
How Therapists Can Really Help Kids Who Are Being Bullied
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How Therapists Can Really Help Kids Who Are Being Bullied
Curt and Katie chat about how therapists can support the targets of bullying. We explore what bullying actually is as well as what can be problematic in how it is typically addressed.…

Medical Assistance in Death (MAiD) in Canada: Mental Illness and Assisted Suicide
#ModernTherapistProblems, Advocacy, Crisis Management, Curt and Katie Chat, In the News, Law and Ethics, Modern Therapist Podcast, Referrals, Special Populations, Suicide
Medical Assistance in Death (MAiD) in Canada: Mental Illness and Assisted Suicide
Curt and Katie chat about assisted suicide related to an upcoming expansion of the MAiD laws in Canada to include mental illness. We discuss what these laws…

What Therapists Should Actually Do for Suicidal Clients: Assessment, safety planning, and least intrusive intervention
#ModernTherapistProblems, Continuing Education, Crisis Management, Curt and Katie Chat, Modern Therapist Podcast, Special Populations, Suicide, Therapist Education
What Therapists Should Actually Do for Suicidal Clients: Assessment, safety planning, and least intrusive intervention
Curt and Katie chat about suicide assessment, safety planning, and how to keep clients out of the hospital. We reviewed…

Risk Factors for Suicide: What therapists should know when treating teens and adults
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Risk Factors for Suicide: What therapists should know when treating teens and adults
Curt and Katie chat about suicide risk factors. Suicide rates have been increasing across the nation and there is an increasing need for the mental health…

Therapists on the Hostage Negotiation Team and Supporting Police Work: An interview with Dr. Andy Young
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Therapists on the Hostage Negotiation Team and Supporting Police Work: An interview with Dr. Andy Young
Curt and Katie interview Andy Young about hostage (crisis) negotiation and his work with SWAT and crisis negotiation in Lubbock, TX. Content…

What Therapists Should Know about the Rollout of 988
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What Therapists Should Know about the Rollout of 988
Curt and Katie discuss the new suicide hotline, 988, that is set to roll out July 16, 2022. We talk about the legislation for 988 as well as what the primary concerns are for the launch.…

What’s New in the DSM-5-TR? An interview with Dr. Michael B. First
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What’s New in the DSM-5-TR?
Curt and Katie interview Dr. Michael B. First, MD, editor and co-chair of the American Psychiatric Associations’ DSM-5 Text revision, coming out March 2022. We explore: What are the differences between a full…

Psychiatric Crises in the Emergency Room
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Psychiatric Crises in the Emergency Room
Continuing our series on Fixing Mental Healthcare in America. An interview with Kesy Yoon, LMHC and James McMahill, LMFT, two Modern Therapists with work experience in the United States hospital mental…

It’s NOT a Chemical Imbalance
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It’s NOT a Chemical Imbalance
An interview with Dr. Kristen Syme on the situational and cultural impacts on depression. Curt and Katie talk with Dr. Syme about the role anthropology can play in helping to challenge long held assumptions…

Therapists Struggling with Darkness
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Therapists Struggling with Darkness
Curt and Katie chat about how therapists are struggling during the pandemic. We looked at how client material impacts therapists. We also explored unique risk factors and protective factors. We talked about…