The Freedom of a Private Practice, with the Community of a Group Practice
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The Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy (IAP) is opening its doors to clinicians who are interested in being part of a community dedicated to the growth of the field of psychotherapy. Clinicians at IAP are dedicated to keeping up to date on effective treatments, sharing different approaches/techniques, and evolving treatment approaches in order to create better outcomes for clients. IAP is a group practice of clinicians, most of whom have been teaching and practicing for many years, who come together to develop therapeutic skill, discuss cases, teach, find mutual support, and collaborate on writing and research. Research has found that therapists that are working as part of a group practice have better treatment outcomes due to collaborative learning, discussion, and innovation. To be part of IAP, apply today!
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see group practice clients in our office, yours, or anywhere via telehealth |
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The Freedom of Private Practice, with the Community of Group Practice
Because IAP started with experienced trainers who were already established in their private practice, our clinicians are able to see clients in their own office, our offices, and/or remotely. Many of us already had our office in our favorite neighborhood and a thriving private practice, so we created this hybrid group practice where you could keep your private practice, and have the community of a group practice. We do not require our clinicians to sign a non-compete clause, or to have to leave their practice to come to ours. Instead, you can see clients from our group practice, as well as private practice all in the same day from your own office. Many of our clinicians are building their private practice as they're joining our group practice. Some may have been working full-time at a hospital or community clinic, and are looking to make the transition to growing their private practice. |
We have various ways to be involved:
- Core Clinician - sees clients from many centers and large part of practice is seeing clients through IAP
- Specialist Clinician - sees clients from only one or a few Centers, sees the clients the Core Clinicians can't see, and sees a few clients through IAP
- Affiliated Clinician - sees no clients through IAP, but is part of the clinical community, participating in consultation and sharing of knowledge
Our Speciality Centers are grounded in evidence-based approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT), and Family Systems. Some clinicians specialize in one approach and others use them all. To learn about our integrative approaches, you can listen to an interview with our director, Dr. Keith Sutton, on Shrink Rap Radio.
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The Institute has six specialty centers, each with evidence-based theoretical grounding:
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IAP only has licensed, experienced clinicians, so if you're not licensed yet, you can join our associated nonprofit!
Our nonprofit partner, Bay Area Community Counseling (BACC), is where clients in financial need can see clinicians in training, early career clinicians, and clinicians developing their abilities in treating specific issues. BACC offers a clinical associateship for those who are at the postdoc stage in their clinical career. Do you know someone, some group, or a foundation that would like to support therapy for those in need? Then please pass on the GoFundMe link: https://www.gofundme.com/bacc-html |
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Clinicians who join IAP are contractors and can either see clients in the IAP offices in San Francisco, Marin, the East Bay, on the Peninsula, in the South Bay, or in their own offices. We are also adding clinicians outside of the Bay Area, who are licensed in California, to provide services to our clients via tele-health. The entire group meets on the second Monday of each month from 12-2pm via Zoom, and Core Clinicians who are new to our practice join the weekly consultation from 12-2pm on Mondays.
Group Practice Consultation Meetings
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also adding clinicians outside of the Bay Area, who are licensed in California |
Income and Benefits of Being Part of IAP
Our clinicians can see as little as 5 clients, or as many clients as they want. Some clinicians earn $38,000 - $48,000 per year just seeing 5 clients a week, while others who want to see up to 30 clients per week can earn $288,000 per year. IAP clinicians can attend workshops and trainings for free, participate in our consultation groups, and receive individual consultation from our director, Dr. Keith Sutton, depending on how many clients they are seeing. IAP also has a profit sharing program, where clinicians involved in building the practice benefit from its success! Lastly, we also get to connect with our community through events like meeting up for dinner and retreats.
If you're interested in becoming involved in a community of clinical excellence that is dedicated to each individual's growth, and are interested in working within the theoretical approaches our centers are grounded in, you may be a great fit for our organization!
