63rd Annual Conference

Friday, February 24

Afternoon Workshops

2:45-6:00 P.M.

Workshop 68

The Group Therapist’s Dance of Prosperity

Chairs:         

Peter Cole, ChFC, LCSW, Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, UC Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California

Daisy Reese, LCSW, Private Practice, Sacramento, California

In this experiential and didactic workshop, we will explore the financial

dimension of private practice with an emphasis on practice development. There will be group process focusing on the role of money in the participants’

professional lives.  Each participant will have a chance to set specific goals for their practice.

Experiential-didactic-sharing of work experiences-demonstration

Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:

1. Identify his/her challenges in mastering the financial dimension of their

professional practice.

2. Differentiate his/her stage of practice development.

3. Write three goals in furthering the development of his/her practice.

4. Discuss all of the above issues in a process oriented group.

Course References:

1. Cole, P. and Reese, D. Mastering the Financial Dimension of Your Practice.  (New York: Brunner-Routledge, 2004)

2. Holmes, J. (1998) Money and psychotherapy: Object, metaphor or dream. International Journal of Psychotherapy, 3, 123-134.

3. Lanza, M. Setting Fees: The Conscious and Unconsdious Meaning of Money. April, 2001.  Perspectives in Psychiatric Care.