
CAMFT Ethics Code Update
#ModernTherapistProblems, Advocacy, Business, Curt and Katie Chat, Law and Ethics, Marketing and Branding, Modern Therapist Podcast, Referrals
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…

COVID-19 Legal and Ethical Updates, An Interview with Ben Caldwell, PsyD, LMFT
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COVID-19 Legal and Ethical Updates, An Interview with Ben Caldwell, PsyD, LMFT
An interview with Dr. Ben Caldwell about the rapidly changing directives during the COVID-19 pandemic. Curt and Katie interview Ben about telehealth, HIPAA, and…

The Viral Episode
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The Viral Episode
Curt and Katie talk about the Corona Virus scare. We look at how to take care of ourselves, our clients, and our businesses during the current outbreak. We also look at the mental health impacts and the legal and ethical…

You Can’t Trust Your Gut
#ModernTherapistProblems, Authentic Self, Curt and Katie Chat, Deliberate Practice, Diversity and Cultural Competence, Law and Ethics, Modern Therapist Podcast
You Can't Trust Your Gut
Curt and Katie talk about the ins and outs of intuition. We look at when you can trust your gut feelings and when you cannot. We sort through how to actually develop and use clinical intuition as well as the problems…

Preventing Client Suicide, An interview with Norine Vander Hooven, LCSW
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Preventing Client Suicide, An interview with Norine Vander Hooven, LCSW
An interview with Norine Vander Hooven, LCSW about assessing suicide appropriately for our clients from the beginning of treatment. Curt and Katie talk with Norine about…

A Living Wage for Prelicensees
#ModernTherapistProblems, Burnout, Business, Curt and Katie Chat, Diversity and Cultural Competence, Investment, Law and Ethics, Modern Therapist Podcast, Supervision
A Living Wage for Prelicensees
Curt and Katie talk about the advocacy efforts to make paying prelicensed individuals a best practice. We talk about a statement recently approved by CAMFT, looking at the process, the implications, and a call…

Making Access More Affordable, An Interview with Michael Blumberg, LCPC
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Making Access More Affordable, An Interview with Michael Blumberg, LCPC
An interview with Michael Blumberg, LCPC, about mental health care as a basic human right. Curt and Katie talk with Michael about the tension between access and therapist…

Impaired Therapists
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Impaired Therapists
Curt and Katie talk about therapists who become impaired – by substance abuse, cognitive decline, their own mental health concerns, burnout, etc. The challenges of addressing impaired therapists given the ethics codes,…

Donald Trump in Therapy
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Donald Trump in Therapy
Curt and Katie talk about how politics have started coming into the therapy room. We look at how the election of Donald Trump seemed to increase clients (and therapists) actively bringing world events into the therapeutic…

