CREATESPACE Grow Your Counseling Practice: Improve Your Counseling Service and Generate Client Referrals

When clients are not appearing, counselors in private practice use the time to make their services known to the public and to referral sources. Companion volume to EFFECTIVE COUNSELING SKILLS, this title provides articles that can be used to communicate areas of practice and that impress upon prospective clients the benefits of counseling. Part 1 gives the text of practical articles for issues and problems commonly seen in counseling. The author suggests that the articles can be sent out periodically, depending on the counselor's areas of practice, with the addition of the counselor's own contact information so that referring persons and clients can easily reach the counselor. Part 2 is a short lesson book for teachers and school counselors, on teaching EMPATHY in the classroom. Part 3 is a review of practical matters to assist with conducting the counseling practice in a way that is professional and to support the therapeutic nature of the relationship. Without permission needed from the author, the complete articles can be circulated individually or added to a newsletter delivered by email or regular mail. To respect intellectual property rights, the author only requires that each complete article be used without abridgment, alteration, or editing of any kind. Contact the author to receive the articles FREE as individual email PDF files suitable for distribution without charge. The value and success of a counseling practice depends upon the quality of service provided to the public. If the client or referral source can easily and readily perceive the usefulness of the counseling approaches and services, word-of-mouth referrals will occur and prospective clients will inquire about counseling. The articles can also be used as handouts in workshops or seminars delivered to schools, church or religious groups, hospital staff, and as media press releases promoting your counseling practice.