaw.com/

To consult with Melissa about your private practice and group practice questions, go to:

intentionalpractice.net

Large practices need to operate smoothly! In this episode, we speak with Dr. Hayley Porter, the Co-Owner and Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer a very large mental health and wellness center. She talks with us about:

• Steps for ensuring compliance
• Creating systems
• Getting the business support you need

If you're looking to integrate systems & strategies for compliance, we hope you'll check this out!

Here's how you can connect with Balance Point Wellness.

website: https://bpointwellness.com/

Want to connect with the Protecting Your Practice Co-Hosts?

Find us at: protectingyourpractice.com

FB: @protectingyourpractice

IG: @protectingyourpractice

To work with Dan if you're a mental health practitioner in Maryland, go to:

https://danielmayerlaw.com/

To consult with Melissa about your private practice and group practice questions, go to:

intentionalpractice.net

Do you know what your profession's code of ethics has to say about pro bono work? If not, you'll be hearing all about that in this episode. You'll also get to meet Amy Greensfelder who is the Executive Director of the Pro Bono Counseling Project whose work focuses on increasing the uninsured or under-insured's access to mental health care.

In this episode, you'll get to:

• learn what different professional codes of ethics have to say about pro bono work
• learn about the work of The Pro Bono Counseling Project
• hear Amy's reflections on the connection between abundance and pro bono work

Here's how you can connect with the Pro Bono Counseling Project:

website: https://probonocounseling.org/

FB: @probonocounseling

Want to connect with the Protecting Your Practice Co-Hosts?

Find us at: protectingyourpractice.com

FB: @protectingyourpractice

IG: @protectingyourpractice

To work with Dan if you're a mental health practitioner in Maryland, go to:

https://danielmayerlaw.com/

To consult with Melissa about your private practice and group practice questions, go to:

intentionalpractice.net

Mental health providers work hard, so you want to make sure that your hard work pays off! That's where meeting with a financial advisor comes in! In this guest episode, Ben Offit talks about the importance of financial health as it relates to healthcare providers. He also answers frequently asked questions about working with a financial advisor. Be sure to keep some of these questions in mind if you decide to seek out your own financial advisor after listening!

Here's how you can connect with Ben Offit.

website: www.OffitAdvisors.com

FB: @OffitAdvisors

Want to connect with the Protecting Your Practice Co-Hosts?

Find us at: protectingyourpractice.com

FB: @protectingyourpractice

IG: @protectingyourpractice

To work with Dan if you're a mental health practitioner in Maryland, go to:

https://danielmayerlaw.com/

To consult with Melissa about your private practice and group practice questions, go to:

intentionalpractice.net

This week, we're talking about accessing your creativity as a mental health clinician and preventing burnout. In this episode, Reina Lombardi talks about ways that she helps clinicians tap into their creativity and consider their lifestyle needs when designing their practice.

About Reina:

Reina is host of The Creative Psychotherapist podcast, a podcast for creative, expressive, and experiential focused psychotherapists curious to learn how to design, build, and scale a thriving private practice.  On the podcast, Reina interviews other therapists and mental health practitioners who have started their own successful practices about the tools and strategies they have used to develop creative focused practices, as well as products, services and other ventures they have created to enhance their own practices.

Here's how you can connect with Reina Lombardi.

website: https://www.creativeclinicianscorner.com/

podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-creative-psychotherapist/id1495052860

Want to connect with the Protecting Your Practice Co-Hosts?

Find us at: protectingyourpractice.com

FB: @protectingyourpractice

IG: @protectingyourpractice

To work with Dan if you're a mental health practitioner in Maryland, go to:

https://danielmayerlaw.com/

To consult with Melissa about your private practice and group practice questions, go to:

intentionalpractice.net