Economics of Therapy (eBook)

Caring for Clients, Colleagues, Commissioners and Cash-Flow in the Creative Arts Therapies

Vicky Abad, Daniel Thomas (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
240 Seiten
Jessica Kingsley Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-78450-219-5 (ISBN)

Infos

Arts therapy training does not generally cover building a professional practice, even though business skills are essential for success in the field. This book provides the economic fundamentals along with business strategies to develop an effective arts therapy practice that is profitable while affording ethical care to those who need it most.

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When you think of arts therapy, you don't often associate the practice with profit; however, ethical economic models are essential in allowing clients the most access to arts therapy services. Art therapists don't generally have formal training in economics, which can be challenging when developing their professional services. This book offers the fundamentals of micro and macro economics that apply to creating a sustainable and ethical business model that supports the development of the arts therapies profession worldwide.Through economic theory and international case studies, the authors consider the business side of therapeutic arts service with recommendations for developing an ethical and sustainable practice. With key insights and informative examples, this book will serve as a guide for small business owners looking to develop their arts therapy practice.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.4.2017
• Co-Autor: Rebecca Zarate, Kingman Chung, Elena Fitzthum, Monika Geretsegger, Stine Lindahl Jacobsen, Petra Kern, Alison Ledger, Thomas Stegemann, Elaine Matthews Venter
• Vorwort: Brynjulf Stige
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Physiotherapie / Ergotherapie ► Ergotherapie
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
• Schlagworte: arts therapies • art therapy • business • Careers • charitable status • Charity • creative therapies • creative writing therapy • dance movement therapy • Economics • Employment • ethics • expressive therapies • Marketing • music therapy • non-profit • Play therapy • Psychodrama • service development • therapeutic practice • transferable skills
• ISBN-10: 1-78450-219-7 / 1784502197
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78450-219-5 / 9781784502195