Martin Hogg aims to widen your knowledge of the practicalities of private practice and help you work effectively and more confidently to grow and develop a Private Practice.
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Handouts
General handouts:
Private Practice PDD Slides(pdf, 6,763KB)
Private Practice PDD Additional Resources(pdf, 76KB)
Research resources:
Conducting practice-based research with a counsellor in private practice. Pages 795-807.
An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the experience of burnout among private practitioner psychotherapists. Pages 43-54.
Experiences of psychotherapists transitioning to private practice during COVID-19. Pages 250-257.
About the PDD
The purpose of these session is to widen your knowledge around the Private Practice sector. By the end of the session you should be aware of the legal, compliance and safety issues relating to Private Practice. Discover the key elements of the 8 Private Practice positioning factors, identify the steps to create your unique offering and have a better understanding of how to get your clients for your Private Practice.
The first session will introduce building a solid foundation for your Private Practice. The second session will touch upon creating your own unique Private Practice offer. The final session will discover how to get clients for your Private Practice.
About the presenter
Martin Hogg MBACP has been a counsellor in Private Practice since 2005 working exclusively with young people and adults with anger management issues. A serial social entrepreneur he established Citizen Coaching in 2005 and Birmingham Counselling Services in 2011. Martin and his team of counsellors deliver over 15,500 counselling sessions a year from their base in Birmingham. Martin has been a committee member of the BACP Private Practice division for nine years and has delivered courses for the BACP including Anger Management- a therapist’s toolkit, Marketing (Grow
My Practice), Business Stress and Anxiety in the Workplace.
Disclaimer
The recordings in the on-demand service from this Professional Development Day are provided 'as is'. The material should be considered as a reflection of the presenters’ experience or areas of expertise and should be taken in the context in which it is delivered, without any representation or endorsement made by BACP and without warranty of any kind whether express or implied. The recordings can only be used for personal CPD purposes. The content cannot be copied, replicated or used for any other purpose including but not limited to training.