Ever consider putting pen to paper and entering the literary world? Is there a book in you? Most of us have contemplated writing a book and most will never do it. The whole process from writing a manuscript to getting it published can be overwhelming. However, it is not a daunting task as you may [...]
Five years ago this month, heroes seemed to emerge from the disaster these two brought to the gulf coast. Katrina and her sister, Rita, were nasty and unforgiving. The counselors, medical people, and construction workers brought their best to bear against the disruption to the lives of the Louisiana evacuees. Houma Louisiana, a small city [...]
We just returned from presenting at the Louisiana Counseling Association annual conference in New Orleans. The conference theme was, “The Counseling Family” which was evident from the minute we got off the plane to the final workshop. We have never felt more welcomed and appreciated by a state counseling association than by our counseling “brothers [...]
Ok, we’ve read the bad news about the current economy. Many of the counselors who visited our booth at the ACA Convention Center shared how their practices were doing. We asked them for details about payment issues, insurance re-imbursement, and cost effective strategies. Many told us their client numbers were steady but they also talked [...]
Many counselors have complained about low reimbursement rates from managed care and insurance companies. Some have gone to fee for service payments and abandoned managed care altogether. Dropping all managed care contracts and only accepting fees paid by clients is one way to handle the problem. Doing that cuts out many clients that have paid [...]
Being a well-trained and ethical counselor is the foundation for being successful in private practice. While competence is essential, you also need to challenge yourself to think outside of your “helper” training. But “just” being a good counselor doesn’t mean you will make it in private practice. You need to challenge your belief system in [...]
It has been estimated that over one million children in the United States will be affected by divorce each year. We all know that almost 50% of marriages end in divorce, with up to 70% of second marriages ending that way. While it is extremely painful for a family to break up, our divorce process [...]
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