As I read through the various blogs on the ACA website, I started to think about how school counselors are different from and alike with other mental health professionals. We both share the hope of being able to help people. We all work to help people with their personal and interpersonal needs. However, we work [...]
Did you know the can opener was invented 47 years after the can? Seems a little overdue huh? However people still canned things and, most likely, they figured out some way to open them. I am almost certain people didn’t sit around for 47 years staring at cans until someone came up with an idea! [...]
“We now assume that when psychotherapy results in symptom reduction or experiential change, the brain has, in some way, been altered” (Cozolino). In the wake of the 1990s “Decade of the Brain,” much of the resulting counseling research suggests moving away from the sole use of talk therapy towards integrating sensory based interventions…particularly with individuals [...]
This is not burnout. Not secondary trauma. Not even compassion fatigue. It is plain and simple the situation of working too much in too short a time. I don’t think I’m the only helping professional to have this- nor even the only human being to. Every profession and vocation can experience overload- too much work.
We all know finding work in today’s marketplace isn’t easy. However, if you’re considering a job change or are just starting your mental health career you might want to take a look at the following principles. They can help you build a highly effective job search campaign. 1) Think Different There are lots of obstacles [...]
About half of my private practice coaching clients are just starting out in business for themselves. We work on setting up a business, establishing a niche, gaining a good reputation in town, pulling together marketing efforts, and establishing relationships to get the referrals flowing. The other half of my coaching clients are stuck – in [...]
As I see clients and their families for the first time, I get a sense of personal loss that can be infectious if one is not careful. Performing diagnostic assessments opens the world of the client and allows me to see, although dimly, into some very dark and personal places. The assessor is the first [...]
I mentioned in an earlier post that one of my life roles is a ballerina. I love ballet. It is my heart, passion, de-stressor, and avenue of worship. Now, you may wonder, how does ballet relate to counseling? I’ve reflected on that question several times in the process of creating my professional identity. Here are [...]
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