EP92: Why Social Workers Need a Therapist Professional Will

Ann Steiner, PhD, is a certified group psychotherapist, licensed marriage and family therapist and consultant in private practice for 30 years. She is creator of “Therapist's Professional Will™: Guidelines for Managing Planned and Unplanned Absence.” She pioneered the creation of the therapist’s professional will and has published over 20 articles on the subject.

Dr. Steiner talks about why you need a professional will, and how to create an emergency response team to manage your practice in case something happens to you.

Our host for this episode is NASW member Elisabeth Joy LaMotte, LICSW, founder of the DC Counseling and Psychotherapy Center and author of "Overcoming Your Parents’ Divorce."

She serves on the Board of Overseers of her graduate school, the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice, the Trustees' Council of Penn Women, and the board of NASW’s Private Practice Section Committee.

Posted October 4, 2022

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Ann Steiner's Work

• Ann Steiner's website
• The Therapist's Professional Will™: Guidelines for Managing Planned and Unplanned Absence Getting Started, Tips, and Updates - Dr. Steiner is offering a $30 discount ($60 instead of the $90 online price) to NASW members. To get the discount, email your request to DrSteiner@DrSteiner.com with the subject line "NASW Professional Will discount".

Related Resources

• Preparing a Professional Will for Your Practice: Important Factors to Consider - NASW Practice Perspective
• Professional Wills: Social Workers' Ethical Responsibilities to Clients - NASW-NC webinar
• Ethics in Private Practice: Pitfalls and Possibilities - SPS webinar
• NASW Speciality Practice Sections