In this segment of "It Depends: Q&A with Context", we’ll explore the critical question for anyone building a private practice: How do I determine my practice's values? You’ll receive reflective questions that will help you tease out the answer.

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Welcome to Beyond the Session with Aisha Shaba.

It's time for my favorite segment.

It depends the q and a with context.

If you're new to the show, this is where I answer your thoughtful

questions with a question and have you walking away with even more questions.

How do I figure out what my values are?

The simplest way to figure out what your values are is to ask

yourself the following questions.

What's your focus?

What are your motivations, your inspirations, the intangibles,

and your philosophies?

This is an exercise that I do with therapists during our

content planning sessions and our one-on-one strategy calls.

This comes in handy, especially when we're creating and updating policies

and procedures because oftentimes we get distracted by what we have to

do as opposed to what we want to do.

So for an example, if you're trying to determine what you're going to do

when a client continues to no show for appointments, you might be thinking to

yourself, well, what I want to do is to have a conversation with them about why

they keep missing their appointments.

But what you have to do is.

To consider that clinical component is, you know, why are they missing their

appointments and what is the value in them maintaining their appointment.

If you know what your values are, you're more likely to be able to

communicate with your clients and also any other stakeholders that

are benefiting from your practice.

If you have any additional questions or thoughts about your values or

any other topic, there's a link in the show notes where you can submit

your private practice musings.

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