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While most clinicians are seeking effective clinical skills to bring back to their clients, NARM® therapists are often surprised to experience such profound personal transformation for themselves through training in NARM. In learning more about themselves and their own healing process, the result is a better understanding of their client's healing process. Self-discovery can be a vehicle toward personal and relational change. On this episode of Transforming Trauma, host Emily Ruth invites NARM Master Therapists Alex White and Sabrena Ness to share their professional experiences as members of the NARM training community and personal journeys of self-discovery. The trio also discusses the mentorship programs that support ongoing professional development and personal growth hosted by the Complex Trauma Training Center, as well as opportunities for stronger community engagement and support. About Sabrena Ness: Sabrena Ness is a Clinical Mental Health Counselor (CMHC) in Utah and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Colorado. She earned her Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of Wyoming. Sabrena is the Clinical Director at LifeStance Health in Utah and has been with LifeStance since 2021. She also serves as a Co-Chair for the Pacific Northwest region of LifeStance's Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) chapter, where she focuses on fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace culture. Sabrena specializes in complex developmental trauma and complex PTSD, working with individuals and couples across the lifespan. She is particularly dedicated to supporting LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent populations, creating affirming and effective therapeutic spaces. She is a NARM Therapist and participates as a Training Assistant in NARM Trainings, reinforcing her commitment to advancing trauma-informed care. Her work emphasizes innovative leadership, continuous improvement, and a deep dedication to mental health advocacy. Learn More: Lifestance Health About Alex White: Alex White's career spans more than 15 years in the mental health field, throughout which he has been continually inspired by the transformative power of the therapeutic process. A NARM Master Therapist, Alex first joined the NARM community in 2020 and has served as a Training Assistant in NARM Trainings since 2022. Alex has worked with diverse populations across various settings, with a particular focus on the unique complexities of trauma work with adults (18+). He currently runs a private practice in Salt Lake City, Utah, focusing on issues such as religious trauma, LGBTQ+ issues, compassion fatigue, burnout, shame, relationship difficulties, and masculinity. He is also an adjunct faculty in the MS Counseling Program at Westminster University. Learn More: Alex White Counseling & Consulting To read the full show notes and discover more resources, visit https://complextraumatrainingcenter.com/transformingtrauma SPACE: SPACE is an Inner Development Program of Support and Self-Discovery for Therapists on the Personal, Interpersonal, and Transpersonal Levels offered by the Complex Trauma Training Center. This experiential learning program offers an immersive group experience designed to cultivate space for self-care, community support, and deepening vitality in our professional role as therapists. Learn more about how to join. *** The Complex Trauma Training Center: https://complextraumatrainingcenter.com View upcoming trainings: https://complextraumatrainingcenter.com/schedule/ *** The Complex Trauma Training Center (CTTC) is a professional organization providing clinical training, education, consultation, and mentorship for psychotherapists and mental health professionals working with individuals and communities impacted by Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Complex Trauma (C-PTSD). CTTC provides NARM® Therapist and NARM® Master Therapist Training programs, as well as ongoing monthly groups in support of those learning NARM. CTTC offers a depth-oriented professional community for those seeking a supportive network of therapists focused on three levels of shared human experience: personal, interpersonal & transpersonal. The Transforming Trauma podcast embodies the spirit of CTTC – best described by its three keywords: depth, connection, and heart - and offers guidance to those interested in effective, transformational trauma-informed care. We want to connect with you! Facebook @complextraumatrainingcenter Instagram @complextraumatrainingcenter LinkedIn YouTube
What if making your counseling program more effective didn't require a total overhaul? In this episode of Counselor Chat, we're talking about small, strategic changes that can create major improvements—without adding more to your plate.From simple check-in boards to five-minute classroom visits, these easy tweaks will help you better connect with students, streamline your work, and make a lasting impact.
We're gonna be honest- this episode is a chaotic hot mess, but our guest is amazing and joins us to share the fantastic school counseling initiatives he has started in the state of Kansas. Nick Brummett is one of our new obsessions due to his rubber meets the road ideas and general school counseling prowess. Get ready to take notes! You'll want to join in or start some of these same things in your own school counseling program!
⭐️ Join the School for School Counselors Mastermind to build a "stress-less" careerIn this episode of the School for School Counselors podcast, host Steph Johnson addresses an issue many school counselors face: the overwhelming number of "urgent" student requests. She argues that constantly "saving the day" might actually hurt student development and introduces a framework for triaging student concerns. Drawing on research by Ryan and Deci on self-determination theory, she emphasizes the importance of fostering student autonomy for psychological well-being. Steph outlines key questions counselors can use to decide when to intervene or step back, aiming to balance immediate support needs with opportunities for student growth. The episode also touches on strategies for explaining this approach to school staff, keeping professional fluency, and joining the School for School Counselors Mastermind group to discuss and refine these practices.00:00 Introduction: The Overwhelmed School Counselor00:49 Welcome to the Podcast01:48 The Problem with Being a Superhero Counselor07:13 The Importance of Student Autonomy13:03 A Framework for Triage in School Counseling20:15 Implementing Autonomy Supportive Strategies28:45 Building Professional Fluency30:37 Conclusion and ResourcesLink to Decision-Making Question List**********************************Resources:Eagle, J. W., Dowd-Eagle, S. E., Snyder, A., & Holtzman, E. G. (2015). Implementing a multi-tiered system of support (MTSS): Collaboration between school psychologists and administrators to promote systems-level change. Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation, 25(2-3), 160-177.Epstein, J. L. (2018). School, family, and community partnerships: Preparing educators and improving schools (2nd ed.). Routledge.Friend, M., & Cook, L. (2017). Interactions: Collaboration skills for school professionals (8th ed.). Pearson.Reeve, J. (2009). Why teachers adopt a controlling motivating style toward students and how they can become more autonomy supportive. Educational Psychologist, 44(3), 159-175.Ryan, R. M., & Deci, E. L. (2017). Self-determination theory: Basic psychological needs in motivation, development, and wellness. Guilford Press.Su, Y. L., & Reeve, J. (2011). A meta-analysis of the effectiveness of intervention programs designed to support autonomy. Educational Psychology Review, 23(1), 159-188.**********************************Our goal at School for School Counselors is to help school counselors stay on fire, make huge impacts for students, and catalyze change for our roles through grassroots advocacy and collaboration. Listen to get to know more about us and our mission, feel empowered and inspired, and set yourself up for success in the wonderful world of school counseling.Hang out in our Facebook groupJump in, ask questions, share your ideas and become a part of the most empowering school counseling group on the planet! (Join us to see if we're right.)Join the School for School Counselors MastermindThe Mastermind is packed with all the things your grad program never taught you IN ADDITION TO unparalleled support and consultation. No more feeling alone, invisible, unappreciated, or like you just don't know what to do next. We've got you!Did someone share this podcast with you? Be sure to subscribe for all the new episodes!!
This week host Tim Kail is joined by Katie Gallagher, Director of the Genetic Counseling Program. Tim and Katie discuss what a Genetic Counselor is, how Genetics Counseling can help in family planning, the role of nature vs nurture, and what genes do and do not determine. Follow Sarah Lawrence College on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Vimeo, YouTube, and LinkedIn. And give this podcast a five star rating and review in Apple Podcasts. Thanks for listening!
In this episode, I'm sharing my top ten strategies for school counselors to start the school year successfully. Whether you're returning to a familiar school or stepping into a new one, these tips will help you build strong relationships, organize your counseling program, and set up a solid foundation for the year.Episode Highlights:Build Relationships: Start the year by connecting with both returning and new staff and students. Building strong relationships is the key to effective counseling and creating a supportive school environment.Review and Update Your Counseling Program: Take time to review your counseling program to ensure it meets current student needs and aligns with school goals. This includes setting measurable goals, such as improving attendance.Set Up Your Office: Make your office a welcoming and organized space where students feel comfortable. Clear out old materials, refresh your resources, and create an environment that's inviting but not overwhelming.Create an Organized Counseling Schedule: Develop a flexible yet structured schedule for your counseling sessions, including classroom lessons, small groups, and individual sessions. Remember to leave some white space for unexpected issues that may arise.Communicate Your Role: It's crucial to educate staff, students, and parents about your role as a school counselor. Use brochures and open house events to explain what services you offer and how to access them.Plan Your SEL Curriculum: Outline your SEL topics for each month, aligning them with school-wide events and goals, like bullying prevention week, to provide consistent and relevant support to students.Participate in Professional Development: Stay on top of the latest counseling techniques and practices by engaging in ongoing professional development. This helps you keep up with the evolving needs of your students.Links Mentioned:Counseling Brochures BundleGet a Year of Perks for 25% off! Mentioned in this episode:Perks Membership
Key Points Covered:The Role of Data in School Counseling:Data as a tool for informed decision-making.The significance of proactive interventions in student support.Types of Data School Counselors Can Collect:Academic performance data (grades, test scores, attendance).Behavioral data (disciplinary incidents, attendance patterns, social-emotional skills).Surveys and assessments (career interests, mental health, school climate).Using Data to Create Responsive Programs: Importance of analyzing data to identify trends and underlying issues.Communicating Data Findings to StakeholdersStrategies for sharing data effectively: Data dashboards.Presentations.Written reports.Grab the Show Notes: Counselingessentials.org/podcastJoin Perks Counseling Club Membership and get the lessons, small group and individual counseling materials you need. Join now and get your first month free when you sign up for 3 months!Connect with Carol:TpT StoreCounseling Essentials WebsiteInstagramFacebookElementary School Counselor Exchange Facebook GroupCaught In The Middle School Counselors Facebook GroupHigh School Counselor Connection Facebook GroupMentioned in this episode:Perks MembershipPerks Membership
Join me today as we talk all about how to use mind mapping as a school counselor to enhance your school counseling program.Mind Mapping is a visual technique to organize thoughts, information, and ideas. The benefits of using mind mapping is that it enhances creativity, helps with critical thinking, and eases problem-solving skills.Steps to Create a Mind Map:1. Start with a blank paper or whiteboard2. Place the central thought in the middle3. Branch out with related ideas and subtopics4. Avoid judging ideas initially, just brainstorm freely5. Link and structure thoughts to create a cohesive mapBenefits for School Counseling:Program Development: Outline goals, strategies, and evaluation methodsExample: Planning a career fair using mind mapping to brainstorm contacts, logistics, and activitiesStudent Support: Identify needs and design targeted interventionsCategorize support services: academic assistance, mental health resources, career guidanceEffective Mind Mapping Tips:Begin with a clear central theme or objectiveUse keywords or images for ideasKeep it simple and conciseEmbrace creativity and unconventional connectionsKeep and revisit the mind map for ongoing revisionsContact Information:Subscribe and stay tuned for more episodes of Counselor ChatEmail me at Carol@CounselingEssentials.orgFeel free to reach out with any questions or feedback. Happy mind mapping!Grab the Show Notes: Counselingessentials.org/podcastJoin Perks Counseling Club Membership and get the lessons, small group and individual counseling materials you need. Join now and get your first month free when you sign up for 3 months!Connect with Carol:TpT StoreCounseling Essentials WebsiteInstagramFacebookElementary School Counselor Exchange Facebook GroupCaught In The Middle School Counselors Facebook GroupHigh School Counselor Connection Facebook GroupMentioned in this episode:Perks Membership
If you are interested in learning more about the resources Mona has available for neurodiverse couples, or individuals in a neurodiverse relationship, you can check out her website at: www.neurodiverselove.com _________________________________________________ During this episode with Dr. Ali Cunningham Abbott, LMHC we talk about the self-discovery process for neurodivergent individuals and why it is critical for therapists, health care professionals and educators to have more knowledge and training about neurodiversity. Other topics addressed include: Ali's work at the Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD) at Florida Atlantic University (FAU). Combatting assumptions about autism and romantic relationships. Counselors need to have the competencies to work with neurodivergent individuals or neurodiverse couples. Understanding the self-identification and self-discovery options and process. Knowing if it's necessary to get a formal diagnosis. Using free assessment tools may be helpful (ie: Autism Quotient; Social Responsiveness Scale). Go to www.embraceautism.com for a lot of free assessment tools. Understand your Sensory Profile. Hypo and Hyper social motivation. Understanding autism across the lifespan, for all genders, for different races and the diversity in sexuality identities. Autism representation in the media and stereotypes. Feeling alien or not belonging and getting a diagnosis or self-identification as an adult. Grieving what could have been because of unknown autism. Using strengths and assets to help individuals thrive. Project F.I.N.D. (Females in Need of Diagnosis). Making higher educational training more autism friendly. Ali is the Program Director for the Counseling Program at Lynn University and she has created an “Interest Network” at the Southern Association for Counselors Educators and Supervisors. If you would like to buy Ali's book the title is: Counseling Adults with Autism; A Comprehensive Toolkit. The title of Steph Jones book is: The Autistic Survival Guide to Therapy. You can contact Ali at Lynn University or on LinkedIn --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neurodiverse-love/message
In this episode of Counselor Chat: We dive into the transformative technique of mind mapping and how it can elevate your school counseling programs. Whether you're familiar with mind mapping or it's a new concept for you, this episode will provide practical insights and tips to help you harness its full potential. Here's what we cover:Introduction to Mind MappingExplanation of mind mapping as a powerful visual techniqueHow it helps organize thoughts, ideas, and informationPersonal experiences using mind mapping with students and in program developmentBenefits of Mind MappingEnhances creativity and critical thinking skillsPromotes holistic thinking and problem-solvingEncourages brainstorming without judgmentPractical Applications in School CounselingProgram Development:Outlining program goals, strategies, and evaluation methodsCareer Fair Planning:Steps from initial brainstorming to detailed organizationExamples from our career fair planning processStudent Support Services:Identifying student needs and designing targeted interventionsCategorizing support services and available resourcesUpcoming EventDetails about the 2024 Summer Counselor ConferenceDates: July 26-28Over 40 sessions covering a variety of relevant topicsPre-recorded sessions are available until June 2025Opportunities to earn three graduate credits through the University of the PacificRegister HereI hope this episode inspires you to incorporate mind mapping into your counseling practice. The possibilities are endless, and it's a fantastic tool to help structure and enhance your programs.Grab the Show Notes: Counselingessentials.org/podcastJoin Perks Counseling Club Membership and get the lessons, small group and individual counseling materials you need. Join now and get your first month free when you sign up for 3 months!Connect with Carol:TpT StoreCounseling Essentials WebsiteInstagramFacebookElementary School Counselor Exchange Facebook GroupCaught In The Middle School Counselors Facebook GroupHigh School Counselor Connection Facebook GroupMentioned in this episode:Perks...
