Authentic Side Hustles
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Authentic Side Hustles
An interview with Annie Schuessler about when and how to consider adding a business outside the therapy room. Curt and Katie explore with Annie about how someone can actually succeed in developing a side hustle, looking…
Making Decisions Now
Business, COVID-19, Crisis Management, In the News, Modern Therapist Blog, Self-CareMany of us are two months into quarantine and have settled into a new normal. There are people who are working from home, have shifted to 100% telehealth, and others who have navigated CDC and WHO guidelines to keep going to work or seeing clients…
Returning to the Office
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Returning to the Office
Curt and Katie chat about the considerations for reopening offices closed during shelter in place orders. We talk through the specific logistical, clinical, and legal and ethical elements of the decision-making process…
Gaslighting Therapists
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Gaslighting Therapists
Curt and Katie talk about the concern that therapists will be gaslit as therapist workforce takes on the next epidemic – the mental health pandemic. We discuss how mental health workers are seen as essential, but…
Confidential Communications
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Confidential Communications
An interview with Jarred Bolen, Technical Account Manager at Hushmail, about how to appropriately comply with HIPAA in how you communicate with your clients. Curt and Katie talk with Jarrod about encryption, security…
Gaslighting the Mental Health Workforce
Advocacy, Business, In the News, Modern Therapist Blog, SuicideI’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…
CAMFT Ethics Code Update
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CAMFT Ethics Code Update
Curt and Katie talk about the updates to the Ethics Code for CAMFT that was approved in December, 2019. We talk about the new guidance on testimonials, marketing to each other’s clients, and duplication of services.…
Now What?
Business, In the News, Law and Ethics, Modern Therapist Blog, Self-Care, Technology, Time ManagementEach one of us has had to scramble to shift and change as our world has gone into crisis. Many of us have made a full switch to virtual meetings and sessions. There are economic uncertainties and there is emotional fall-out that we are navigating…
Recession-Proofing Your Practice
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Recession-Proofing Your Practice
Curt and Katie talk about how to prepare for economic uncertainty as one of the ripple effects from COVID-19. We talk about practical suggestions of what you can do now to weather a recession as well as continue…
Mental health workers after COVID-19
Business, In the News, Modern Therapist BlogWe’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…