Is solo practice really dead?

Moldawsky, Stanley

doi:10.1037/0003-066x.45.4.544

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“…In fact, one of our visiting professors has published the argument. Stanley Moldawsky (1990) surveyed 237 licensed psychologists in New Jersey to find out whether they were in group or individual practice, how much psychotherapy they were doing, how their referral rates were holding up, and where their referrals came from. He received 137 replies and found that the large majority of respondents were still in solo practice, they still devoted most of their time to psychotherapy, their referral rates had either increased or remained stable over the preceding three years, and their main referral sources were, in order, former patients, other psychologists, physicians, and schools.…”

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The reflective educator.

Peterson¹

1995

American Psychologist

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Since the Boulder conference on training in clinical psychology in 1949, at least 13 national conferences have been convened to examine issues in training for practice in psychology, all based on the assumption that extensive training is required to develop professional skills in psychotherapy, psychodiagnosis, and related professional functions. This assumption is challenged by a large body of research that fails to show any relationship between training and efficacy in common forms of practice. Educators of professional psychologists are urged to heed the challenge closely and examine its implications critically. At the same time, educators of researchers in psychology are encouraged to examine common assumptions about the nature of practice in psychology and to consider conceptions of professional work that emphasize reflection in action and disciplined inquiry, rather than psychotherapy and psychodiagnosis, as defining features. Education for practice is neither science nor art, but a profession in itself. When the educational process is approached from this vantage point, novel opportunities for systematic investigation emerge. Decisive studies of the appropriate kind have yet to be done.

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“…Dawes's review begins with an examination of relationships between efficacy in psychotherapy, the single activity to which practitioners devote most of their time (Garfield & Kurtz, 1976; Moldawsky, 1990; D. R. Peterson, Eaton, Levine, & Snepp, 1982), and training for the practice of psychotherapy.…”

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The reflective educator.

Peterson¹

1995

American Psychologist

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“…Three content areas emerging in the research on the ethical issues associated with the finance of private practice include: marketing, advertising and fee-setting (financial reimbursement). The ethical issues associated with each area are over-lapping and include: accessibility to services, accountability, confidentiality, informed consent, and competency (Brown, 1990, Buckner, 1992; Courtois, 1992; Kovacs, 1991; Moldawsky, 1990; Sturdivant, 1993; Wiggins, 1989; Witt, 1984; and Yenney et al, 1994).…”

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The ethics of psychology as a business: What is a fair return?

Iacobucci¹

1997

Canadian Psychology / Psychologie canadienne

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Is operating a professional private practice any different than operating a small business? The ethical issues associated with establishing a fee structure in private practice arc addressed based on current trends in Canadian psychology and the existing ethical codes and standards for Canadian psychologists. A number of forces impacting on the delivery and nature of psychological service in Canada are reviewed followed by a critique of relevant codes and standards. Recommendations for establishing a fee structure in private practice are provided based on the critique, alternative ethical codes, and existing literature. It is suggested that when economic necessity forces Canadian psychologists to turn to private practice as their primary source of income, potential conflict hetween self interest and public interest may arise. Exploration of this conflict raises many unanswered questions regarding the combination of business ethics with the ethics of psychology. To answer these questions and help resolve potential ethical conflicts, further examination and discussion amongst psychologists and their professional associations is recommended. DESCRIITION OK THE PROBLEMAlthough private practice has been a part of Canadian professional psychology for many years, "until recendy, relatively few Canadian psychologists depended on their private practices as the primary source of their incomes" (I Iurley & Ritchie, 1995, p. 4). Ihis has begun to changein Canada, but not without "a sense of dislocation and considerable anxiety" (Hurley & Ritchie, 1995 p. 4; Watkins, Lope/., Campbell, & Himmell, 1986). Many authors have linked these uncomfortable thoughts and feelings to the ethical tension created when combining business strategies with psychological practice (Brown

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“…Cummings (1987) estimated that by the middle of the 1990s over half of mental health practitioners in independent practice today will probably not survive. While solo practice is heardly dead (Moldawsky, 1990), its continued health is uncertain (Cummings, 1986, 1987). In Freudenberger’s (1985, p. 37) words, "It will be up to us whether we meet these exciting challenges… or whether we will succumb to a dinosaur orientation and cease to exist as independent practitioners.…”

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