Dr. Russell Fulmer is an Associate Director at the Counseling Program at the prestigious Northwestern University. He has research interests in Artificial Intelligence and Psycho-dynamic Theory. He lived in the Caribbean for 5 years where he had a counseling practice as a therapist and professor. Dr. Fulmer teaches a course called Psycho-dynamic Counseling. YOUTUBE EPISODE: https://youtu.be/N1c_WPKvHYc ***** Connect With Dr. JC: https://zez.am/makessense Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/makessensepodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jcdoornick Instagram: @drjcdoornick #RISEUPWITHDRAGON #PERSONALGROWTH #SELFDISCOVERY @psychodynamictheory #russelfulmer
Maureen Murdock joins Let's Talk Memoir for a conversation about how myths help excavate our stories, memoir as a way to reclaim the past, invisible primary patterns in the psyche, letting ourselves meander and reflect, using process journals to excavate fears about being vulnerable, allowing structure to emerge, a favorite prompt of hers, and her latest book Mythmaking: Self-Discovery and the Timeless Art of Memoir Books mentioned in this episode: Safekeeping by Abigail Thomas The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion The Color of Water by James McBride Smile by Sarah Ruhl Know My Name by Chanel Miller Why Be Happy When You Can Be Normal by Jeanette Winterson The Tender Bar by J.R. Moehringer Maureen Murdock, Ph.D. is the author of her new book Mythmaking: Self-Discovery and the Timeless Art of Memoir and the author of the best-selling book, The Heroine's Journey, which explores the rich territory of the feminine psyche and has been translated into twenty languages. Maureen is also author of Unreliable Truth: On Memoir and Memory; Fathers' Daughters: Breaking the Ties that Bind; Spinning Inward: Using Guided Imagery with Children; and The Heroine's Journey Workbook. She is the editor of an anthology entitled Monday Morning Memoirs: Women in the Second Half of Life and teaches memoir for the International Women's Writing Guild and in Pacifica Graduate Institute's program, Writing Down the Soul. Maureen was Chair and Core Faculty of the M.A. Counseling Program at Pacifica Graduate Institute. She has written pieces for the Huffington Post on criminal justice and volunteers for the Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) with inmates at Lompoc Federal Prison. Connect with Maureen: Website: www.maureenmurdock.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/murdockmaureen Facebook: www.facebook.com/maureen.murdock/author Get Maureen's Book: https://www.shambhala.com/mythmaking.html — Ronit's writing has appeared in The Atlantic, The Rumpus, The New York Times, The Iowa Review, Hippocampus, The Washington Post, Writer's Digest, American Literary Review, and elsewhere. Her memoir WHEN SHE COMES BACK about the loss of her mother to the guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and their eventual reconciliation was named Finalist in the 2021 Housatonic Awards Awards, the 2021 Indie Excellence Awards, and was a 2021 Book Riot Best True Crime Book. Her short story collection HOME IS A MADE-UP PLACE won Hidden River Arts' 2020 Eludia Award and the 2023 Page Turner Awards for Short Stories. She earned an MFA in Nonfiction Writing at Pacific University, is Creative Nonfiction Editor at The Citron Review, and lives in Seattle with her family where she teaches memoir workshops and is working on her next book. More about Ronit: https://ronitplank.com Sign up for monthly podcast and writing updates: https://bit.ly/33nyTKd Follow Ronit: https://www.instagram.com/ronitplank/ https://twitter.com/RonitPlank https://www.facebook.com/RonitPlank Background photo credit: Photo by Patrick Tomasso on Unsplash Headshot photo credit: Sarah Anne Photography Theme music: Isaac Joel, Dead Moll's Fingers
President Nick Ladany of San Francisco Bay University (SFBU) shares his vision for higher education. Focused on disrupting traditional models, SFBU introduces modern approaches to faculty development, student wellness, and a restructured curriculum aimed at real-world success. Join us as Nick explains how SFBU's strategies are set to redefine the academic landscape, ensuring affordability, accessibility, and transformative educational experiences.Key Takeaways Revolutionizing Faculty Roles: SFBU is challenging traditional norms by requiring faculty to engage in continuous learning and teaching improvement, moving away from outdated tenure models.Enhanced Student Wellness Programs: Comprehensive support systems including unlimited mental health services, financial literacy, and nutritional advice aim to support every aspect of student well-being.Curriculum Innovation: With a focus on reducing unnecessary coursework, SFBU plans an academic program to streamline graduation without compromising educational quality.No Athletics, More Resources: Redirecting funds typically used for athletics to enhance academic and support services, maximizing the value of tuition dollars.Guest Name: Nick Ladany, President, San Francisco Bay University (SFBU)Guest Bio: Nick Ladany, Ph.D., is the President of San Francisco Bay University (SFBU). In the spirit of the Silicon Valley, SFBU is acting like a startup and challenger brand in higher education, with the purpose of disrupting higher education and developing a university that is accessible and affordable, with a deep commitment to serving the common good. SFBU's unique and innovative approach to higher education capitalizes on six pillars of the student experience: praxis academics, life literacy, comprehensive wellness, multiple meaningful relationships, lifelong careers readiness, and financial support, all of which is aimed at meaningful and successful student outcomes. Previously he was President of Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, Georgia, where he led the university through the pandemic, facilitated record enrollments, enhanced fiscal stewardship, built a leadership team, strengthened a commitment to DEI, and enhanced student success and wellness. He alsoserved as Dean of the School of Leadership and Education Sciences and Associate Provost for Academic Outreach at the University of San Diego; and Dean of the School of Education and Counseling Psychology at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, CA. Prior to that he was Director of the Counseling Program at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, CA; and Chair of the Department of Education and Human Services and Program Coordinator & Director of Doctoral Training of the Counseling Psychology Program at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He received his Ph.D. from the University at Albany, State University of New York, in 1992 and his B.S. in Psychology from the University of Maryland, College Park. He has more than 80 publications, including 6 books, and has conducted over 250 national and international presentations in more than 20 countries in higher education leadership; and supervision and training of mental health practitioners. - - - -Connect With Our Co-Hosts:Mallory Willsea https://www.linkedin.com/in/mallorywillsea/https://twitter.com/mallorywillseaSeth Odell https://www.linkedin.com/in/sethodell/https://twitter.com/sethodellAbout The Enrollify Podcast Network:The Higher Ed Pulse is a part of the Enrollify Podcast Network. If you like this podcast, chances are you'll like other Enrollify shows too! Some of our favorites include Generation AI and Confessions of a Higher Education Social Media Manager.Enrollify is made possible by Element451 — the next-generation AI student engagement platform helping institutions create meaningful and personalized interactions with students. Learn more at element451.com. Connect with Us at the Engage Summit:Exciting news — Mallory will be at the 2024 Engage Summit in Raleigh, NC, on June 25 and 26, and we'd love to meet you there! Sessions will focus on cutting-edge AI applications that are reshaping student outreach, enhancing staff productivity, and offering deep insights into ROI. Use the discount code Enrollify50 at checkout, and you can register for just $200! Learn more and register at engage.element451.com — we can't wait to see you there!
Psychologists Off The Clock: A Psychology Podcast About The Science And Practice Of Living Well
If you are someone who finds comfort and healing in writing, you'll already be familiar with the therapeutic benefits of journaling. But, have you ever thought about exploring memoir writing? You may think, ‘What have I got to write about?' or wonder if your life experiences are worth sharing. That's where our guest, Maureen Murdock, is here to prove you otherwise. In an episode where we talk about her latest book, Mythmaking: Self-Discovery and the Timeless Art of Memoir, Maureen inspires and guides us in discovering the untold stories of our lives through the craft of memoirs with the help of original writing advice and creative prompts. Listen and Learn: How can writing be therapeutic and help us with healing and growth? The difference between memoir writing and journaling Mythological themes and archetypes: How do they come into play with individual memoirs? What was it like for Maureen to study under American writer Joseph Campbell? What is the heroine's journey, and how is it unique and specifically important? Where to begin with memoir writing Resources Maureen's website: www.maureenmurdock.com Mythmaking: Self-Discovery and the Timeless Art of Memoir, Connect with Maureen on social media: https://www.facebook.com/maureenmurdockauthor/ https://twitter.com/murdockmaureen Jill's essay about her brother: https://www.scarymommy.com/brother-pedophile-oblivious-trust Writing groups, workshops, and communities: Maureen's upcoming memoir workshop in Santa Fe in April A writing group (You Belong Here, Now: A Wholehearted Writing Group) offered by our previous guest, Dr. Meg McKelvie Writing Down the Soul International Women's Writing Guild Writing Class Radio About Maureen Murdock, Ph.D. About Maureen Murdock, Ph.D. is the author of her new book Mythmaking: Self-Discovery and the Timeless Art of Memoir and the author of the best-selling book, The Heroine's Journey, which explores the rich territory of the feminine psyche and has been translated into twenty languages. Maureen is also author of Unreliable Truth: On Memoir and Memory; Fathers' Daughters: Breaking the Ties that Bind; Spinning Inward: Using Guided Imagery with Children; and The Heroine's Journey Workbook. She is the editor of an anthology entitled Monday Morning Memoirs: Women in the Second Half of Life and teaches memoir for the International Women's Writing Guild and in Pacifica Graduate Institute's program, Writing Down the Soul. Maureen was Chair and Core Faculty of the M.A. Counseling Program at Pacifica Graduate Institute. She has written pieces for the Huffington Post on the criminal justice system. Related episodes 199. Belonging From the Inside Out with Meg McKelvie 336. Mindfulness and Living Expansively with Sharon Salzberg 116. Building a Meaningful, Values-based Life with Jenna LeJeune 138. Exploring Existence and Purpose: Existentialism with Robyn Walser 285. What Do You Want Out of Life? Values Fulfillment Theory with Valerie Tiberius 274. Quarterlife: The Search for Self in Early Adulthood with Satya Doyle Byock 37. Post-Traumatic Growth with Diana and Debbie 195. ACT Daily with Diana Hill and Debbie Sorensen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
If you have ever wondered for who and under what conditions people heal (or don't) from mind body syndrome/ psychophysiologic disorders, then this podcast is for you! For me, the fascinating part of this conversation is discuss why people *don't heal. Douglas Guiffrida has done qualitative research around this very subject. After he did the study, he discovered the following to be of importance: belief of mind body connection, willingness to experience & express emotions, and do the homework. He also discovered the importance of secondary gains. Books Referenced: Unlearn Your Pain by Howard Schubiner Websites Referenced: https://ppdassociation.org/ https://www.warner.rochester.edu/directory/doug-guiffrida https://www.douglasguiffrida.com/ Research: https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fint0000318 Douglas Guiffrida, Ph.D. is a Professor at the University of Rochester's Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development, where he also Directs both the Counseling Program and the Advanced Certificate Program in Mind/Body Healing and Wellness. He is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC). A former chronic pain patient, he now focuses his counseling practice, teaching, and research on mind/body approaches to healing chronic pain. If you are interested in working with me, Jen Johnson, from a Christian perspective - reach out for a free consultation to see if we are a good fit. Website: thoughtbythoughthealing.com Email: thoughtbythoughthealing@gmail.com #tms #mindbodyconnection #mindbodysoul #mindbodyspirit #fightorflight #nervoussystem #youcanheal #thoughtbythoughthealing #sarno #unlearnyourpain #chronicpain #fibromyalgia #footpain #centralsensitization #sibo #ibs #carpaltunnel #chronicillness #chronicfatigue #insomnia #thewayout #somatictracking #somatictherapy #painfreeyou #neuroplasticpain #neuralcircuitpain #ppda
Wouldn't it be nice to have a community of raving fans for your high school counseling program? You know, those people who are not only aware of the amazing work you're doing but also actively support and advocate for your program. We all know how tiring it can be to constantly advocate for our programs, so let's explore how we can transform those around us into raving fans who reinforce our efforts. We'll start by focusing on the people who are already in front of us, such as students, teachers, administrators, and parents. I'll share how to become more visible to them, how to build trust with them, and more. PS: The 100th episode of High School Counseling Conversations is coming up soon! Submit your questions for this special “Ask me Anything” episode by sending me a DM on Instagram @counselorclique or an email to lauren@counselorclique.com. Nothing is off limits! Resources: Join the Clique Collaborative Classroom Lessons Classroom Playlist High School Counselor Kickstart Course Podcast: Episode 83, How to Use Needs Assessments Strategically This Year in Your High School Counseling Program Podcast: Episode 17, 10 Key Stakeholders to Invite to Your School Counseling Advisory Council Meetings - Part 1 Podcast: Episode 18, 10 Key Stakeholders to Invite to Your School Counseling Advisory Council Meetings - Part 2 Podcast: Episode 19, Using an Advisory Council to Tell Your Story with Lauren and Vira Leave your review for School Counseling Conversations on Apple Podcasts Connect with Lauren: Sign up for the free, 3-day prep for High School Counseling Job Interviews Visit my TpT store Send me a DM on Instagram: @counselorclique Follow me on Facebook Send me an email Join the Clique Collaborative Full show notes on website: https://counselorclique.com/episode94
In this episode Sweety Patel shares some of the highlights from her article for the ASCA magazine where she talked about the importance of marketing your school counseling program. Marketing your program is vital so that others know about the great things that you are doing in your school and community! She focuses specifically on using social media to reach the community. We hope you are inspired to shine a light on your program after listening to this episode!
