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Exploring Preferred Career Work Values – Super’s Work Values Inventory
Having 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 fall in line with the…
How are you Doing as a Therapist?: Getting Feedback from Clients
Getting 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 doing as a therapist. There…
Genogram Symbols
Genograms 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 you see reconcile your nuclear…
Rookie Counseling 