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Continue reading →: Exploring Preferred Career Work Values – Super’s Work Values InventoryHaving a little background knowledge on what work values often cluster together can help us with clients who are struggling to get to express their work values and goals. There are trends to note between genders (limited to the binary due to research limitations) and cultures. But people don’t always…
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Continue reading →: How are you Doing as a Therapist?: Getting Feedback from ClientsGetting feedback from clients is known to improve the therapeutic relationship and can help therapists learn more about what is and isn’t working. A study by Campbell & Hemsley (2009) showed that even extremely short check-ins with clients are helpful and valid ways to get feedback on how you are…
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Continue reading →: Genogram SymbolsGenograms are useful for identifying family patterns of behavior, communication, trauma, and addiction. The potential for healing and understanding that comes from doing a family genogram is amazing. The process can feel like a lot of work for some clients, but the result can sometimes alter your worldview and how…
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Continue reading →: LMFT SupervisionStarting practicum is scary enough, here are a few resources to make the process less mystical. Supervision is not just about checking a box. You have “rights” to good supervision. Here is a document by Giordano, Altekruse, & Kern (2000) that outlines what you should expect from your supervisor. The…
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Continue reading →: LMFT Hours RequirementsThe BBS handbook for Future LMFTs is a thorough document that outlines the hours for experience requirements for MFT trainees and associates. Below are the individual tables from that document that outline hour requirements for MFT trainees: And MFT associates:
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Continue reading →: Career Counseling in SchoolsCareer readiness begins when children first learn about careers. What kids view as gendered or even racially bound careers can remain strong beliefs if career counselors and educations do not actively invite students to be curious. This curiosity needs to involve their own interests and skills as well as their…
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Continue reading →: Telehealth Best PracticesTelehealth legality is important to understand as the counseling profession embraces online therapy. Some guidelines for ethical best practices for telehealth are listed below. BBS says in the first teleheatlh meeting you must: During subsequent meetings: Resources to read before conducting telehealth appointments: Telehealth Standards of Practice from the California…
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Continue reading →: Broaching Race in the Counseling RoomAddressing race, microaggressions, and systemic racism is a difficult conversation to have. The conversation becomes even more delicate when the power dynamics between a counselor and client come into play. There has been a lot of recent research on broaching race in the counseling room. Looking into some of these…
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Continue reading →: Initial MeetingThere is a lot of information that needs to be given to a new client. You have to introduce yourself, address confidentiality and its limits, when you will be meeting, how the client wants to be addressed, and their background information. All of this is often addressed before you even…
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Continue reading →: Understanding the Competencies: Sprituality and ReligionSpirituality and Religion in Counseling One of the requirements of the counseling profession according to the American Counseling Association (ACA) Code of Ethics is respecting your client’s beliefs. Many people are deeply invested in their spirituality, religion, or both. While spirituality and religion may never come up in counseling, it…
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