Hello friends! A new week means a new guest on the podcast. This week, my guest is Dr. Fernando Valle. He is a Professor in the Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Counseling Program at Texas Tech University. Dr. Valle is a native of the Rio Grande Valley and he shares his unlikely journey from the 956 to Lubbock. Check out his story and don't forget to share the podcast with 1 person. Thank you! #podcast #journey #956 #college #psja #education #ganas #texastech
Dr. Aqualus Gordon grew up in Mobile, AL and is the Associate Professor of Psychology and Director of the Counseling Program at Maryville College in Knoxville, TN. He received his Ph.D. and M.A. in Counseling Psychology from the Univ. of Texas, mainly focusing on Personality, Men's Mental Health and Sexuality. Oh, and like me, he's and ENFP. Kway and I connected via Tiktok, and if you use the app at all, I would definitely suggest giving him a follow if you are at all interested in understanding more about personality types.
Dr. Aqualus Gordon grew up in Mobile, AL and is the Associate Professor of Psychology and Director of the Counseling Program at Maryville College in knoxville, tn. He received his Ph.D. and M.A. in Counseling Psychology from the Univ. of Texas, mainly focusing on Personality, Men's Mental Health and Sexuality. Oh, and like me, he's and ENFP. Kway and I connected via Tiktok, and if you use the app at all, I would definitely suggest giving him a follow if you are at all interested in understanding more about personality types.
Lisa Dion has with her an extraordinary guest, Dr. Dee Ray to talk about an incredibly important topic for us as play therapists, Multiculturalism in Play Therapy (... if you don't already have Dee's book, Multicultural Play Therapy, we hope you'll go buy it by the end of this podcast. It's a must-have for every therapist that works with kids!) Dee Ray, Ph.D., LPC-S, NCC, RPT-S is Regents Professor and Elaine Millikan Mathes Professor in Early Childhood Education in the Counseling Program and Co-Director of the Center for Play Therapy at the University of North Texas. She has published over 150 articles, chapters, and books in the field of play therapy. Dr. Ray is a founding board member and past president of the Association for Child and Adolescent Counseling, as well as current board chair of the Association for Play Therapy. Dr. Ray also co-created and oversees the international certification program for Child-Centered Play Therapy and Child-Parent Relationship Therapy, as well as currently operates the counseling practice, EmpathyWell, in Highland Village, TX where she facilitates play therapy, training, and supervision. In this episode, you'll learn: What multicultural play therapy is and what it means to be culturally-inclusive play therapist; What cultural humility is and how it is the cornerstone for cultural opportunity; Some of the barriers and fears that prevent us from connecting fully with ourselves and our child clients; What to do when a rupture occurs in our relationship with our client (...guaranteed to happen) and how to bring in cultural humility and cultural comfort to create cultural opportunity; How to develop a more multicultural orientation when working in the context of the family system or working with parents/caregivers; and What research says about a multicultural playroom and how to extend multiculturalism to your play therapy room. Enjoy this incredibly important discussion that we hope you'll then share with whomever you feel like could also benefit from learning more about multiculturalism in play therapy. Let's all bring multiculturalism more into our playrooms! Podcast Resources: Synergetic Play Therapy Institute Synergetic Play Therapy Learning Website FREE Resources to support you on your play therapy journey Aggression in Play Therapy: A Neurobiological Approach to Integrating Intensity * If you enjoy this podcast, please give us a five-star rating and review on Apple Podcast, subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts, and invite your friends/fellow colleagues to join us.
Let's tackle a topic that's been surprisingly absent from the podcast so far: needs assessments! You're gearing up for a new school year and are ready to make a big difference in your students' lives. That's where needs assessments come in. They're like the compass that guides us in the right direction from the very beginning of the school year. Think of this as our chance to hear straight from the students themselves - what they need, what challenges they face, and how we can best support them. While I can't hand you a one-size-fits-all needs assessment, I can share strategic ideas of what to include so that the results can help to inform the direction of your program and make it much easier to plan out your year. We're doing a deeper dive into needs assessments inside of my high school counseling membership, The Clique Collaborative. If you're interested in hearing more about this and other topics, be sure to get your name on the waitlist here! Resources: Get on the waitlist for The Clique Collaborative Visit my High School Counselor Amazon Storefront Research Article: "Initial Validation of the ASCA-Informed Student Needs Assessment - High School Version" by Rawn A. Boulden Podcast: Episode 42, How to Use Data in Your High School Counseling Program Without Overthinking It Podcast: Episode 82, Set Your Year Up for Success With a Summer Team Planning Day Leave your review for School Counseling Conversations on Apple Podcasts Connect with Lauren: Sign up for the free, 3-day prep for High School Counseling Job Interviews Visit my TpT store Send me a DM on Instagram: @counselorclique Follow me on Facebook Send me an email Get on the waitlist for the Clique Collaborative Full show notes on website: https://counselorclique.com/episode83
This is part 2 of how to add creativity to your school counseling program. In this episode we share several rubber meets the road tips, as well as some stories, and of course some laughs. We truly believe that finding that creativity and tapping into what you're passionate about can be a game changer for your upcoming school year.
What if your state decided it was important for EVERY school to have a comprehensive counseling program in place - even if it wasn't the ASCA National Model - and made it easy for schools to implement the program? That's the question Indiana posed, and answered, by developing a comprehensive counseling program called Carrying the Torch to Student Success AND developing a free online learning platform so that every school could implement the program. Listen in to hear how Indiana made all of this happen.
We believe that this time of year is the perfect time to reflect and think about what worked this year, and what improvements can be made for the upcoming year. In this episode we give several rubber meets the road tips on how to add creativity to your school counseling program, and why we think it's important. There are so many tips and discussions about each tip, we decided to make this 2 episodes. Enjoy the first half this week and the second half next week.
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Bisexuals are the most common identity in the LGBTQIA+ population with 84% of bisexual people in opposite sex partnerships. On top of that, women are more likely to identify as bisexual. So why isn't there more support and resources for queer women? Especially those in straight relationships? We invite Heather as a guest on this show to discuss major challenges bisexual women face, the stereotypes many are labelled with and even physical and mental health outcomes this invisible majority can encounter. Heather is currently a third-year graduate student in Southern Methodist University's Counseling Program working toward completion of her Master's degree. As a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, she is committed to finding creative ways to serve and support others in the group. You won't want to miss out on this intimate and candid discussion three bisexual women share about being in straight, long-term partnerships. Guest Info: Heather is currently a third-year graduate student in Southern Methodist University's Counseling Program working toward completion of her Master's degree. She is passionate about sexual and relational counseling and has completed training as a sex and intimacy coach through the Somatica Institute. As a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, she is committed to finding creative ways to serve and support others in the group. In November 2022, she debuted her work on sexual identity support groups for queer women in heterosexual passing relationships as a poster project at the TCA Conference in Dallas, Texas. Heather hopes to continue her education to earn a doctorate degree and become a counselor educator. • Website: http://www.outofbedlock.com/ • Instagram: @outofbedlock WATCH ON YOURTUBE: https://youtu.be/m20B9wvMX9U ---- About Sex Ed for the Modern Bed: I started working as a sex educator in 2014 as a non monogamous educator and podcaster with my partner. In April 2021, I decided to expand my knowledge and enrolled in school to become a certified Somatic Sex Educator and Sexological Bodyworker. I am an advanced student with The Institute for the Study of Somatic Sex Education and a certified "Like a Pro" graduate with the School of Consent. I am passionate about supporting people to discover their authentic sexual selves, helping folks to embody what consent and boundaries feels like in their bodies, and providing non judgmental sexual education. Read more here: https://www.sexedforthemodernbed.com/about About Sex and Sensibility: I have a background in neuroscience /neurobiology & spent the past decade exploring tools and modalities around emotional release and Somatic bodywork. Trained as a relationship/intimacy coach with the Somatica® Institute before embarking on the path of Sexological Bodywork & Somatic Sex Education with the ISSSE where I'm currently completing my training. I hold trainings in performance hypnosis, doula training, lactation education, dominatrix work, business coaching, Hakomi Psycotherapy and psychedelic guidance/integration. I am currently enrolled in Ellen Heed's STREAM training (Scar Tissue Remediation Education and Management) with a focus on holistic pelvic care. The work I do is client-led, in service to stepping more into wholeness, happiness & eroticism. I place high value on my clients exploring the taboo, enjoying the freedom to discover various sensations, find empowerment outside of normative realms & lean in to playing with power dynamics. www.mysexandsensibility.com --- WORK WITH ME: https://www.sexedforthemodernbed.com/services --- SAY HI ON SOCIAL: Website: https://www.sexedforthemodernbed.com/ Twitter: twitter.com/sxuninterrupted Instagram: www.instagram.com/sexedforthemodernbed/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/sexuninterrupted/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/sexuninterrupted Music Credit: Shake - Anno Domini Beats (Theme Music) © SU Lifestyle Media Inc.
Bisexuals are the most common identity in the LGBTQIA+ population with 84% of bisexual people in opposite sex partnerships. On top of that, women are more likely to identify as bisexual. So why isn't there more support and resources for queer women? Especially those in straight relationships? We invite Heather as a guest on this show to discuss major challenges bisexual women face, the stereotypes many are labelled with and even physical and mental health outcomes this invisible majority can encounter. Heather is currently a third-year graduate student in Southern Methodist University's Counseling Program working toward completion of her Master's degree. As a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, she is committed to finding creative ways to serve and support others in the group. You won't want to miss out on this intimate and candid discussion three bisexual women share about being in straight, long-term partnerships. Guest Info: Heather is currently a third-year graduate student in Southern Methodist University's Counseling Program working toward completion of her Master's degree. She is passionate about sexual and relational counseling and has completed training as a sex and intimacy coach through the Somatica Institute. As a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, she is committed to finding creative ways to serve and support others in the group. In November 2022, she debuted her work on sexual identity support groups for queer women in heterosexual passing relationships as a poster project at the TCA Conference in Dallas, Texas. Heather hopes to continue her education to earn a doctorate degree and become a counselor educator. • Website: http://www.outofbedlock.com/ • Instagram: @outofbedlock WATCH ON YOURTUBE: https://youtu.be/m20B9wvMX9U ---- About Sex Ed for the Modern Bed: I started working as a sex educator in 2014 as a non monogamous educator and podcaster with my partner. In April 2021, I decided to expand my knowledge and enrolled in school to become a certified Somatic Sex Educator and Sexological Bodyworker. I am an advanced student with The Institute for the Study of Somatic Sex Education and a certified "Like a Pro" graduate with the School of Consent. I am passionate about supporting people to discover their authentic sexual selves, helping folks to embody what consent and boundaries feels like in their bodies, and providing non judgmental sexual education. Read more here: https://www.sexedforthemodernbed.com/about About Sex and Sensibility: I have a background in neuroscience /neurobiology & spent the past decade exploring tools and modalities around emotional release and Somatic bodywork. Trained as a relationship/intimacy coach with the Somatica® Institute before embarking on the path of Sexological Bodywork & Somatic Sex Education with the ISSSE where I'm currently completing my training. I hold trainings in performance hypnosis, doula training, lactation education, dominatrix work, business coaching, Hakomi Psycotherapy and psychedelic guidance/integration. I am currently enrolled in Ellen Heed's STREAM training (Scar Tissue Remediation Education and Management) with a focus on holistic pelvic care. The work I do is client-led, in service to stepping more into wholeness, happiness & eroticism. I place high value on my clients exploring the taboo, enjoying the freedom to discover various sensations, find empowerment outside of normative realms & lean in to playing with power dynamics. www.mysexandsensibility.com --- WORK WITH ME: https://www.sexedforthemodernbed.com/services --- SAY HI ON SOCIAL: Website: https://www.sexedforthemodernbed.com/ Twitter: twitter.com/sxuninterrupted Instagram: www.instagram.com/sexedforthemodernbed/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/sexuninterrupted/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/sexuninterrupted Music Credit: Shake - Anno Domini Beats (Theme Music) © SU Lifestyle Media Inc.