Our clinicians can see as little as 5 clients, or as many clients as they want. Some clinicians earn $38,000 - $48,000 per year just seeing 5 clients a week, while others who want to see up to 30 clients per week can earn $288,000 per year. IAP clinicians can attend workshops and trainings for free, participate in our consultation groups, and receive individual consultation from our director, Dr. Keith Sutton, depending on how many clients they are seeing. IAP also has a profit sharing program, where clinicians involved in building the practice benefit from its success! Lastly, we also get to connect with our community through events like meeting up for dinner and retreats.
If you're interested in becoming involved in a community of clinical excellence that is dedicated to each individual's growth, and are interested in working within the theoretical approaches our centers are grounded in, you may be a great fit for our organization!
To become a part of IAP's group practice, please email a cover letter and resume to [email protected]
Process for applying and joining:
If it looks like you're a good match, you'll be asked to schedule a short interview with our director. If it seems like both would like to move forward, our director will schedule an interview, where you will share an adult case and child/adolescent case you've worked with, and discuss how he might work with those clients, to see if your approach and the practice's approach are a good fit. If hired, the next steps would be completing the onboarding paperwork, joining the weekly consultation group on Mondays, and going through 21 hours of training (a 6-hour CBT course, 6-hour Family Therapy course, and 9 hours of ADHD training). Once the training is complete, the clinician will be referred 1 adult and 1 child/adolescent client through IAP. The work with these clients will be evaluated during the weekly consultation meetings, and after 6-10 sessions, we'll decide the best way to move forward. We may decide the contractor's expertise has been established and they can have as many referrals as they'd like, or we may decide the person needs more support in developing the skills needed to provide treatment that is in line with the approaches that IAP uses. It is a lengthy process, but it in ensures that we have great clinicians as part of our clinical community!
If it looks like you're a good match, you'll be asked to schedule a short interview with our director. If it seems like both would like to move forward, our director will schedule an interview, where you will share an adult case and child/adolescent case you've worked with, and discuss how he might work with those clients, to see if your approach and the practice's approach are a good fit. If hired, the next steps would be completing the onboarding paperwork, joining the weekly consultation group on Mondays, and going through 21 hours of training (a 6-hour CBT course, 6-hour Family Therapy course, and 9 hours of ADHD training). Once the training is complete, the clinician will be referred 1 adult and 1 child/adolescent client through IAP. The work with these clients will be evaluated during the weekly consultation meetings, and after 6-10 sessions, we'll decide the best way to move forward. We may decide the contractor's expertise has been established and they can have as many referrals as they'd like, or we may decide the person needs more support in developing the skills needed to provide treatment that is in line with the approaches that IAP uses. It is a lengthy process, but it in ensures that we have great clinicians as part of our clinical community!
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Upcoming Live Trainings |
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*There will be a dog present with Dr. Sutton at all trainings.
**3107 Fillmore St is an older building, which does not have an elevator
Information on Continuing Education Credit for Health Professionals
• CE credits for psychologists are provided by the Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy (IAP) which is sponsoring this program. The Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
• The California Board of Behavioral Sciences accepts CE credits for LCSW, LPCC, LEP, and LMFT license renewal for programs offered by approved sponsors of CE by the American Psychological Association.
• LCSW, LPCC, LEP, and LMFTs, and other mental health professionals from states other than California need to check with their state licensing board as to whether or not they accept programs offered by approved sponsors of CE by the American Psychological Association.
• For questions about receiving your Certificate of Attendance, or about CE, contact the Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy at [email protected].
**3107 Fillmore St is an older building, which does not have an elevator
Information on Continuing Education Credit for Health Professionals
• CE credits for psychologists are provided by the Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy (IAP) which is sponsoring this program. The Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
• The California Board of Behavioral Sciences accepts CE credits for LCSW, LPCC, LEP, and LMFT license renewal for programs offered by approved sponsors of CE by the American Psychological Association.
• LCSW, LPCC, LEP, and LMFTs, and other mental health professionals from states other than California need to check with their state licensing board as to whether or not they accept programs offered by approved sponsors of CE by the American Psychological Association.
• For questions about receiving your Certificate of Attendance, or about CE, contact the Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy at [email protected].
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