Practice Promotion & Management

"For the successful therapist"

You may be the most competent therapist that has ever walked on the planet, but if you have no knowledge of managing your business it will be of little help in keeping you employed. We believe is one of the most important courses you could ever take.

Appeal

To all therapists who would like to start a Practice, and to anyone who has their own practice and would like to see it more profitable. It would be an ideal second or parallel course for students who would like to plan out a Practice strategy for the time they qualify in their therapy.

Intention

To equip the student with all basic business skills to start a therapy Practice, be it clinic, or domiciliary based. The main emphasis of the course is pivoted on caution, and encourages the student to walk before they run. At the same time enforcing the importance of steady planed growth.

Syllabus

Advertising and promotion

Keeping patients

Domiciliary or clinic

Complaints

Contacts

Making referrals

Importance of patient records

Therapies that work together

Being professional

Tools of the modern practice

Discounts

Sales and ancillary services

Insurance

Working with the competition

Finding premises

The future of holistic therapies

The EEC and legislation

Business plans

Finding capital

Banking

Income tax

VAT

Employing staff

Associates

Business support and in work benefits

Market research

Associations

Qualifications

On completion of your course, you will receive the dual award:

Award 1 is issued by Stonebridge Associated Colleges: Practice Promotion & Management Certificate

Practice Promotion & Management Certificate issued by Stonebridge Associated Colleges, to view a sample of the college’s award, please click here.

Requirements for Entry

There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrolment on this course. It is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds.

Study Options

In order to offer our students the most convenient and flexible distance learning courses, Stonebridge Associated College offers you the option to study for your course via two methods:

• 1. Via the traditional paper-based method.
• 2. Through the online method via ElearnUK.

If you do not have Internet access, or would prefer to study this course via the traditional paper/postal based study method, you can find more information on the course by clicking on the link below.

Stonebridge Prices

Studying by Post. If you would like to pay by instalments, we do offer an affordable interest free payment plan scheme which allows you to spread the cost of your course over a number of months. However, to use this option you will need to study for your course using the traditional paper-based method. For more information on our payment plans please visit our website at www.stonebridge.uk.com

The reason why the course fee is less if you choose to study online, is because with online study there are no costs associated with postage and printing etc. and thus we are able to offer the course at a reduced rate.

The total amount payable over the term's period, is no more than the total cash price of the course.
(APR = 0%). Written quotations are available on request.

Study Hours

This is only an approximate figure and is dependant upon how much time you can dedicate to your studies and how well you grasp the learning concepts in the course material. Furthermore, at the end of each lesson there is a question paper that needs to be completed and returned to your tutor. You should allow at least 1 - 2 hours of study to complete each question paper.

The approximate amount of time required to complete the course is: 72 hrs.