Think back to your family dinner table conversations while you were growing up. Did the topic of finances come up, or was that kept private? For many of us, there was a lack of financial literacy talk and not many opportunities to practice real-life skills such as long-term saving and spending. Now as adults, we know how important financial education is. Financial literacy is a topic that I'm super enthusiastic about, and today's guest, Alyssa Lyon, shares that passion. Alyssa is here to discuss the need for our students to have equitable access to financial literacy and how it is a community effort to put this education into practice. At the end of the day, talking about money can be scary, but it can also be very empowering. When we can equip our students with knowledge around finances, it will help them, their families, and their community. In this episode, you'll hear about free financial literacy resources that you can utilize to set your students up for success! Resources: Sign up for your first Teacher Care Crate! Check out Teacher Care Crate on Instagram @teachercarecrate Sign up for your free EVERFI counselor account Follow Everfi on Instagram @everfik12 Student Success Stories from Everfi: "Financial Education Makes a Difference" Podcast: Episode 64, CTE Teacher and High School Counselor Partnerships with Khristen Massic Leave your review for High School Counseling Conversations on Apple Podcasts Some resources may include affiliate links, which help to support this podcast at no additional cost to you. Connect with Lauren: Join my email list and get the free Data Collection Ideas Guide for High School Counselors Visit my TpT store Send me a DM on Instagram: @counselorclique Follow me on Facebook Send me an email Get on the waitlist for the Clique Collaborative Full show notes on website: https://counselorclique.com/episode67
Nicki Allen, MS, LPC, RPT, NCC (she/her) is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Texas. She is a Certified Expressive Arts Therapist, a Registered Play Therapist, a Certified Dancing Mindfulness Facilitator, a Certified Advanced Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT) Practitioner/Supervisor, and a trained EMDR therapist. Nicki is a doctoral candidate in the Counseling Program at the University of North Texas, with a specialty in play therapist training and supervision. Nicki is known in her community for serving those who are frequently targeted or marginalized, including survivors of domestic violence and sexual violence, artists, the LGBTQ+ community, and the Ukrainian American community. Nicki's background in music, classical dance, Ukrainian folk dance, and theatre inform the creative lens through which she views the world. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/grayson-mask/support
Young children are innately curious and enjoy learning about their world. Our school systems, though, often take the fun out of learning. In this episode, Lisa Forbes and David Thomas join us to discuss how faculty can use playful activities to make learning fun for both students and instructors. Lisa is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Counseling Program at the University of Colorado Denver. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Registered Play Therapist. Her research focuses on intensive mothering practices, gender conformity, mental health, and play and fun in teaching and learning. David is the Executive Director of Online Programs at the University of Denver and Assistant Professor Attendant in the Department of Architecture at the University of Colorado Denver. His research focuses around fun, fun objects, and the meaning of play. He is the author of numerous columns and articles on video games and, with John Sharp as co-author, of Fun, Taste and Games. Lisa and David are the co-editors of The Professors at Play PlayBook, an anthology of almost 100 play techniques developed by over 65 professors. A transcript of this episode and show notes may be found at http://teaforteaching.com.
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SHOW TOPICHighlights of the School Counseling Program and Introducing Hope Squad with Dr. Jeff RobertsSPECIAL GUESTDr. Jeff Roberts, Seneca Valley Student Services Director Dr. Jeff Roberts has been an administrator in the Seneca Valley School District since 2009, and currently serves as the Seneca Valley Supervisor of Gifted Education and Student Services. He recently earned his degree in doctoral studies at Indiana University of Pennsylvania in Administration and Leadership Studies. In addition to supervising gifted education, Mr. Roberts oversees the school counseling, health service and library departments. Dr. Roberts is a graduate of the Leadership Butler County program. He is also currently a member of the Butler County Suicide Prevention Coalition, and a board member of the Butler County Alliance for Children. IN THIS EPISODE, WE WILL REVIEWWhat can parents do or who should they contact if they sense their child has the ‘winter blues' or seasonal depression?How can parents and/or students go about meeting with their school counselor? How can parents find mental health resources on the Seneca Valley website?What is Care Solace, and how can you access it?Seneca Valley will be introducing a new program this spring called Hope Squad. What is Hope Squad and how will it work?
National School Counseling week is just around the corner! What does that mean to you? I don't want to be the bearer of bad news, but if you're expecting it to be a week that celebrates you, complete with Starbucks, gifts, and catered lunches, you'll likely be very disappointed. So what is it all about? Well, according to ASCA, this week is meant to highlight the role that school counselors play in helping students achieve school success and career planning. This episode will help you do just that by giving you 5 quick ideas to implement during National School Counseling Week that will lead to advocacy for your program. Resources: Resource: Graduation Credit Check Spreadsheet Resource: 4-Day Email Advocacy Challenge Resource: ASCA National School Counseling Week resources (templates, promotional toolkit, etc.) Podcast: Episode 49, Using a Social Media Strategy to Promote Your High School Counseling Program Leave your review for High School Counseling Conversations on Apple Podcasts Connect with Lauren: Join my email list and get the free Data Collection Ideas Guide for High School Counselors Visit my TpT store Send me a DM on Instagram: @counselorclique Follow me on Facebook Send me an email Get on the waitlist for the Clique Collaborative Full show notes on website: https://counselorclique.com/episode59
Do you set goals for yourself and your program at the start of every year or have New Year's goals not really been your thing in the past? I know doing “New Year, New Goals” is a bit overdone but I feel like it's a good chance to encourage ourselves to improve personally and professionally. If you aren't sure where to start with your goals, I have five goals you can set to help improve your counseling program this year. We're about half way through the school year so it's a great time to look at what we've done and where our program is. It's also a great time to set some goals that will help us better our school counseling program in the new year. I'm not talking huge, lofty goals, but smaller goals that will have a big impact on your program. I am sharing professional goals on scheduling, organization, data collection, advocating, and handling push back. I made each of these goals attainable so you can celebrate the wins when you achieve them and see the impact they have on your program. * Show Notes: https://brightfutures-counseling.com/podcast-episodes/program-goals * Resources Mentioned: Enroll in the Stress Free School Counseling Course: https://www.stressfreeschoolcounseling.com/enroll Join my school counselor membership IMPACT: https://www.stressfreeschoolcounseling.com/impact * Connect with Rachel: Shop: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Bright-Futures-Counseling Blog: https://brightfutures-counseling.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brightfuturescounseling/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2473191466030095 If you are enjoying School Counseling Simplified please follow and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/school-counseling-simplified-podcast/id1534494971
A weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders from all corners of our community. The show is produced by a collective of media makers, deejays, and activists. This episode highlights Lavendar Phoenix's Peer Counseling Program. Tonight you'll be hearing interviews from Iris Yip, Phibi Loc Tran, Madhvi trivedi-pathak, and Al. They launched their Peer Counseling Program back in August 2022 and This pilot came out the Trans Justice committee's Up to Us needs assessment finding around trans and non binary API people struggling with mental health and not being able to access affirming mental health support. We wanted to create a free mental healing program that was led by trans API people and did not involve the police. About 7+ trans and non binary API members planned and organized for almost 2 years to make this pilot happen in Aug 2022. In June-August 2022 we trained 10 trans and non binary API counselors in abolitionist and disability justice based peer counseling (with the help of Project LETS and Asian American Peer Counseling). In August 2022 we held peer counseling with 8 participants. The majority of the organizers, counselors and participants were from our priority groups: working class, South Asian/South East Asian/PI/Central Asian. We chose these groups to prioritize those most impacted by systemic oppression in our community. One participant who received counseling said: “Both of my peer counselors were so lovely to talk to, and I felt more seen in that one session than I have in 10 years of searching for a therapist who could understand my intersectionality.” Lavender Phoenix builds transgender, non-binary, and queer Asian and Pacific Islander power in the Bay Area. We inspire and train grassroots leaders, transform our values from scarcity to abundance, and build vibrant intersectional movements. AACRE Thursdays is monthly radio show featuring an organization from the AACRE: Asian American for Civil Rights and Equality. AACRE Thursdays premiers every third Thursday of the month at 7pm. Find more APEX Express Shows here. Links: Donate to sustain our work: lavenderphoenix.org/donate Instagram: @lavphoenix Facebook: facebook.org/lavphoenix Twitter: @lav_phoenix Lavender Phoenix Transcript: [11/23/22] Peer Counseling pilot [00:00:00] Apex express Asian Pacific expression. Unity and cultural coverage, music and calendar, new visions, and voices coming to you with Asian Pacific Islander point of view. It's time to get on board the apex express. [00:00:14] paige: Hello, welcome to acre Thursdays on apex express radio. My name is Paige Chung and tonight we'll be listening to interviews from lavender Phoenix, an organization of transgender non-binary and queer Asian Pacific Islanders fighting for community safety, healing justice. And sustainable movements in the San Francisco bay area. [00:00:33] paige: I'm really excited tonight to showcase lavender. Phoenix is peer counseling program. Tonight. You'll be hearing interviews from Iris Yip , Phoebe loc tran, Madvi Trivedi-Pathak, and Al, all members of lavender, Phoenix. So they launched their peer counseling program back in August, 2022. And this pilot came out of their trans justice committee's needs assessment findings called “up to us”. In their findings they found out that trans and nonbinary API people [00:01:00] struggle with mental health and not being able to access, affirming mental health support. So they wanted to create a free mental health healing program that was led by trans Asian Pacific Islander people. And did not involve the police. [00:01:13] paige: So about seven plus trans and non binary API planned organized for almost two years to make this pilot happen in August, 2022. So From June to August, 2022, they trained 10 trans and non-binary API counselors. And abolitionists and disability, justice based peer counseling. Using the help of project LETS and Asian-American peer counseling. Then in August, 2022, they held their peer counseling program with eight participants. The majority of the organizers, the counselors and the participants were from the priority groups of lavender, Phoenix, which include the working class, south Asian people, Southeast Asian people, Pacific Islander people and central Asian people. And they chose these groups to prioritize because they're the most [00:02:00] impacted by systematic oppression in their community. And one participant who receives counseling said, ” both of my peer counselors were so lovely to talk to. And I felt more seen in one session that I have in 10 years of searching for a therapist who could understand my intersectionality.” [00:02:16] paige: So we'll first hear from Iris. Yep. And Mahdavi, and then you'll hear from Phoebe and I'll later on. And yeah, we'll hear about their peer counseling program that they launched and their reflections from it. Here is Iris Yip. [00:02:31] Iris: So the first question is about the planning process of the pilot. So thinking about the planning process with peer counseling pilot what do you think has been going well with the process? [00:02:42] Madhvi: With the planning process? Process? I came in during a later iteration. So by the time that I entered into this space there, several folks through Healing Justice and maybe even other committees that had given their [00:03:00] input. [00:03:00] Madhvi: So it's gone through many different folks, many different perspectives have been included in the planning process, and I think that creates a really well-rounded experience. You can tell that there's a lot of consideration too, on who's been generally excluded from life spaces where gaining the tools for healing and community support and really trying to center the planning around. Amplifying and creating a space that feels welcoming for folks that are often excluded, even within our large QT API umbrella. It's nice that this is a trans centered space. This is one that is really trying to honor working class narratives to think that's a place of invisibilization often. So there's a lot of thoughtfulness that has been put into the planning process. [00:03:48] Iris: And what would you say that is the impact of that thoughtfulness and having had so many perspectives be involved in the creation of this? [00:03:56] Madhvi: I think impact is that when there has been gaps, it does end up [00:04:00] getting filled. There is an abundance of perspectives coming in. So there's this flow of thoughts that , keep it full , very thoughtful in that way. also the folks who are on, who are in this iteration of the planning and organizing. I'll come from really interesting, unique backgrounds. So you're able to see the input from each different person and it gives it a really beautiful, full experience to be able to see the ways in which the curriculums can develop the way in. And the art connecting to the flyers, that was created by a previous summer organizer too. There's just it's nice to have a history already, in this mix, being made and so many people being involved. Okay. [00:04:45] Iris: And then thinking about the planning process again what has been difficult about the process? [00:04:50] Madhvi: Since this is a first time pilot program, there's so much beauty and potential for what seeds are being sewed in this segue of [00:05:00] wanting to make sure things feel. Evenly doable for folks who are the peer counselors in training as well as the people who are on the organizing end and so it's this chemistry situation where we're , okay. [00:05:13] Madhvi: I'm , does this feel too much too soon? Or does it feel not enough? We wanna be able to. Support folks and feeling supported to be able to do this pilot. It's new for everyone, for the organizers, for the people who are being trained, for the folks that are gonna be receiving the counseling. So there's a lot of considerations around ethics, safety, holding, these notions of what is safe? What feels the individual, in their agency and autonomy can hold and the organization too. Where are the places where lavender, phoenix, maybe impacted, Are there things around informed consent or if there is some kind of moment things that we've had conversations about, it's okay, what. [00:05:53] Madhvi: Someone gets activated a peer counselor's not able to hold the space or they end up leaving feeling [00:06:00] activated from a session. We were thinking a lot about the chain of support, so how the organizers can support the peer counselors as they're supporting the people being counseled and then how lavender Phoenix can help the organizers. So it's just a lot of figuring it out for the first time. . And also peer counseling is really beautiful in this way where it's separate from the clinical, mandated regulations that maybe counselors who are held by, state laws are in relationship with. [00:06:30] Madhvi: So there's more freedom here. And then also moving through that space. It's also when we're in that place of freedom, there's this underlying, I feel the state tries to instill fear in people who are trying to do this work that you're gonna fuck up or gonna do something wrong. And it's really a lot of us being , we actually know what we need to do, how to be able to maneuver out of these state based policies that rely on violence systems and give each other the tools. [00:06:57] Iris: Okay. And then last question [00:07:00] on the planning process do you have any recommendations for improving the process or [00:07:05] Madhvi: For the planning process? I think that there's really great intention to share, if people are feeling. Burnt out overexerted. And also I think that a lot of us, including myself, [laughter], I