[humanser] recruiting patients?

Sat Oct 19 05:06:02 UTC 2013

JD and Susan,
How did I miss this good stuff.  I seemed not to have received JD's message.
JD, you really need to go to Ted Talks and create brief training clips. You
provide terrific info in such a concise manner. Check out the following
links 
http://www.ted.com/talks/andrew_solomon_love_no_matter_what.html?quote=2186 

another great clip is
http://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability.html
for the likes of this type of thing...
I find inspiration in Andrews words, in Breene's words and, in your words
JD. View these and you will get the flavor. Part of my plan after licensure
is to go into private practice, part time and possibly co-facilitate groups
that accommodate those who are dealing with life alterations. I hope to do
this with another blind professional whose work I am inspired by. Private
practice is an endeavor that I expect will be super challenging and these
tips for getting new patient contacts is great. Thanks. My hope is that
Marion Gwizddala will also weigh in as I believe he, too, has had a bold
undertaking and success in the private practice arena.

-----Original Message-----
From: humanser [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Susan Tabor
Sent: Friday, October 18, 2013 11:32 PM
To: 'Human Services Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [humanser] recruiting patients?

All excellent, excellent ttips, J.D.!  Thanks!
Susan

-----Original Message-----
From: humanser [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of JD Townsend
Sent: Friday, October 18, 2013 10:17 PM
To: Human Services Mailing List
Subject: [humanser] recruiting patients?

Hi All:

I have found that getting to know other psychotherapists in your community
is very helpful, many of us refer to others when, for whatever reason, we
cannot provide the service ourselves.

Meet the psychiatric screeners in the local hospitals, often they are the
ones people first go to seek help.  Also get to meet and know the inpatient
discharge planners.  These folks can direct lots of folks your way.

Get listed in your United Way listing of counselors, especially if you are
providing services with a sliding fee scale.

Get to know the folks in the local NIMI Chapter, they will welcome you to
their meetings.

Get to know the local Mental Health Association, sheltered workshops and 
other places where folks with chronic mental illnesses congregate, offer to 
run a free support group for folks with depression, bipolar disorder, 
anxiety disorder, eating disorders, or schizophrenia.  These groups can be a

great place to get referrals.

Meet with local religious leaders each can be a rich source of referrals, 
especially if they have found your work useful to their community in the 
past.  Some folks meet with clients in the religious facility.

Your local child welfare agency will often have mental health services as a 
part of the re-unification plan for parents whose children are in foster 
care.

School counselors frequently refer children and families to services, get 
known to them, work with them  and you have clients.

The community colleges often have Woman's Centers, get to know them and 
offer free services to them.  Frequently these colleges offer CEU classes 
and providing some of these puts your name out there.

The local Probation Officers are frequently ordered to have their clients 
receive mental health evaluations.  Often these court ordered evaluations 
are done by psychologists at several hundred dollars a pop, get on their 
lists and provide excellent evaluations for $50 and you will have referrals 
from them;  do a good job of engagement during the evaluations and this can 
lead to some continuing clients.

Become a guest on a local talk radio show.

Someone I supervise went to a practice building clinic.  The person told how

to pay someone to get your name on all the insurance provider lists.  This 
is a good option if you wish to be tied to insurance rates, paperwork and 
service limits.  She did not identify how to engage such a person, but told 
that she had gotten a bargain at just over $1000.00 for the service.

Get into the local business organizations as a local business person and 
always carry some of your business cards with you.

I found my therapist close to 30 years ago, referred by a teacher in an 
advanced clinical social work program and we still talk once a month now. 
Think of how you became acquainted with your therapists and get your name 
out to those sources.

A colleague of mine has built a thriving practice around ADHD.  She has 
parent groups, family treatment, and children in a private practice built 
over time in conjunction with schools, pediatricians, child psychiatrists, 
and community mental health agencies.  Having a specialty area can put your 
name out there.

An office and an ad will leave you lonesome;  get out and around, become an 
integral part of the community.

Best of luck, but in most cases luck in marketing your services is a matter 
of hard work.

JD Townsend LCSW
Helping the light dependent to see.
Daytona Beach, Earth, Sol System 

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