What Can Therapists Do When Clients Don’t Get Better?
#ModernTherapistProblems, Authentic Self, Burnout, Curt and Katie Chat, Modern Therapist Podcast, Referrals, Self-Care, Skeptics and Outliers, Supervision, Whole Person TherapistWhat Can Therapists Do When Clients Don’t Get Better?
Curt and Katie chat about what modern therapists can do when their clients don’t (or can’t) get better. We explore what “getting better" looks like in therapy, what can get in the…
Liability Hot Potato: Defensive Therapy practices that give clients inadequate care
#ModernTherapistProblems, Business, Continuing Education, Crisis Management, Curt and Katie Chat, Law and Ethics, Modern Therapist Podcast, Pre-Licensed, Suicide, Supervision, Therapist Education, Therapist SafetyLiability Hot Potato: Defensive Therapy practices that give clients inadequate care
Curt and Katie chat about defensive therapy practices. We talk about how therapists avoid liability by practicing defensively, which can harm our clients. We…
The Future is Now! Chatbots are Replacing Mental Health Workers
#ModernTherapistProblems, Advocacy, Business, Crisis Management, Curt and Katie Chat, In the News, Modern Therapist Podcast, Skeptics and Outliers, Technology, WorkforceThe Future Is Now: Chatbots are Replacing Mental Health Workers
Curt and Katie chat about what happened with the National Eating Disorder Association and their chatbot, Tessa, as well as new prompts to make ChatGPT act like a CBT therapist.…
How Do Therapists Develop?
#ModernTherapistProblems, Curt and Katie Chat, Deliberate Practice, Mentorship, Modern Therapist Podcast, Pre-Licensed, Skeptics and Outliers, Social Media, Supervision, Therapist Education, Whole Person Therapist, WorkforceHow Do Therapists Develop?
Curt and Katie chat about how therapists can be rigid in their thinking at times and then seem to be performing mental gymnastics at other times. We look at the developmental stages of therapists (drawing from William…
Teaching Wisdom: Best practices for decision-making to support your clients
#ModernTherapistProblems, Continuing Education, Curt and Katie Chat, Diversity and Cultural Competence, Modern Therapist Podcast, Skeptics and Outliers, Supervision, Therapist EducationTeaching Wisdom: Best practices for decision-making to support your clients
Curt and Katie chat about decision-making best practices. We look at how we make decisions, what the decision-making process looks like, what can get in the way of…
Does Your Social Media Make You Look Like a Bad Therapist?
#ModernTherapistProblems, Authentic Self, Business, Curt and Katie Chat, In the News, Marketing and Branding, Modern Therapist Podcast, Skeptics and Outliers, Social Media, Whole Person TherapistDoes Your Social Media Make You Look Like a Bad Therapist?
Curt and Katie chat about therapists putting out advice on social media. We look at how bad this advice can be and when it can even be harmful. We talk about what makes this advice…
Oklahoma Bureaucrats Want Your Mental Health Records
#ModernTherapistProblems, Advocacy, Business, Curt and Katie Chat, In the News, Law and Ethics, Modern Therapist Podcast, TechnologyOklahoma Bureaucrats Want Your Mental Health Records
Curt and Katie chat about some Oklahoma legislation about health information exchange. We talk about what a health information exchange is, the concerns with Oklahoma’s legislation related…
What is Our Fascination with Anything Vaguely Neuroscience?
#ModernTherapistProblems, Authentic Self, Curt and Katie Chat, In the News, Modern Therapist Podcast, Skeptics and Outliers, Therapist EducationWhat is Our Fascination with Anything Vaguely Neuroscience?
Curt and Katie chat about our profession’s fascination with neuroscience. We explore the myths about the brain, why therapists lean on neuroscience (even when they really shouldn’t),…
Is AI Smart for Your Therapy Practice? The ethics of artificial intelligence in therapy
#ModernTherapistProblems, Authentic Self, Business, Continuing Education, Curt and Katie Chat, Efficiency, In the News, Law and Ethics, Marketing and Branding, Modern Therapist Podcast, Skeptics and Outliers, Social Media, Technology, Time ManagementIs AI Smart for Your Therapy Practice? The ethics of artificial intelligence in therapy
Curt and Katie chat about the use of ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence as part of your therapy practice. We look at what uses therapists are considering,…
Why Is Therapy Taking So Long? The causes and solutions for therapeutic drift
#ModernTherapistProblems, Burnout, Continuing Education, Curt and Katie Chat, Deliberate Practice, Modern Therapist Podcast, Skeptics and Outliers, Supervision, Therapist EducationWhy Is Therapy Taking So Long? The causes and solutions for therapeutic drift
Curt and Katie chat about the tendency for therapists to drift clinically – meaning that they fail to use evidence-based practices that they have been trained to…