think from the , I will not really share that when it's happening, even though the language at Lavender Phoenix and the culture is ask for help when you need it. [00:07:25] Madhvi: There's so much of that. And then yet there's still this feeling of resistance or feeling , Bad about not being able to do more and pushing past, what does feel comfortable I'm wondering if there's a space for people in the planning process as organizers to kinda anonymously send feedback to staff anonymous feedback survey sort of thing, during the process to kinda gauge. People's level of feeling energized, exhausted, what maybe is needed. [00:07:56] Madhvi: And since there are people who are yeah, the working class [00:08:00] end too, of the organizing side. It would be cool if there were stipends. It is a lot of work and labor that goes into it for compensation is a cool thing. And also it's one of those things too, even saying it feels a guilt twinge or being , this is something where it's community. We're doing it for a reason outside. But it's also the, sometimes it's hard to be able to do the psych work when our own cups are emp. [00:08:26] Iris: Yeah. Great. Thank you for sharing the ation. And I think there's a of the important things there, especially around feedback. Yeah. I think anonymous feedback is to bridge that of job and how difficult it's my next set of. Is it that the sustainability you talk a little bit about, but I know that the peer counseling team has tried to do a lot of work around making the process sustainable for both the planning team and counsel. So thinking about the sustainability of the process what do you think has worked so far? [00:08:57] Madhvi: Sustainability wise, it has [00:09:00] been nice to be able to have the larger healing justice committee plug into the efforts. And there's I think five or six of us who are in the organizing peer counseling side right now, but they're , Yeah, as I shared before, there have been so many people the earlier iterations of this too. It's being able to know that you can kinda pass the torch and there's gonna be other people there. It's not all of the responsibility is on this group of five or six people. There are so many people who are down to rise to the occasion and support and be here for the next iteration too. I think that's gonna be something that's gonna help with. Long term visions of sustainability too, and knowing that there will be breath in between and there's always consent in the process too, really invitations to kind join into these efforts. Nothing feels, it feels the space to communicate. [00:09:55] Madhvi: Okay, if it's when does it end? Are we. ending there. Are we [00:10:00] continuing, it does seem there's a finite end point for this moment in time, which gives a break and that feels just good to know in terms of future planning and if the invitation to come back to help the pilot program or the program if it wants, if it grows. Something that's gonna be a larger part, for the future of lavender Phoenix. And there's that aspect, which is great. Sustainability wise, it's cool that we're not, the organizers are not doing all the trainings. I thought that was originally what it was and it felt a lot. [00:10:28] Madhvi: But we're able to resource out to people in the community who've been doing this work for a really long. Who are living their lives, Project lets folks in that word Stephanie, get to make their living off of doing this amazing disability justice work. And it's cool to be able to financially support them too in the process of feel sustainable. Even in the way that we're creating the relationships, new relationships to other orgs that haven't been part of Lavender Phoenix's network in the past. So it feels yeah, there's that way of [00:11:00] being able to be supportive, sustaining other people, other projects, other orgs, utilizing other folks' knowledge. [00:11:07] Iris: Yeah. as a follow up to that, what you think the impact has been of outsourcing, the training to project LETS rather than digging it. [00:11:16] Madhvi: Yeah, The impact has been a really great learning experience, I think for even the organizers doing this too. We get to learn alongside the peer counselors, we get to build relationships with project labs other groups too we're gonna be doing role play later. I'm forgetting what the acronym starts with aapc. And just being able to these are folks that have been doing peer counseling specifically in Asian American communities, for a good second too. So they have inside guidance, a history, a way to be able to support and navigate and offer their own wisdom. As this specific, lavender, phoenix seed is in its way of sprouting out a peer counseling. So [00:12:00] it's lovely being able to , have people who've been doing this, be able to offer feedback throughout the process to offer guidance that doesn't , feel one of those things , ah, we're starting from scratch. [00:12:10] Madhvi: No, it's it's already here. This resource is here and we're connecting to what is already, and then if, Yeah, making the changes that feel the needed transformation, maybe if it. Spaces haven't honored trans, non-binary, intersex communities, in the process of centering their spaces, That's what we're able to do better. What we're able to commit to doing better is owning those kinds of spaces and having folks within our own communities getting trained who have lived experience in that way. So just different places, orgs that have lived experience in their own ways, taking the gems and then knowing that our peer counselors have this other lived experience that maybe not as represented in other spaces. They get to add their own little non-binary flare too. Yeah. [00:12:58] Iris: And then on the flip [00:13:00] side thinking about the sustainability of this project, what do you think could make this process more sustainable? [00:13:06] Madhvi: It really feels in the future since we've already kinda done a lot of the initial connecting, getting the trainings, learnings and understandings, from this experience, going forward it's gonna be a lot less work on the organizing end since we've done a lot of research amongst all the different iterations of folks who have passed through the planning process for this. That there's just a beautiful database that is growing and growing in so many resources that are growing and growing that it's feeling very. A tangible vault of okay, this is where we're gonna go and we know where we're gonna go. Versus I'm not sure yet. It's kinda we transgressed into the place of knowing okay, these orgs are here and that helps, that feeling of sustainability and kind shortening, that place of panic of Oh, where do we go? Who do we turn to support us and who can we support to in. . [00:13:58] Madhvi: Yeah, and [00:14:00] if we're able to keep in touch and keep those relationships strong, there may be even more places of connecting and growing and offering. People in not just the live under Phoenix community, but community, but larger communities the ability to access maybe free or, Yeah, free trainings on peer counseling and letting it be more of a widespread so to resource that it's just a really beautiful thing that folks can tap into feeling that level of agency, that feels self sustainable, too, sustainable for organizations when people , feel they're equipped. [00:14:35] Iris: Thank you for your response to that. My last two questions are about the future of the program. So first do you have any thoughts on if we should continue this program after the pilot stage and what would the impact of that be? Whether we do or not? [00:14:53] Madhvi: I think it would be really wonderful for it to be something that happens.[00:15:00] A few times a year. I know when peer support things do start out, it's smaller, shorter, and then as people can be more familiar with the process and the comfort of knowing their own agency and holding space, it feels something that it could be in many seasons throughout the year and the space of just. [00:15:21] Madhvi: Drop in support. It's something that feels a need that's always gonna be a need. And it's also to have free, culturally competent, gender expansive, aware ways of being, in listening in support. That feels a forever healing justice. Home to kinda be able to provide community. It feels important. It seems and fingers crossed, that people who are going through this training program are able to tap in deeper cuz there's a good handful of folks, I believe 16 people and those folks can be organizers in so many different renditions down the line too, having had [00:16:00] this experience and they're coming in. Yeah. I'm just so curious to hear their own feedback on this process and what they think future peer counselors would need for it to grow. I'm sure that there's gonna be maybe more, carefully cultivated, cohort experiences could be a. Powerful experience for folks. [00:16:19] Madhvi: Cause right now it does feel a little bit looser in the sense of different parts of , the summer organizer. There's a strong sense of Oh, we're building relationships with each other. That doesn't seem it exists so strongly for people who are peer counselors right now, they're showing. These spaced weekends with minimal contact with each other throughout. So maybe that could be the future, where there's a more of a cohort experience. Yeah. [00:16:44] Iris: Yeah. The last question is, do you have new recommendations for continuing this program beyond the pilot? If it does. [00:16:53] Madhvi: Yeah, I think this cohort experience would be cool. Maybe art, kinda. Component too [00:17:00] are a, creating a space, it is something that we didn't really talk about, but there are ways of making virtual s and things that, And that could be really beautiful as part of this. I'm also curious to hear more people's stories as to why they're interested in this work. There was a little bit of that in the welcoming but just the ability to know folks a little bit more feels it could be important. And in the spirit of doing that too, it feels the training would maybe need to. be closer in time as well as instead of spaced out over several months. [00:17:36] Madhvi: I think the spacing out really helped us as the planning team. Yeah. Cause a lot of things have been figured out very as we're going, even though we tried to plan ahead, things changed. So it's okay. But that timeline that allows a sense of intimacy and connection to in a way that feels , okay, more concrete. And yeah, I think more interactive aspects too would be [00:18:00] helpful. It does feel a lot of absorbing, which is super important. And also I think when we get to the role play, we're gonna be able to witness more so of the peer counselors in the process of. Doing the embodied and the relaying aspects of this where Yeah, right now it's a lot of absorbing, taking in. [00:18:21] Madhvi: Yeah. I'm also wondering for the peer counselors in their own lives too, the way that , these interview questions have been kinda asking about sustainability. Or the planning team and all of those I'm curious too, for them, how they would need more support from us. If it feels it's even an open invitation too, I'm not entirely sure if that has been as carefully created and Yeah. So I think that would. An important thing to consider going forward. Just kinda checking in on where the individuals are too in their life and knowing that they can receive support. I , I hope that they know, in our [00:19:00] emails, there is always that space of feel free to, to connect on things anything in the reading feels activating. This is who you can reach out to and so I hope that There in a way that sometimes even when something is there in that way, it doesn't mean that people are gonna use it if there's not that trust and rapport built. [00:19:19] Madhvi: So I feel needing to have some trust building, relationship building for people to feel safe enough to actually reach out if they dunno folks. Yeah. Okay. And actually I have one follow up to your, It's about what do you think would be the impact of having a closer connection between the counselor cohort if they had more opportunities to , interact with each other and talk in that way? , I honestly think that it. I'm just thinking about my own cohort experiences in different places. I've been able to lean on those folks, maybe more so than the people who are holding the container. There's a distance between the people who are holding the [00:20:00] container and the people who are going through the process with you, shared experiences, more maybe of the same questions, insecurities, excitement, joy and being able to have that kinda space to know okay, we're going through this together, this part of the journey. It could just help additional processing that, stronger feeling of grounded in purpose as well. Yeah. [00:20:24] Madhvi: Great. And I totally agree, and that's my question. Yeah. Thank you for talking with me. I'm going to end the recording now. [00:20:33] paige: All right. That was the first interview with Iris yip and Madvhi. So now we're going to take a quick music break and listen to queer brown love by Leo Hegde who is on staff. I love under Phoenix. This is queer brown love by Leo Hegde. [00:21:00] [00:22:00] [00:23:00] [00:24:00] [00:24:20] paige: You just listened to queer brown love by Leo Hegde who is a staff at lavender Phoenix. You are listening to apex express on KPFA 94.1 and online@kpfa.org. Let's get back into these interviews by lavender Phoenix. And this next interview will be conducted by Iris Yip who will be talking to Al. [00:24:41] Iris: This is the first question. What has gone, what has worked well with the training content? [00:24:45] al: Yeah, so what has worked really well, I believe is Lavender Phoenix outsourcing the education to those that are actively learning and practicing. Peer [00:25:00] counseling based on their own lived experiences. I think that opportunity to collaborate with project lets created such a in depth and I. Just , how do I say this? Enlightening space for me and my peers to learn and also express curiosity, ask questions in live time with the coordinator of project lets, and process hard emotions and also bring in our own lived experiences and ask for best practices in live time. [00:25:29] al: So I just, That has been very revolutionary for me because just in multiple learning spaces that I've been in from school to workplaces to internships, people tend to cut corners around education. They think that trainings are just trainings PowerPoints, but. I think that learning from guest speakers that are actually within the realm of work, and especially for this work of working with people, I think that this will create influential impacts on each and every peer counselor. [00:25:59] al: There's [00:26:00] no way that I feel this curriculum has been disengaging. It's been so engaging and so memorable. And I wanna say too, that I've been in different peer counseling cohorts and I've been trained on this topic area, but the content was ableist, not trauma-informed, controversial and harmful. And the content that peer counseling has been teaching me has been healing me and been helping me to expand my scope on my family, my lived experiences, and myself and my community. And it's so much more than just a training. It's a revolutionary space for sure. [00:26:40] Iris: Awesome. Yeah. I love that. Has there been any, specific part of the training that you can share that you think has had that impact on you? [00:26:47] al: Has that healing impact on me? Yeah I think that I've. I think this might be normal in lavender, phoenix spaces, but it's not normal for me in my other spaces in my everyday life. [00:27:00] But calling one selves in to whenever they misspoke for instance, one time the coordinator of Project LETS had said something about the word darkness and they had not caught themselves about the racist implications that, that may have because of the just how society binary things, black, white, darkness and light. And there's a lot of connotations around the words you use and using mindful language. And I didn't know that it was. Irking, I didn't know that. But then in that space, someone called them in and the speaker corrected themselves. [00:27:34] al: And I got to watch, someone that I look up to model behavior in lifetime of what I'm learning as they're learning and seeing my educators , or my mentors facilitators, having that student always mentality too, that they're here to learn from us as well. That's groundbreaking because I have so much respect for queer elders cuz they've lived through so much stuff. But the fact that. The queer [00:28:00] elders in this space in particular want to learn from us, the youth in this space. I think that's what's really healing, because in this space, I just see a world where I really actually wanna live in. And that could make me cry because the state of the world outside of the space is really ugly. [00:28:16] Iris: That's amazing. I'm really glad this training has given me that space. I really resonated with what you said about being an environment where there's, again, mutual sense of learning and wanting to learn from each other. I think that curiosity really helps bring an open mind to these kinds of spaces. [00:28:30] Iris: Okay. The next question is, so I think you've touched on this already, but what do you think has been the impact? Of outsourcing this, people that are really, I guess doing the work of anti ableist behavior and anti-racism, culturally competent peer counseling. What is the impact of that being in this kind of training? [00:28:47] al: I think that it's resistance in the making and movement in the making. I think that I feel very lucky to have access this knowledge because not everyone gets the chance to learn what [00:29:00] happens when someone's under psychiatric arrest? That's something that you will hear more about when you go through the project lETS training, but understanding. Because I'm coming from a place of