Packed with practical advice from experts, and based on the editor's many years of organizing career seminars for psychiatric residents, Entering Private Practice: A Handbook for Psychiatrists offers a comprehensive and systematic approach to setting out on a career in private practice.
Information, Ideas, and Resources for Psychologists in Practice
This book is a nuts-and-bolts guide to starting, growing, or improving a psychotherapy practice. 15 appendices make key APA professional standards and guidelines and other resources available for consultation in one source.
Are you a talented teacher in the classroom but a little rusty when it comes to looking for your next teaching job? This handbook by the best-selling author of Time-Saving Tips for Teachers will give you the advantage you need to succeed! Joanne Wachter's years of hiring experience as a public school system supervisor have taught her that good teachers are often reluctant to "toot their own horns," or just may not know how to impress interviewers. Given the intense competition, today's teachers need to know how to put their best foot forward to get that deserved transfer or promotion. This detailed how-to manual will walk you through every step in the job change process, including: Setting goals, including a quiz to find out what you really want in a job, from educational philosophy to commuting time Working the process, with a list of the topics that matter to the administrators making the hiring decisions Filling out an A+ application, getting reference letters, and writing cover letters Strengthening resumes and portfolios, with advice on what and what NOT to include Making personal contacts and rehearsing for that dazzling interview Let the ideas and strategies in The Teacher's Guide to Successful Job Transfers and Promotions be the career guide that helps you get the job you've always wanted!
Are you a talented teacher in the classroom but a little rusty when it comes to looking for your next teaching job? This handbook by the best-selling author of Time-Saving Tips for Teachers will give you the advantage you need to succeed! Joanne Wachter's years of hiring experience as a public school system supervisor have taught her that good teachers are often reluctant to "toot their own horns," or just may not know how to impress interviewers. Given the intense competition, today's teachers need to know how to put their best foot forward to get that deserved transfer or promotion. This detailed how-to manual will walk you through every step in the job change process, including: Setting goals, including a quiz to find out what you really want in a job, from educational philosophy to commuting time Working the process, with a list of the topics that matter to the administrators making the hiring decisions Filling out an A+ application, getting reference letters, and writing cover letters Strengthening resumes and portfolios, with advice on what and what NOT to include Making personal contacts and rehearsing for that dazzling interview Let the ideas and strategies in The Teacher's Guide to Successful Job Transfers and Promotions be the career guide that helps you get the job you've always wanted!
Do you feel overworked and wish there were more hours in the day? Do you know how long you spend working and if that time is effectively spent? By showing you what you can do to assess, manage and reduce the time you spend on school work this book will help you achieve a better work-life balance. There's a self-audit toolkit at the heart of the book that allows you to examine how long you are working, what you are spending most time on, whether the quality of your teaching is improving and whether you are working effectively. The book includes: A clear explanation of workload issues; A copy of the Teacher's Worktime Self-Audit Toolkit so you can see how you're doing; Examples of how different teachers and schools have made changes to improve things; Practical tips on how to reduce time spent on planning, marking, display and in meetings; Advice on time management; Guidance on how to make the best use of support staff; Ideas for managing organizational change successfully. Headteachers, Deputies, CPD and Staff Development Co-ordinators, LEA staff and anyone responsible for human resource management in schools will find the book down-to-earth and realistic in everything it suggests.
`Richard Nelson-Jones' analysis of self-management and decision-making is, quite simply, excellent... I recommend this book very highly indeed' - Australian Institute of Management Review This book is for people who wish to think more effectively about their personal problems and business decisions. It shows how happiness and professional success can be achieved through effective personal decision-making. It will prove particularly useful for those in management situations - at whatever level - and those who wish to reap the personal benefits of clear thinking.
Academia's formal rules are published in faculty handbooks, but its implicit rules are often difficult to discern. This text offers practical advice to help new academics set the best course for a lasting and vibrant career. Leading academics share the lessons they have learned by experience.
Transitions are difficult. From high school to college, college to the job force, from one job to another. It's becoming increasingly difficult to find your place in society because of the impersonal structure of many businesses and organizations out there. More and more people are looking to qualified colleagues to provide them with key guidance ......
