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In reaction to the recent string of decisions by the Supreme Court of the United States, many US-based therapists are expressing anger, displeasure, and disenfranchisement about the political process in our country. Whether we are dealing with this in the news, with our clients (see our interview with Dr. Travis Heath) for guidance, or in […]
One of the more stressful times for many grad students is securing the first traineeship. Depending on the program that one is attending, the options being presented can take a variety of different forms. Some schools provide all the options up front to students, which comes with the risk of overwhelming students in decision fatigue. […]
The COVID pandemic has focused largely on physical health, the role of frontline treatment providers, and the overall public health measures. While not quite as much in front of the news and much less of a priority for funding, we are seeing mental health impacts as well both in the general public and mental health […]
The vast majority of clinical supervision research focuses on the interaction between the client and supervisee. More expansive models of supervision will also look at contextual factors, such as the relationship between the supervisor and supervisee (for example, the Hawkins & Shohet Seven-Eyed model of supervision). However, even these more expansive models fail to fully […]
A lot of discussion between therapists about online privacy deals with a unilateral direction of clients seeking out information about the therapists or friend requests or follows on social media. Plenty of space is devoted to proper social media policies to have upfront rules about how a therapist will respond to social media and web […]
Online isn’t going away for therapists…the good and the bad The COVID-19 crisis forced the majority of the mental healthcare profession online—from graduate school training to supervision to delivery of services to clients. After the initial transition many experienced therapists reported success in their transition to online care, especially those working from CBT models, with […]
Circling in the news recently and being shared widely on social media is the story of Dr. Lorna Breen, a New York ER doctor who died by suicide after having served in the frontlines in treating cases of COVID-19. While Dr. Breen was not a therapist, any member of our healthcare community that dies by […]
I’ve seen several people share this article about the gaslighting that will occur after the COVID-19 pandemic in an urge to get to a sense of normalcy. One of the places that we will fully expect to see this is in the roles of mental health workers. There are already suggestions that mental health treatment […]
We’ve long been advocates for therapists getting paid and at the forefront of pushing social advocacy for the therapist job. It doesn’t take a crystal ball right now to see that the COVID-19 coronavirus will have an economic impact on the near future of our profession. This may not be the news that we want […]
Earlier this week, I shared our most recent podcast episode in several online groups. Almost immediately, the content was challenged by someone who had obviously not listened to the episode because our guests are still in graduate school. Most of the remainder of the comments were positive and supportive. Ironically, part of the episode described […]
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Mastering Burnout and Building Resilience in Therapy – Katie’s interview on the Mastering Counseling PodcastAugust 8, 2024 - 12:31 am
Getting involved politically as a therapistJuly 11, 2022 - 11:56 pm
Which trainee position should you take?December 9, 2020 - 6:05 am
What’s next for mental health professionals during COVID?October 29, 2020 - 5:02 am