privilege where I've never been 51 50 that I've never been arrested. I've never been on the inside doors of a psychiatric treatment facility. So speaking from that point of view and hearing from someone who has, and the harm that the state has on patients and how vulnerable patients are, I feel like that creates movement and solidarity with people who do not have lived experiences with it, but know people who have lived experiences with it and see how fucked up it is and wants to do something better and provide alternative sources and resources for care, specifically community care because . [00:29:48] al: One of the main reasons why I'm so politicized is because growing up I watch my dad struggle to get the mental health access care he needs because he has severe [00:30:00] mental psychosis that relapses annually. And I believe that the reason why it happens so repetitively and cyclically is because there's a need that's not being met and that need should met by the healthcare system in this first world country. But it's so inaccessible. It's so culturally irrelevant and dare say it's harmful, it's abusive, it's traumatizing. And so Okay. I'm going on tangents, but it's, it, I never understood what happened when my dad was hospitalized because I was always on the outside. [00:30:32] al: I was always his caretaker, wanting to find him a source for him to get care. But He was never able to really communicate to me what was happening on the inside of those doors because of language barriers, because how hard it is to talk about these things in Vietnamese culture. It's just, there's so much that separates us from being able to talk about everything he feels and everything he experiences. [00:30:51] al: There's just not words to describe how bizarre the state of there is in this country and neglect that he's faced due to war and [00:31:00] colonization. He doesn't have the words to describe what he's going through, but I can see the effects and now I know the effects. I know I have the knowledge and education of what happens behind those hospital doors and how he spends hours and hours trying to pay his hospital bills that are bizarre. [00:31:16] al: Hundreds of thousands of dollars and so I know these things now because of the space that I hear from other people. And I think that in knowing this, I'm fired up, I'm heated and I, my drive is to build community. My drive is to build actual healing spaces that, we have the potential to create as a collective. And I just don't wanna rely on the state anymore. And I want better for my dad. I want better for me, I want better for our community Now, future past, I. We can do better now with these tools that we're learning in this space and how we're opening our hearts to each other through the various pains and barriers that, that the state is trying to keep in between us all. Yeah. [00:31:58] Iris: Yeah. Thank you for [00:32:00] sharing both so vulnerably and so passionately. Oh, no, I really love the way you are always very reflective in what you say. And I think it gives such great knowledge that I can learn from too yeah. Yeah. Awesome. Oh my God, this is great. Okay. My next question is do you think there's any other additional trainings that you would find helpful or that you think you would to learn more about that hasn't been met yet? [00:32:25] al: Yeah. So I actually went to. Bystander Intervention training led by the Safety Committee, Community Safety Committee. I feel that should have been everyone who's training to be a peer counselor should have gone to that. I feel because it was so relevant. It was basically one thing in particular that I feel , just related so much is because they gave us real life scenarios. What would you do if someone was experiencing active psychosis in the park? What would you do with your body? What would you do with yourself? Would you get other people? All these things that are relevant practice for what's coming up in this training. [00:33:00] Cuz I know that looking forward we are going to have a pilot program and the more practice that we can get, especially role play practice and especially being in person with one another and establishing those connections with one another, I think that's so crucial and yeah I, Does that answer your question? [00:33:19] Iris: Yeah, definitely. And once again, the follow up. What do you think the impact of that would be if everybody that was becoming a peer counselor would take that kind of bystand training? [00:33:27] al: Yeah, I think that the effect of that is that we would be able to reach more people who have various learning styles because I know that for me personally, it's hard for me to learn through Zoom because I don't have a safe space to be taking my meetings. I still live in my parents house and it's really hard for me to focus sometimes and feel entirely safe. So having spaces in person for me personally is a space for me to exhale. And be a different type of present cuz I'm with people and [00:34:00] I'm sharing space — space that is established and intentionally safe or encouraged to push you to be brave. [00:34:08] al: I don't know if everyone will feel safe there, but that's definitely the intention. And just for me personally, yeah, being on Zoom kind of you can't assume that everyone can learn that way, yeah. As effectively, especially since I feel the generation that's primarily in lavender, Phoenix and the training, we grew up going to school in person. That's the probably 90 to 95% of the experience. It was just such a shift and learning these super relevant topics. All the while I'm in a space that's far back in terms of. It's just being in this house is going back in time or just being in spaces that are not lavender, phoenix it is, you're going back in time. [00:34:44] al: Racism is there, homophobia is there, all the bad things are there. But when you're with lavender Phoenix, you're just I'm in this new world that I actually have hope in. I was saying earlier, so having a central location for people to meet would be so cool. But I also know that Lavender Phoenix is so spread across the Bay area, [00:35:00] which is so cool. So I know it wouldn't work for everybody, but I don't know. Yeah. [00:35:04] Iris: Yeah. Absolutely . [00:35:06] al: Oh, another thing too, an impact that I, a positive impact is that having those scenarios will allow us to practice these skills with various demographics and various sectors of our lives and just honestly live by what we learn. And not just practice it in work, but actually apply it and externally and internally in all facets of our lives, which I think is awesome. That's what education should be. It's for liberating the soul and for liberating the people. It's, yeah, it's not for a grade, it's not for a Certifi certificate. It's for you, and for the people. So I think that getting opportunities to practice with one another and treating it , it's more than just a training that you can just click through, that's the difference I think. Yeah. [00:35:48] Iris: Yeah. Totally. Awesome. Okay, so next question is going to be moving a little bit away from the training content into, so I know the peer [00:36:00] counseling team has been doing a lot of work to try to make this process sustainable for both the planning team and for the counselors. So thinking about sustainability have there been things that, you've seen this program do that you think has worked to make this process more sustainable for the counselors? [00:36:17] al: Have I seen anything that makes the process seem sustainable for, Is that the question? [00:36:24] Iris: Yeah. [00:36:24] al: Remind me again is this peer counseling training program, has it been through generations already? Or is this the first cohort? [00:36:31] Iris: This is the first time. [00:36:32] al: Have I seen anything that [00:36:34] al: let's see. I think it's been. I think it's too soon for me to say cause I missed the first meeting because. It was an awkward transition. I had just joined Lavender Phoenix when Lavender Phoenix changed their name. So I missed all the information for the first meeting. I don't know what it, what the community building aspect that they had planned was at all. And that's how me, I could have watched the training back, but [00:37:00] it was an hour long and I didn't want to. Yeah, I would also feel fomo. I was , Oh, I missed it. I wasn't there. I think that maybe. No, I don't know how to answer this question cuz I missed [00:37:09] Iris: Yeah, that's OK . That's ok. Yeah. Then perhaps, is there anything you can think of that Loud could implement to make this process more sustainable? And thinking perhaps in the long run. When this pilot program is actually started now and people are doing the counsel sessions. [00:37:25] al: Yeah. I have a couple of things. Yeah. I would say since I missed the first one, I would say that I just wanna get to know people in my cohort better. I think that One thing that works in the past in my other peer counseling programs was that I established a feeling of familiarity with the people that I was learning with and why they're here and stuff that. And had a lot of focus groups and we practiced on each other for role play. Yeah, feeling less alone in this would definitely make this more, less nerve-wracking. So there's that for [00:38:00] sustainability of just cause the way that these meetings roll on, I feel not everyone can make it out to each one. So I think time should be cut away for folks to just get to know each other more besides the why are you here? But just prompt questions. [00:38:12] al: I know Lavender Phoenix can, ask some heartfelt questions and get people to open up to one another because I think that making that making it more personable will make it more sustainable. Cause, when you don't have a connection to people in a group, I don't think you're as likely to return and hold significance for it. So yeah, build building community in that way and not just for meeting. And other thing is I noticed that our meetings are quite sporadic. So I don't even really remember what I've the last time I met with the cohort, so having a more consistent pattern of meetings so that the knowledge that I learned can be processed and then added onto, but there's been so much processing time that I've almost forgotten it already. [00:38:52] al: So just having more consistent meetings for the next cohorts maybe and then for another, I know that since this [00:39:00] is a pilot program, there may be a lot of pressure around building curriculum. So I understand that's really challenging and I would say I would love to be a part of the planning process. I don't know what that would look for Lavender Phoenix and how they do things, but maybe their next court around you can have alumnis come back and be a part of the planning and the conversation. Or even right now opening up this space or opening up spaces for people in the cohort to provide active feedback since there are so many gaps between meetings, just talk to us so we can improve as we go, as opposed to wait and then improve. So more dialogue. [00:39:37] Iris: I love that. I love feedback. I think it's important as well. Okay and then now last question. Moving gone. Woo. You already shared some of this, but also thinking about the future of this program, do you have any recommendations for continuing this beyond the pilot that we're going to have? [00:39:52] al: Yeah, please have more cohorts. That's my feedback. , I think that if Lavender Phoenix has capacity, a cohort a year would be [00:40:00] awesome or I feel very blessed to have had this opportunity, so I want it to keep going. I can't remember the days in which we were meeting, but having weekend meetings are awesome for students and people who work. Other feedback that I have for longevity and future planning maybe expand the, I don't know how many people are planning the thing, but maybe more support would help. I have no idea if they're struggling or what, but yeah, making sure that, cuz this is tough work. It's a lot of pressure to be birthing such a beautiful generation, So I hope that, on the other end of things, people are being properly supported and taken care of in terms of each other and themselves. [00:40:37] Iris: Yeah. Yeah, I the, there's one more question. There's just the follow with always the impact. So what do you think? So what will be the impact? And just what will be the impact of program, of peer counseling will be impact. [00:40:49] al: Intergenerational community care within the, when this, within this queer, trans, non-binary, a API community I think it starts [00:41:00] here and I could see this being a force that spreads across the world. I think what we're doing is historical and we're carrying on other history legacies, And I think ultimately this saves lives. It saves lives of the people in this space, people who know the people in this space, and people that are in the space that we haven't even met. And it preserves our peoples, our stories and our powers and our energies. I'm getting emotional as to how much I love this program. It saves lives, it sets people free. [00:41:33] al: Yeah. Damn, you're not a cry. Yeah. I think the impact is be out of this world, I don't want it to end, I wanna return. I wanna keep learning. I think that's another thing too, is that as someone is in the core right now, I don't want it to end. I'd hate to see it end. I wanna keep learning. Yeah. So what does that look ? I don't know. Maybe I can return and facilitate and learn from people in the cohort. That would be beautiful. [00:41:58] Iris: Thank you. Truly [00:42:00] amazing. And I agree from am I involvement in this process too? I really see the power of it and I really, the learning. Community. It's great. It's amazing. It's . So good. Yeah, With that, I'm gonna stop recording now. [00:42:15] paige: All right. That concludes the second interview from lavender Phoenix. We'll be taking a short break. You're listening to 94.1 KPFA San Francisco, 89.3, Berkeley 88.1, Fresno and 97.5 in Santa Cruz. And of course, online@kpfa.org. [00:46:56] paige: You're listening to 94.1 KPFA San Francisco, 89.3, Berkeley 88.1, Fresno and 97.5 Santa Cruz and online@kpfa.org. We're going to listen to the last interview from lavender Phoenix. That includes Iris yip interviewing Phoebe. And talking about the peer counseling program that they launched in august of 2022. [00:47:26] Iris: So the first question our first set of questions has to do with the planning process for this pilot. And in thinking about the planning process for the peer counseling pilot, what would you say has been going well with the process? [00:47:44] Phibi: Yeah. For what's been going well with the process? It's been nice that we've been able to go at our own pace and capacity, and we've also had lot of different learning lessons among the team that our time together. And also helping Jasmine as a staff person just check in with us from time to time has also helped [00:48:00] consolidate our ideas and moving out the process. [00:48:02] Iris: Great. And on the other hand, what would, what do you think has been difficult about the planning process? [00:48:08] Phibi: Yeah, what's been difficult about the process is that there's actually been a lot of timeline shifts. For example, the pilot was intended to happen a one day, and then it was pushed back and then push back again. And that main thing that dragged out the process, which can be training in some context. Yeah. And then also what's been difficult is yeah, how the healing justice members involved in contributing Yeah. Cuz we weren't sure how to exactly even implement a process for folks outside of the peer counseling team in healing Justice can to support us. And it's also because, it's a novel process. It's just. Staff guided, on the side rather than a directly staff involved process. And making this part from scratch presents a lot of difficulties on the first time. [00:48:46] Iris: Speaking on it's staff guided rather than staff involved. I think it's a, you said what do you think is the impact of that rather than that, the other way of doing it? [00:48:56] Phibi: Yeah I think one of the positive impacts is that it takes some weight [00:49:00] off of the staff. Cause the staff carry on a lot of different responsibilities. And it helps them in that sense. And also it allows more spaciousness for different folks in the planning team to actually take on leadership in the context of makes sense for them, but passively rather than turning to the staff person for the next step, it's actually up to us to continue the process and then refer to them if we need support along the way. [00:49:19] Iris: Yeah. Great. Okay. And then, so think about the planning process question, which is, do you have any recommendations for improving the planning process? Maybe for now or for later? [00:49:33] Phibi: Yeah, I think. Some recommendations would be to have the staff challenge us with more kinda push or challenging questions. I think I think during the time when Yuan was still the staff member for for counseling, it was someone would ask some really deep questions and I think that really helped us certify our values and also helped us stay on track. So I think times questions that challenge us I guess we wanna do this, but also , why are we doing this important? What is the meaning of it? Yeah. Yeah. And then we also kinda implementing a more formal [00:50:00] process. I think one example would be , Mocha could be a good process or just Or when we first had the pilot, when we first had the planning team set up, it's oh, we didn't actually have to have a structure. It was unstructured. And so having a more structured thing in the future would be helpful. And then also listing out all the different resources and contacts that we actually have, including different community organizations is helpful. And I guess if there's a second iteration of the peer counseling project or pilot, I guess program would be referring back to previous year's work if this