Greenlights for Financial Growth and Why it's GOOD!
Presented by James Childress, CPA
Recorded on Thursday, March 14th, 2024
Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page
The Mental Health Industry was taken by storm after COVID, and many have not managed the demand for their services as well as they could, and certainly not taken full advantage of the opportunities presented. Many issues have arisen in the industry from burnout and competitive pressures, and this James Childress will provide informative context around these challenges in this presentation.
Drawing on his personal experiences in therapy and professional expertise in accounting, James Childress provides tools and guidelines for feasible, reliable, and holistically successful private practice growth. James meshes his personal understanding of the incredible benefits of counseling/therapy and his longstanding experience in the business world to show private practice owners the strategies that allow their practices to put the clinical experience first, while supporting everything else that is needed to have a stable and thriving private practice as a very close second.
When attended in full, this program offers 1.0 APA CEs for Psychologists.
The Mental Health Industry was taken by storm after COVID, and many have not managed the demand for their services as well as they could, and certainly not taken full advantage of the opportunities presented. Many issues have arisen in the industry from burnout and competitive pressures, and this James Childress will provide informative context around these challenges in this presentation.
Drawing on his personal experiences in therapy and professional expertise in accounting, James Childress provides tools and guidelines for feasible, reliable, and holistically successful private practice growth. James meshes his personal understanding of the incredible benefits of counseling/therapy and his longstanding experience in the business world to show private practice owners the strategies that allow their practices to put the clinical experience first, while supporting everything else that is needed to have a stable and thriving private practice as a very close second.
After attending this introductory-level program, participants will be able to:
1. Describe what a growth initiative for private practice looks like.
2. Determine what the most critical first step is to ensure success in their growth initiative, and how it has nothing to do with money.
3. Determine the necessary working capital required prior to launching a growth initiative.
4. Develop an understanding of the most critical Key Performance Indicators relevant to their growth.
5. Understand what problems growing their practice will NOT solve, and may in fact cause a downturn of their organization.
This program meets APA’s continuing education STANDARD 1.3: Program content focuses on topics related to psychological practice, education, or research other than application of psychological assessment and/or intervention methods that are supported by contemporary scholarship grounded in established research procedures.
This program meets APA’s continuing education GOAL 3: Program will allow psychologists to maintain, develop, and increase competencies in order to improve services to the public and enhance contributions to the profession.
James Childress, CPA; Profitability and Growth Advisor for Private Practice Owner
James Childress is a Certified Public Accountant with 20 years of experience in his profession, but also a varied background with family trauma. After his past three-year journey in therapy he discovered his passion lies in helping private practice succeed, seeing therapists and counselors as the “tip of the spear” for humanities bright future. Bringing his background in business and therapy together, he advocates a holistic approach towards the growth of private practice, emphasizing patient outcomes as the primary aim, supported by uncommon financial stability and success for the owners, their supervisors, clinicians, and administrators.
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Target Audience: Owners and clinicians in private practice.
Psychologists. This program, when attended in its entirety, is available for 1.0 continuing education credits. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is committed to accessibility and non-discrimination in its continuing education activities. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is also committed to conducting all activities in conformity with the American Psychological Association’s Ethical Principles for Psychologists. Participants are asked to be aware of the need for privacy and confidentiality throughout the program. If program content becomes stressful, participants are encouraged to process these feelings during discussion periods.
Non Psychologists. Most licensing boards accept Continuing Education Credits sponsored by the American Psychological Association but non-psychologists are recommended to consult with their specific state-licensing board to ensure that APA-sponsored CE is acceptable.
*Participants must attend 100% of the program in order to obtain a Certificate of Attendance.
If participants have special needs, we will attempt to accommodate them. Please address questions, concerns and any complaints to [email protected]. There is no commercial support for this program nor are there any relationships between the CE Sponsor, presenting organization, presenter, program content, research, grants, or other funding that could reasonably be construed as conflicts of interest.