Business Basics

This course provides an introductory overview of business aspcects of service provision and will explore areas that will impact the psychology student’s professional career and practice. Content may include the psychologist’s place in the business climate of today, postdoctoral residencies and employment, licensure, professional liability insurance, HIPAA, billing issues and managed care, multidisciplinary practice setting, the business cycle, reading financial statements, creating a successful business plan, marketing psychological services, and forms of business organization.