TPC-Digest-Vol-3-Iss-1

TPC Digest 8 L ittle literature exists within counselor education to address the importance of preparing counselors to succeed in private practice. Offering counselors-in- training opportunities to gain business skills and competencies within counselor education programs might better prepare future students to develop their own counseling- based practices. The authors developed and implemented a graduate- level elective course titled Entrepreneurship in Clinical Settings open to both masters and doctoral-level students enrolled in graduate- level helping professional programs. The purpose of developing the course was to advance students’ knowledge and related skills in formulating a detailed business plan for a successful counseling practice and thereby preparing them to successfully manage the business side of private practice. Within this article, the authors describe the development, implementation and evaluation of a course where students produced a business plan for a counseling-based practice. Implications and recommendations are explored. The semester-long graduate course was developed from a pedagogical structure Preparing Counselors-in-Training for Private Practice: A Course in Clinical Entrepreneurship— DIGEST Ryan F. Reese , NCC is an Instructor at Oregon State University-Cascades. J. Scott Young , NCC is Professor and Department Chair of Counseling and Educational Development at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Gerald A. Hutchinson is President of AnovaLog- ic Management and Leadership, LLC in Greensboro, NC. Correspondence can be addressed to Ryan F. Reese, 2600 NW College Way, Bend OR, 97701, rfr1202@gmail.com. Students reported that they wanted more business knowledge