Succession Planning for Your Counseling Practice:
Managing the Expected and the Unexpected
Building a successful practice, regardless of the size, requires having properly trained individuals who can fill key positions. Succession planning is the process of ensuring that employees are recruited and developed to fill those key roles within your practice. It is an ongoing process that should begin at the start of building your practice, or as soon as possible after, and continue throughout the span of your practice. It is about practice continuity, building a practice that will endure.
Whether you have a solo practice, small group, or larger practice, finding qualified individuals to fill roles that are unexpectedly left vacant can be a challenge. The benefit to having a succession plan lies in having individuals identified through cross training, development, and/or contingency planning who can step up to fill the gaps. In this webinar we will discuss what succession planning entails and how it relates to other areas of your practice as the business it is and to its overall business strategy.
Participants will be able to:
- Identify key components to effective succession planning for any size practice.
- Recognize the impact of social media and technology as it relates to interaction with clients.
- Explore strategies for expanding your practice with support staff and additional counselors.
- Develop a plan for building a practice to sell.
Lynell Howard, PhD, NCC, LPC, CPCS,
has delivered psychological counseling and consulting services for over 20 years. She began her career in a private group practice and later established independent practice serving clients across small and large organizations, including the U.S. Armed Services, public school districts, state government, and the private sector. In 2016, she founded Howard Harris & Associates, LLC, specializing in professional training and development for behavioral health providers. A New Orleans native residing in Lawrenceville, Georgia, she holds licenses in Georgia and Louisiana and a doctorate in industrial/organizational psychology from Capella University.
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