Teaching is a great way to establish yourself as an expert . . . so what do you know?
What body of information or skill set comes naturally to you? What is so common sensical that you marvel that others don't know it? That's what you need to be teaching! Teach clients; teach children; teach {...}
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Professional Disclosure Statements For Mental Health Professionals
The purpose of a professional disclosure statement is to inform clients about your professional background and the limitations of your professional relationship. It is sometimes referred to as a document of informed consent.
It is important to note that the state you practice in may dictate what {...}
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A Practice Notebook For Your Practice
I was reading this post by Jennifer Gandin Le
in the blog, Crucial Minutiae. In it she references Natalie Goldberg's concept of a "Practice Notebook." According to Le, Goldberg suggests using a notebook to establish a habit of self-monitoring your writing practices. I love this idea . . . {...}
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Is Your Post-Graduate Supervision All That You Expected?
If your post-graduate supervision is not all that you had hoped for, there may be a really good reason. Do you know that clinical supervision is different from administrative supervision?
An administrative supervisor typically operates from a business model rather than a clinical model. His {...}
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