could, if this goes on for multiple years yeah. [00:50:30] Iris: Yeah. Great. Okay. Next of questions to do around the sustainability of, so I know that the peer counseling team was doing a lot of work around making the process sustainable for both the planning team and the counsel. So thinking about the sustainability of this process, what do you think has worked? [00:50:48] Phibi: Yeah. Something we recently done is that we actually changed our monthly meetings from the duration of one hour to the duration of an hour and 30. And this actually allowed us to have longer checkins and actually do more relationship building. [00:51:00] Because back when we had just one hour meetings, it just felt really rushed. [00:51:03] Phibi: We had to check in super quick and then we had to do all our action items and it just felt very , limiting. And so that definit. And also recruiting more Pennington numbers definitely gave us more capacity and also more d and more experiences of folks coming in. And also having deeper and honest conversations or check-ins about the process. [00:51:21] Phibi: Where are we at? How is our capacity? Doing those type of checkings and finding the balance of , where. We should split up and do certain tasks or we should all, all come together to work on. I think that's a good balance to help those. Yeah. And so what do you think is the impact of having I guess longer and deeper, check-ins? [00:51:39] Phibi: Yeah I think having, longer check-ins allows you to settle into the space. Can be coming from anything before. And so I haven't had a deeper check in can be more real about what, where is your capacity at? And what can you more realistically take on? Yeah. [00:51:52] Phibi: All right. So thinking about the sustainability of this process again, what do you think could be done to make this [00:52:00] process more sustainable? Yeah. To make this process more sustainable? I'd say having a more solidified structure and action plan, and also making sure that we all feel really grounded in our values. And then also I check in on those values, do they still feel good? Do we change? Do we change anything? Add anything. And. Lesson that we learned was , you really have to do relationship building early on. . And it's you can't just put just the work first because then everyone will burn out. If you only do work, you need to check the balance. I wish. And something that we experimented with was working sessions. So outside of the meetings have additional time just to just chill and also do work and also just get to know each other. [00:52:36] Iris: Okay. Let's see. So next one, next set of questions is about the training content. What is thinking about the training content, is there anything that you think has worked really well in terms of the training that the counselors have been given and the peer counseling team has created? [00:52:53] Phibi: For the training content, we actually leaned a lot in the different community organizations that were in contact with. For example, the Asian [00:53:00] American peer counseling. We pulled some of their readings from the reading library to help us do work to figure out what the readings for the counselors. We both found their library and also with Project let's we we're in contact with them and we able to purchase the training for the ERs and also invite Stephanie from project lets to do a debrief, which is really nice. But also cost the budget too. And so for costed money as well. [00:53:22] Phibi: So having a balance of something that would cost money and also something that would be free as well, such as Asian American food concert, the time and also. Having a good mix of experiences and knowledge from the depend team. I know that some other folks are , they've done peer counseling before, or they even are therapists in training. [00:53:37] Iris: That's really important. Makes sense. Little more project labs this outside. And what it aepc those outside organizations that you've worked with. What do you think is an impact of kinda outsourcing some of that training to other organizations rather than having peer counsel team develop everything on their own? [00:53:54] Phibi: Yeah, I think impact one of the financial aspect of oh, you have to pay a good amount for project lots. And also but it did [00:54:00] also take some. Some pressure off of the team to to do more of [00:54:03] Phibi: for example, I think crisis training is difficult and so I think having outsourcing that made things a lot easier. And working with folks who , have had real, hands on experience in the field before, which is why I'll talk about outsourcing think was helpful. We do have a balance. [00:54:17] Phibi: We have. Training session. That's just us. Yeah. [00:54:20] Iris: Okay. And then is there any additional training that you think maybe would've been helpful to include? Or it would be helpful to include in the future? Yeah. [00:54:30] Phibi: Oh, and then I actually have one more answer for the previous question as well. [00:54:33] Iris: Sorry. Yeah. Go for it. [00:54:34] Phibi: Yeah. And then also outsourcing to other organizations helps build relationships, with the other organizations too, for example, Asian American for counseling, they actually I think they were in the process trying to help other organizations start for counseling. And so it was kinda mutually beneficial and it didn't feel transactional and I felt I genuine to do this with them. And then to go back to the current question about what additional training would be helpful yeah, I think rather than outsourcing to have a [00:55:00] direct hands on training us with knowledge that we have I think that would be cool. And then also some somatic training or for example, How do you self-regulate your body when you're triggered? Those type of practices meditation or movement, I think those can help dreams. [00:55:13] Iris: Awesome. Great. Okay. And these are the last set of questions. And this is thinking about the future of the program. So first do you think we should continue the program? What would the impact be if we did or if we didn't? [00:55:26] Phibi: I think we should continue the program. I think the only limiting factor is budget for training and just fast of the planning team at the time. I think, excuse me, I think it's hard to gauge how future peer counseling programs would be , because this palette took more than. I think two years to implement. And so for example, the next one would just be , it would just be ready to go probably a year, less than a year, season for example. And so it would take less time to do it. And so it would actually would be easier to continue the program I think cause we have the foundation already set up and would just be revising over time. [00:55:58] Phibi: I think in terms of more specific [00:56:00] impact, we'd be. We to get to train more and more folks at Lavender Phoenix. And it could even be in a similar way to how there's seasonal fundraising where folks get trained every season ish. And so eventually, if folks wanted to, good number of folks at Lavender Phoenix could be trained in prayer counseling at some point, which is really cool. And also it helps us meet our healing justice goal. And it also accomplish the task of Supporting community members along the way. [00:56:25] Iris: Awesome. Ok. And then my last question is, do you have any recommendations for continuing this program beyond the pilot? [00:56:33] Iris: Yeah. Yeah, I think as I said, the seasonal format probably be good. But the key difference would. This pilot actually only has one session with a participant. But in the future, I think it would be great to have more than one session, multiple sessions. And impact of that would be , they see their pre more often or Yeah, more than once. Yeah, because you can't just settle everything in just one session. Usually that consistency is really helpful for folks. [00:56:54] Iris: Yeah. Okay. Do you have anything else that you would to say? Any of these questions? [00:56:59] Iris: I'm good. [00:56:59] Iris: [00:57:00] Awesome. Okay, then will stop the right now. That concludes our episode if you want to organize alongside lavender Phoenix, you can join us. Follow us at L a V p H O E N I X laugh Phoenix on Instagram and find us at lavender, phoenix.org. [00:57:19] Miko Lee: Thank you so much for joining us. Please check out our website, kpfa.org backslash program, backslash apex express to find out more about the show tonight and to find out how you can take direct action. We thank all of you listeners out there. Keep resisting, keep organizing, keep creating and sharing your visions with the world. Your voices are important. Apex express is produced by Miko Lee Jalena Keane-Lee and Paige Chung and special editing by Swati Rayasam. Thank you so much to the KPFA staff for their support have a great night. Apex express Asian Pacific expression. Unity and cultural coverage, [00:58:00] music and calendar, The post APEX Express – 11.24.22 Lavender Phoenix's Peer Counseling Program by and for Trans Nonbinary Asian Pacific Islander people appeared first on KPFA.
You wear a lot of hats as a high school counselor, and 'social media strategist' probably isn't one of them...yet! Whether you love it or hate it, social media strategy can be a powerful addition to your high school counseling program. It's a great way to get your announcements out to parents, share the latest research, earn credibility with your students, and advocate for your role. But where do you start? Well, it may be easier than you think! Just like our students, we are all at different experience levels. Some of you may be social media experts, while others have never even used Instagram. Wherever you fall, I'm here for you, counselor friend. I have tons of great tips for how you can confidently implement a social media strategy this year. I've split them up into beginner, intermediate, and advanced options to cover our bases. After listening, send me a DM on Instagram @counselorclique and let me know where you fall on the social media strategy experience-meter. Resources Mentioned: Resource: Digital Mega Bundle for 20% off! Resource: Digital Citizenship Digital Activity Resource: Sign up for my free Advocacy email templates Blog: 6 Keys to Holding a Productive School Counseling Department Planning Day Follow Kelly on Instagram @IBSCHS Leave your review for High School Counseling Conversations on Apple Podcasts Sign up for a free Canva for Education account Connect with Lauren: Join my email list and get the free Data Collection Ideas Guide for High School Counselors Visit my TpT store Send me a DM on Instagram: @counselorclique Follow me on Facebook Send me an email Get on the waitlist for the Clique Collaborative Full show notes on website: https://counselorclique.com/episode49
Trey Tucker '98, Associate Director of Counseling and English Teacher, recently surpassed one million followers on his TikTok account in which he provides short inspirational guidance on improving one's mental health and well-being. In the latest edition of our Stories From the Ridge podcast, Mr. Tucker discusses with Upper School Principal Hank Hopping how he has used a social media site that often is criticized as a platform for well-being and growth. He also has branched out into Instagram and YouTube. In this discussion, Mr. Tucker and Mr. Hopping also discuss McCallie's counseling program and how students are coping with the stresses of the post-COVID school experience. The podcast can be heard below or by searching for "McCallie Stories from the Ridge" on most podcast platforms. Links for Mr. Tucker's social media accounts are: TikTok Instagram YouTube
Dr. Jonathan Dimos is a licensed psychologist with over 4,000 hours of clinical experience doing counseling and psychological assessment. He has experience working with a wide variety of clients including missionaries, missionary candidates, adolescents, college students, adults, couples, families, chronically mentally ill, and incarcerated populations. Dr. Dimos has taught psychology and counseling courses at Bethel University, Metro State University of Denver, Denver Seminary, and the Regis University MA in Counseling Program. He has taught full-time at SIAS University in China and in the undergraduate psychology department at Regis University. Dr. Dimos receive in his Master of Arts in Professional Counseling from Colorado Christian University and his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Denver. In this episode, Dr. Dimos and I have some fun engaging in reality testing--reflecting on what our experiences of each other were like during my time as his student. We also talk about positive psychology and why this isn't being talked about more in the field, the dynamics of being placed on a pedestal as a counselor and professor, why he transitioned from private practice to teaching, and much more. Follow me @joshkorac on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, for video clips, podcast previews, and more mental health content! If you are in a mental health crisis, please call 988 or go to your nearest emergency room. If you are from Colorado and are interested in scheduling a session, please reach out at sojourncounselingco.com/josh. Link for Cody Bradford GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/9695c296
Enjoy some Monday morning mobile PD on your drive to school as Hill and Nate talk with a variety of experts who share ideas for Utah school counselors. Check out our website at utschoolcounselor.org (http://www.utschoolcounselor.org/) where you can listen to past podcast episodes and register for any of our professional development opportunities. You can also follow us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/utschoolcounselor) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/utschoolcounselor/) @utschoolcounselor, and on Twitter (https://twitter.com/uscatweets) @uscatweets. Send us your questions and ideas at thesoundingboard@utschoolcounselor.org (mailto:thesoundingboard@utschoolcounselor.org) and if you like our podcast please rate and review our show - it helps other counselors to find us! USCA members also receive a bi-monthly newsletter to stay up to date on current Utah school counseling news, events, and issues. https://psychology.usu.edu/graduate/professional-school-counselor/admissions http://www.cacrep.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2016-Standards-with-Glossary-5.3.2018.pdf
I'm going to use this episode to win you over to the side of at least CONSIDERING using data in your school counseling program. Even if you're allergic to it. Or you consider yourself to be data averse… this one's for you. Let's talk about how to use data in your high school counseling program without overthinking it or making it too complicated. With these 3 simple ideas, you'll be able to start taking baby steps toward data instead of running away from it! Resources Mentioned: Blog: 3 Reasons Why Using Data Matters in Your High School Counseling Program Record your spooky counselor story here! Freebie: Data Collection Ideas Guide Blog: 6 Keys to Holding an Off Campus Planning Day Blog: 5 Promising Characteristics of a Principal Who Supports School Counselors Podcast: Resetting Your Admin Relationships in the New Year Resource: School Counseling Small Group Data Spreadsheet Blog: 4 Valuable Places to Share Your Compelling School Counseling Data Resource: “Making Data Work” Fourth Edition book Connect with Lauren: Record your spooky school counseling story: www.counselorclique.com/spooky Join my email list and snag a freebie Visit my TpT store Send me a DM on Instagram: @counselorclique Follow me on Facebook Send me an email Get on the waitlist for the Clique Collaborative Full show notes on website: www.counselorclique.com/episode42
Research studies show that prolonged isolation of individuals leads to depression and anxiety. The anxiety and depression increase exponentially as people enter the senior age group. To combat the epidemic of depression and anxiety among seniors, in May of 2021, the Shepherd's Center of Hamilton County launched a Counseling Program with the goals of decreasing symptoms from mental health issues, improve quality of life, and decrease isolation.Email Tina: tina@joyshouse.org Learn more about Joy's House: www.joyshouse.org See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Jodi Suson of Suson Essentials Self-Cell Care TM brings on Shannon Myers. Food follows food and food can be a healing co-regulator on our wellness and stress reduction or trauma-recovery journey. Food, mood, and gut health solutions presented will allow you to curiously lean into learning natural ways to improve your overall wellbeing. As food is medicinal and our gut has been named our "Second Brain", you will learn about ways to nourish your Gut-Brain Axis and start to address stress and burnout. Root causes of trauma and chronic stress expressed as mood imbalances, stress, burnout, health conditions, and illnesses relating to food and the gut will be shared. Reach our guest at shannon@theintegrativecounselor.com | www.theintegrativecounselor.com | 1-515-981-6892 Call the Female Solution at 515-605-9325 and press 1 to speak to our guests. Shannon Myers, MS, CRC, CMHIMP, is a Trauma-Informed Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, Certified Mental Health Integrative Medicine Provider, Usui Holy Fire Reiki Practitioner, Heart-Centered Life Coach, Member of the American Center for Spiritually Transformative Experiences, Iowa's only legal Psychedelic Integration Provider, an Adjunct Professor at Drake University in the Master of Counseling Program, and Founder of Shannon Myers Consulting LLC and The Integrative Counselor™. Shannon self-healed from 14 different physical and mental health conditions including cancer, autoimmunity, OCD, PTSD, a mould illness, and addiction after addressing her own root causes of childhood trauma, chronic toxic stress, and learning into the lifelong learning of Trauma-Informed Care and Integrative Medicine.
