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The end of one calendar year and beginning of a new one is a natural time for mental health providers to slow down, sit down and reflect on a few key areas that affect our professional development. I have identified five year-end considerations for mental health providers, although I acknowledge that everything on this list […]
Choosing a clinical supervisor can seem like a daunting task. After all, you are likely investing a lot of time and money into working with your supervisor and you hope to find the experience to as valuable as possible. In today’s post I’d like to share some of my thoughts about choosing a clinical supervisor as […]
I am really intrigued about how our roles outside of the therapy office affect our work. I have written before about how becoming a mother was a pivotal moment for me in my practice as a mental health provider. My work has changed significantly as I took on that new role outside of […]
Earlier today, I met with two colleagues to plan for an upcoming event we are co-hosting for mental health professionals in our area. We were brainstorming discussion questions for the event and one of the topics that came up was goal setting. Setting professional goals is an essential part of getting us to where […]
In my last post, I shared a list of books that colleagues from across the country had identified as influential to their practice as mental health providers. In this post, I will provide a brief overview of the book that influenced me, but primarily focus on exploring how a book influenced my practice in multiple ways. This […]
Throughout the course of graduate school and our careers in the mental health field we read lots of books. Given all that we read, I am curious about what stands out to us the most and why. I’ve been wondering what books would appear on a list of the most influential books for mental health […]
On August 24th, I completed my first 30 day blog challenge. I really didn’t know if I could do it. Blogging every day for 30 days seemed like a lot. It would have seemed like a lot regardless, but for some crazy reason I decided to start the initial blog challenge when my […]
When I look back on my career as a marriage and family therapist thus far, there are at least three significant turning points that I can identify that changed my work in some significant way or set the course for the type of work that I wanted to do. I call these pivotal moments. […]
Theodore Roosevelt once said “Comparison is the thief of joy.” I have found this to be true in many aspects of life. Today, I would like to invite us to consider our roles as mental health professionals and whether comparison has affected us in this capacity. When I reflect on this topic, I recall times […]
In general terms, the definition of professional development would be considered formalized training and education that help professionals stay current with the knowledge and skills of a particular profession. In the mental health field, this definition includes things such as; graduate school courses, internship or practicum experiences, supervision, and continuing education. However, I think we […]