KIRSTEN ROGOFF and ASSOCIATES

Working as a Team                                                    Page 7

Many people pay a good amount of money on fancy rehabs (called “spas” in Europe), and can experience a large group of professionals all collaborate and collectively work together to help the patient. The result is that the patient is in something of an ‘’immersion' plan similar to language studies.

On the other side of the rehab fence are those professionals in private practice. Most tend to keep to themselves, outside of a few consultation groups, conferences, and phone conversations with the patient’s psychiatrist.

A more progressive approach is to take what works  for the inpatient population and put it to use in an outpatient setting. A well-rounded outpatient team could include referrals to experts in anything from business to somatic dance therapy, depending on the needs of the patient for their treatment program. As many fields are out of the therapist’s scope of practice, it makes sense to have a strong set of outside referrals for issues affecting the client.

Just as treatment centers use yoga, dance, art, equine, and a myriad of other modalities, there is no reason to limit one’s private practice either. –K-