Instructors nor colleagues ever spoke to me . . . in a classroom, as a supervisor, one on one, or even in a text about therapists' mishaps and what to do about them. No one ever spoke about them being opportunities for learning and growth.
Instead, when errors were made, I was taught that they {...}
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Professional Development
When Mental Health Professionals Mock Their Clients
"Fat . . . Borderline . . . Retard . . . ."
It is always shocking to me how easy it is for medical and mental health professionals to reduce their clients to less-than-desirable and less-than-accurate one dimensional labels behind closed doors.
I've heard excuses that range from minimizing {...}
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A Facelift For Your Private Practice
Are you looking back to the "good ole days" when your practice was shiny and new . . . ? Remembering when your appointment book was full and you had a two week waiting list and wondering where all the clients have gone?
Well, I'm here to tell you that they are all still right here . . . right around {...}
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What Should Happen In Your Consultation Group?
Now that you know that you need to engage in clinical consultation on a regular basis and you know how to put your own peer consultation group together, do you know what is supposed to happen during your meeting with your consultation group? You actually have lots of options but my point is that you {...}
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