Oopsies Online
Online discussion lists are a terrific place to gather resources and network with other professionals. I am a member of several of these online communities including one for Counselor Educators and Supervisors called CESNET-L that is hosted by Dr. Marty Jencius.
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Risk Management
Coordination Of Client Care During Therapist’s Absence
Earlier this year, I was hanging out on one of the discussion boards for mental health professionals on LinkedIn when I ran across a conversation about after hours emergency coverage. I was particularly impressed with how one Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New Jersey, Beth Answorth, addresses {...}
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Your Digital Footprint Is Behind You
Several months ago I received an email from "Jane." Jane was a reader asking a question about building her practice. She gave me permission to answer it on the blog and include her name. As a token of my appreciation for allowing me to publicly post her inquiry, I offered to link the post back {...}
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Personal And Professional Names In Private Practice . . . And One Therapist’s Dilemma
Back in March, I was attending my monthly consultation group when an interesting discussion came up about naming our businesses and whether or not to use our personal names as our business names.
My colleague, Amanda Wigfield, MA, CSPT, CSAT was obviously embroiled in the middle of making this {...}
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