Community psychology as a model for the new private practice of psychology

The continuing increase in graduates from training programs in psychology when coupled with the decline of publicly supported mental health facilities or funds will lead more psychologists to offer services privately. At the same time, the private practice of psychology is changing, and a community psychology model may be useful in the development and offering of services. The community concepts of prevention, crisis intervention, and consultation can be related to family, work, and health in the development of some of the services that will become more prevalent in private practice.