Manage Your Energy for Optimal Ethical Therapy Is there a connection between ethics, performance and self-care? Absolutely! According to Mary Jo Barrett, MSW, there is not only a link between these elements but she argues that it is not ethical for a social worker (or other mental health provider) to not be emotionally or physically […]
4 First Session Strategies Every Therapist Should Know
Most clients drop out after one session. Learn 4 first therapy session strategies from Robert Taibbi, LCSW: understand issues quickly, help clients feel differently before leaving your office. Key first session with client approaches include taking charge, thinking like a detective, not being timid, and fixing mistakes immediately. Improve client retention with these solution-oriented techniques.
The Zen of Online Marketing for Private Practice
Are you a social worker or other mental health provider who would like to create your own website? Are you also rather new to the world of social media? If yes, you are likely to find the e-book Internet Marketing for Therapists Made Easy by Cathy Hanville, LCSW, very helpful. This e-book covers the following topics: Website design […]
How to Practice Self-Care
Self-Care – You know that it is good for you but how do you get there, if you have no time, energy or idea of where to begin? Some of you may be familiar with my post on self-care for social workers and other mental health professionals but today’s post is for everyone, regardless of what profession you are […]
How to Be Culturally Competent with Latino Clients
Would you like to be able to provide culturally appropriate mental health services to your Latino clients? A few days ago, I had the pleasure of attending Dr. Parra-Cardona’s workshop at the Ackerman Institute for the Family on providing an ecological and culturally relevant framework for working with the Latino population in clinical practice. According to Dr. Parra […]
