On the Road to Becoming a Successful Marriage and Family Therapist
An Insider's Handbook From Graduate School Through Licensure... and Beyond!
An Insider's Handbook From Graduate School Through Licensure... and Beyond!
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Table of Contents Testimonials
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Warning - Disclaimer
Section One: The Therapy Three
1 Introduction
2 The Therapy Three
3 The MFT Profession
4 You're On Your Way
Section Two: Graduate School
5 Choosing the Best Graduate School for You
6 Applying to Graduate School
7 You're In!
8 Professional Associations
9 Taxes, Part I
Section Three: Getting the Hours
10 On Being a Trainee
11 Choosing the Best Fieldwork Site
12 Applying to a Fieldwork Site
13 Supervision
14 Seeing Clients
15 Paperwork
16 Watch Your Ratios
17 Chart Your State
18 Personal Psychotherapy
19 Tracking Your Hours
20 Professional Liability
21 Becoming a Registered Intern
22 Pace Yourself
23 Hours… Complete!
Section Four: Passing the Exams
24 Study Materials
25 Emotional Preparation
26 How To Study
27 Scheduling Your Exams
28 Taking Your Exams
29 Exam Results
Section Five: You've Made It!
30 Celebrate
31 Now What?
32 Traits For Success
33 Private Practice
34 Your Practice Niche
35 The Business of Therapy
36 Taxes, Part II
37 Practice Management
38 Your Office Space
39 Brand Yourself
40 Marketing 101
41 Networking
Afterword
Appendix A: Sample Thank You Letters
Appendix B: Sample Practice Niches
Appendix C: Sample Personalized Note
Appendix D: Sample Practice Announcement
Appendix E: Resource Listings
Appendix F: Recommended Reading
Index
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Warning - Disclaimer
Section One: The Therapy Three
1 Introduction
2 The Therapy Three
3 The MFT Profession
4 You're On Your Way
Section Two: Graduate School
5 Choosing the Best Graduate School for You
6 Applying to Graduate School
7 You're In!
8 Professional Associations
9 Taxes, Part I
Section Three: Getting the Hours
10 On Being a Trainee
11 Choosing the Best Fieldwork Site
12 Applying to a Fieldwork Site
13 Supervision
14 Seeing Clients
15 Paperwork
16 Watch Your Ratios
17 Chart Your State
18 Personal Psychotherapy
19 Tracking Your Hours
20 Professional Liability
21 Becoming a Registered Intern
22 Pace Yourself
23 Hours… Complete!
Section Four: Passing the Exams
24 Study Materials
25 Emotional Preparation
26 How To Study
27 Scheduling Your Exams
28 Taking Your Exams
29 Exam Results
Section Five: You've Made It!
30 Celebrate
31 Now What?
32 Traits For Success
33 Private Practice
34 Your Practice Niche
35 The Business of Therapy
36 Taxes, Part II
37 Practice Management
38 Your Office Space
39 Brand Yourself
40 Marketing 101
41 Networking
Afterword
Appendix A: Sample Thank You Letters
Appendix B: Sample Practice Niches
Appendix C: Sample Personalized Note
Appendix D: Sample Practice Announcement
Appendix E: Resource Listings
Appendix F: Recommended Reading
Index
About the Author
"This
book helps prepare pre-licensed and licensed Marriage and Family
Therapists for the steps from graduate school to opening a successful
private practice. I highly recommend this book!" - Dr. Charles Billings, PhD, FAClinP, FAFamP, MFT, Department Chair, Counseling Psychology, Dominican University of California
"This is the first book I recommend to pre-licensed MFTs to get through the licensing process with confidence and ease." - Milena Esherick, PsyD, MA in Counseling Psychology Program Director, The Wright Institute
“This author offers great insight into the experience and unique challenges of becoming a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.” - Angela Lamson, PhD, LMFT, CFLE, Program Director of Family Therapy Programs and Associate Professor, East Carolina University
"Read this book! But only if you are looking for the perfect road map to get through your MFT education and licensing process with the least amount of stress and the most amount of fun possible. It is a treasure of a handbook." - Casey Truffo, MFT, coach, speaker, and author of Be A Wealthy Therapist: Finally You Can Make a Living While Making a Difference
"Whether you are an MFT Trainee, Intern, or already have your license, I would highly recommend getting this book. It offers a lot of practical advice and ideas to help you navigate through the process, make better decisions, and be better prepared each step along the way. I wish it had been available when I was getting started." - Howard Spector, President and Owner, www.TrackYourHours.com
"Cris Walker Roskelley’s handbook for newly-minted MFTs will help them get oriented and determine their professional path after graduate school. Her book helps pre-licensed and licensed MFTs get through the licensing process, stay motivated, and move forward into a successful practice." - Lynn Grodzki, LCSW, MCC, Private Practice Success
"I am an MFT Intern and felt so overwhelmed about getting all my hours. This book has so many great tips, and I now feel organized and confident. This book helped remind me why I want to be an MFT and has given me everything I need to get there." - Cara L., California
"The extensive resources listed in this book were worth the cost in itself. I am licensed and now feel ahead of the game after implementing some of the author's ideas. Thank you!" - Linda R., Colorado
"Finally! A book that really explains what becoming an MFT entails and what to do every step of the way!" - Jim R., California
"I recommend this book wholeheartedly to anyone who is considering a career as an MFT." - Celia C., Washington
"You can tell the author's an MFT because she points out so many things that I wouldn't have thought of now that I'm an MFT Intern - or that I wish I had thought of when I was still in grad school." - Keith R., California
"This is the first book I recommend to pre-licensed MFTs to get through the licensing process with confidence and ease." - Milena Esherick, PsyD, MA in Counseling Psychology Program Director, The Wright Institute
“This author offers great insight into the experience and unique challenges of becoming a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.” - Angela Lamson, PhD, LMFT, CFLE, Program Director of Family Therapy Programs and Associate Professor, East Carolina University
"Read this book! But only if you are looking for the perfect road map to get through your MFT education and licensing process with the least amount of stress and the most amount of fun possible. It is a treasure of a handbook." - Casey Truffo, MFT, coach, speaker, and author of Be A Wealthy Therapist: Finally You Can Make a Living While Making a Difference
"Whether you are an MFT Trainee, Intern, or already have your license, I would highly recommend getting this book. It offers a lot of practical advice and ideas to help you navigate through the process, make better decisions, and be better prepared each step along the way. I wish it had been available when I was getting started." - Howard Spector, President and Owner, www.TrackYourHours.com
"Cris Walker Roskelley’s handbook for newly-minted MFTs will help them get oriented and determine their professional path after graduate school. Her book helps pre-licensed and licensed MFTs get through the licensing process, stay motivated, and move forward into a successful practice." - Lynn Grodzki, LCSW, MCC, Private Practice Success
"I am an MFT Intern and felt so overwhelmed about getting all my hours. This book has so many great tips, and I now feel organized and confident. This book helped remind me why I want to be an MFT and has given me everything I need to get there." - Cara L., California
"The extensive resources listed in this book were worth the cost in itself. I am licensed and now feel ahead of the game after implementing some of the author's ideas. Thank you!" - Linda R., Colorado
"Finally! A book that really explains what becoming an MFT entails and what to do every step of the way!" - Jim R., California
"I recommend this book wholeheartedly to anyone who is considering a career as an MFT." - Celia C., Washington
"You can tell the author's an MFT because she points out so many things that I wouldn't have thought of now that I'm an MFT Intern - or that I wish I had thought of when I was still in grad school." - Keith R., California
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