Data is a powerful tool. The more data we can collect on our counseling programs, the more effective our programs will be and the more students we will be able to serve and impact. All month, I've been sharing my favorite data tools that I've found super helpful in my own program, and I've been joined by guests who have shared how they have used these tools in their own programs. In episode 89, I interviewed Jessica Weinberg about how she uses Behavior Surveys to transform her program. Katherine Guerrero joined me in episode 90 to discuss how she uses the End of the Year report, and in Episode 92, I shared how to create an End of the Year Report. Episode 91 was all about how to use attendance data to form school counseling groups. I hope you've had a chance to try out some of these data tools and see how you can use them to help you in your school counseling program. I have one more data tool I want to share with you as you're wrapping up your program this year and starting to look toward next school year. In this episode, I discuss how you can use Parent/Teacher Feedback Survey data to modify your school counseling program. The feedback survey provides valuable information about how parents and teachers feel about the counseling program in general and if it has been beneficial to their child/student's life now. I hope you'll be inspired to create a simple yet effective feedback survey for your program that will help you make your counseling program even better next year. Show Notes: https://brightfutures-counseling.com/podcast-episodes/parent-teacher-feedback Resources Mentioned: Get the School Counseling Editable End of the Year Report Read my blog post: How to Create a School Counseling End of the Year Report Visit the ASCA website Join my school counselor membership IMPACT here! Connect with Rachel on social media: TpT Store Blog Instagram Facebook Page Facebook Group Pinterest Youtube If you are enjoying School Counseling Simplified please follow and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts!
CSI Vice President Pia von Strasser interviews fellow 2nd-year student Renisha Lyon about integrating spirituality and religion into counseling. Some of the topics covered in this conversation include: -Pursuing a dual master's degree in Divinity and Clinical Mental Health Counseling -Distinguishing between religion and spirituality -Renisha's own religious and spiritual development -Respectful approaches to exploring clients' negative experiences with religion -The clinical utility of patience, authenticity, and curiosity -Strengths-based perspectives on client spirituality -Embracing the messy and abstract nature of spirituality -Promoting holistic wellness For more information about the M.A. Counseling Program at Wake Forest University, visit: counseling.graduate.wfu.edu/ Music Credit: “Voyage” by Ikson
Listen about BTO's unique adventure based counseling program that provides transformative skill and self-esteem building for the youth we serve. Learn how you can use this with the youth in your life to create and deepen connections! Click HERE to donate to BTO. If you'd like to learn more about our program, click HERE to visit our website! To contact us, email us at info@brooklineteenoutreach.org.
Welcome to Season 3 of the G.U.I.D.E. for Life podcast!Join DESE's Guidance and School Counseling Coordinator, Andrea Fortner, and Tammy Friend as they share plans for the 2022 G.U.I.D.E. for Life Week celebration in March.Transcript: Resources:G.U.I.D.E. for Life Week Information:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G-ggbWUroA7JBCFfjA2DQ3tUIOYpK7293cY18MqsJyM/edit#G.U.I.D.E. for Life Week Activity Toolkit:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qAuTrpyYIh-fBeIAy9s6PU3FumrvylRFVQR38MgiGWY/editDivision of Elementary and Secondary Education G.U.I.D.E. for Life webpage:https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/learning-services/guide-for-lifeG.U.I.D.E. for Life Personal Competency Standards:https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Files/20201229101338_OFFICIAL_GUIDE_for_Life.pdfG.U.I.D.E. for Life Curriculum: https://sites.google.com/pdarkansas.net/guideforlifecurriculum/homeProduced by Donnie LeeMusic: https://www.purple-planet.comMore information: https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/communications/dese-podcasts
CSI Vice President Pia von Strasser interviews fellow 2nd-year student Kenzie Mick about the challenging and rewarding process of becoming a school counselor. Some of the topics covered in part two of this conversation include: -Differences between elementary, middle, and high school settings -Identifying and addressing educational barriers -Advocating for appropriate school counselor roles and tasks -Educating parents about how school counselors can best support student wellness -Reflecting on the prevalence and impact of school violence -Simplified approaches to self-care -Reasons to consider a career in school counseling -Current social media trends For more information about the M.A. Counseling Program at Wake Forest University, visit: https://counseling.graduate.wfu.edu/ Music Credit: “Voyage” by Ikson
In this episode, CSI Vice President Pia von Strasser and 2nd-year student Kenzie Mick sit down (virtually) with Brian Calhoun, Associate Professor of the Practice in the Wake Forest Department of Education and Erin Binkley, Associate Professor and School Counseling Program Coordinator in the Wake Forest Department of Counseling. They discuss the importance of advocacy and share creative approaches to community engagement. Some of the topics covered in this conversation include: -Mentorship and ongoing professional development -Prof. Calhoun's career development work with ex-offenders -Exploring avenues for meaningful advocacy work -Broaching conversations about race with clients -Creative and systemic approaches to community engagement -Podcasting and the power of stories For more information about the M.A. Counseling Program at Wake Forest University, visit: https://counseling.graduate.wfu.edu/ Music Credit: “Voyage” by Ikson
Episode 4: Dr. Francesca Giordano is principal partner of Veduta Consulting, LLC, a private practice and consulting business in downtown Chicago, Illinois. Her clinical specializations include sexuality counseling, anger management, supervision, and career counseling. She consults on program innovation, transformational leadership, and entrepreneurial mindset. From 2010-2017, she was the Program Director for the Master of Arts in Counseling Program at Northwestern University. She holds the rank of clinical professor at Northwestern University. She was also the Program Director for the Counseling@Northwestern and was a staff therapist for The Family Institute in Evanston, Illinois. Prior to joining The Family Institute, Dr. Giordano was a professor of Counseling in the Department of Counseling, Adult and Health Education at Northern Illinois University where she was Faculty Coordinator and Assistant Department Chair. She is also a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in the state of Illinois. Book a call HERE to see if it's a good fit for us to work together - it's a free call!
CSI Vice President Pia von Strasser interviews fellow 2nd-year student Kenzie Mick about the challenging and rewarding process of becoming a school counselor. Some of the topics covered in part one of this conversation include: -Choosing a professional path -Systemic approaches to school counseling -Expectations for internship vs. reality of the experience -Practicing patience and flexibility -Integrating into a school community -Collaborating with school administrators and stakeholders -Working in an elementary school setting -Delivering classroom guidance lessons -Creating a sense of belonging for students For more information about the M.A. Counseling Program at Wake Forest University, visit: https://counseling.graduate.wfu.edu/ Music Credit: “Voyage” by Ikson
Second-year students and Chi Sigma Iota (CSI) Counseling Honor Society Officers Pia von Strasser (Vice President), Paris Coleman(President), Janna Byrd (Secretary), and Katie Veraldi(Treasurer) sit down (virtually) to discuss their experiences studying counseling at Wake Forest University and share their goals for future episodes of the second CSI Student Series. Discussion topics include: -Why the hosts chose to study counseling at Wake Forest -Diverse paths to the counseling profession -Current professional interests and future career goals -Practicing self-compassion as a student and clinician For more information about the M.A. Counseling Program at Wake Forest University, visit: https://counseling.graduate.wfu.edu/ Music Credit: “Voyage” by Ikson
Drs Austin and Austin join Dr. Butler for a conversation about their new book “Surviving and Thriving in Your Counseling Program,” and listen in as they talk about all the things they wish they would have known, how important and transformative the student counselor experience is, and how we can better support those new to the counseling profession.
Dr. Timothy Sumerlin has been a disciple for 40 years. Tim lives in Denver, Colorado with his wife Jackie – they have been married 35 years. They have two children (Danielle and Tim), and a brand-new granddaughter, Elsa. He has worked as a counselor for over 30 years and is an adjunct professor at the University of Denver. Tim is the dean of the Counseling Program at the Rocky Mountain School of Ministry and Theology, as well as an elder in the Denver church of Christ. Tim is the director of In Motion Counseling, which includes the Disciples In Motion, an innovative recovery program for the church setting, and The Grief Journey Program. He has authored two books, Recovery Moving Forward and The Grief Journey: Finding Peace in All of Life's Losses. He's also a soul who loves Jesus very much, and feels strongly that the church is a great place to practice good mental health. Listen in to his experience and consider stimulating categories to reflect on as we move out of 2021 and into 2022 like sabbath, presence, “holding the moment”, and what you might learn from 2 year olds. Connect with more of Tim's Content: inmotioncounseling.org Connect with more Man in Many Roles Content: Email: manyroles@icloud.com Website: https://manyroles.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/maninmanyroles IG: https://instagram.com/maninmanyroles Support/donate: https://anchor.fm/maninmanyroles --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/maninmanyroles/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/maninmanyroles/support
Late post, but I honestly was pumped to post it. I honestly didn't intend for this one to be so reading heavy, but it is an important topic to me and I think you may find some knowledge out of it as well. Mens Mental Health Month...but how many of the people you know posting things about it (if any) actually understand men? How many of them understand themselves? Brotherhood can bring us back to being strong. Strong men are a force to reckon with. We may not have the same way of getting to our common goal...but the goal being great can mend those differences to lead to compromise and understanding. APA formatting: Crockett, S., Elghoroury, D., Popiolek, M. and Wummel, B. (2018), The Lived Experiences of Men in a Master's Counseling Program. Counselor Education and Supervision, 57: 98-115. https://doi.org/10.1002/ceas.12096 Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/pushingboundariespodcast/
Dr. David Henderson is a board-certified psychiatrist, author, and speaker. He is the founder and president of Four Stones Collaborative, a mental health consulting group in Dallas, Texas. He sees adolescent and adult clients with a wide range of psychiatric disorders including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, delusional disorders, and substance abuse. Prior to starting Four Stones, Dr. Henderson partnered with an organization called Southwest Clinical and Forensics, where he offered a number of services including psychiatric medication management, individual and family counseling, and expert witness testimony in family, civil, and criminal matters for the Dallas and surrounding county courts.For five years, Dr. Henderson served as the Department Chair of Psychology and Counseling at Criswell College, rebuilding its Masters in Counseling Program and starting the undergraduate major in Psychology. He also helped to develop a fully online counseling curriculum for the school. In addition, Dr. Henderson has served as an adjunct professor of Psychology and Counseling at Dallas Theological Seminary. Currently a member of the board of directors for Drug Prevention Resources, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing youth substance abuse, he is also the psychological correspondent for 'Mornings with Jeff and Rebecca' on KCBI 90.9 FM.Dr. Henderson has presented nationally and internationally at conferences for the American Psychiatric Association, the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, The Christian Association for Psychological Studies, and the Christian Medical and Dental Association. He is the author of two books, Finding Purpose Beyond Our Pain: Uncover the Hidden Potential in Life's Most Common Struggles and My Teenage Zombie: Resurrecting the Undead Adolescent in Your Home.Websites:https://www.fourstonesgroup.comhttps://www.drdavidhenderson.com/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/fourstonesgroup/LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidhendersonmd/More info - http://unpauseyourlife.comSponsored by:The Addictions Academy - The Nation's Leading Accredited Addiction Treatment Services, Recovery/Sober Coaching & Intervention Training Academy: https://theaddictionsacademy.com/Music courtesy of Crowfly - http://crowflyrocks.com/
This is a "Rubber Meets the Road" episode! In this episode we are talking about apps that will help you in individual sessions, small groups, and even whole group lessons! This is one of those episodes that will inspire you to take action immediately! Do we even need to tell you that you may laugh during this episode? Go grab this book, 50+ Tech Tools for School Counselors by Angela Cleveland and Steve Sharp Using Origami in School Counseling by Angela Cleveland Links to apps we discuss: https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/ https://thisissand.com/ https://quickdraw.withgoogle.com/ https://symbaloo.com http://www.happydaric.com/lite-brite/ https://www.goosechase.com/ https://www.canva.com/
When it comes to grief, there isn't one path to follow. Grief evolves. It ebbs and flows and can hit us when we least expect it. And while the thought of outrunning grief may sound good, learning how to navigate the feelings associated with grief will better serve us in the long run. Join Rolfe and Cancer Wellness Center in this candid discussion of an all-too-often taboo subject, where we shared: - Ways grief may appear in our lives (and how it differs in each of us) - Stages of Grief: diagnosis, treatment, end of life, loss - Practical approaches to managing grief - How you can carry on when grief remains with you About the speakers: Mary F. Mulcahy, MD is a practicing medical oncologist with more than ten years experience in caring for patients and families with terminal illness. She is a sought-after speaker providing education to medical providers, advocacy groups, and patients. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Hematology-Oncology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She received her medical degree from the University of California San Diego, completed her residency at Boston University and her fellowship at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. She has expertise in the treatment of pancreatic biliary, esophageal, and liver cancers. She is experienced in liver-directed therapy for primary and metastatic liver tumors. Celeste Gallati is a member of the Life Matters Media Board of Directors. Celeste has two decades of experience in the financial services industry serving in various human resources and project management roles. She holds an MBA and a Master of Labor and Industrial Relations from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and has completed the Philanthropy and Nonprofit Organizations Certificate Program at Northwestern School of Professional Studies. In addition, she is a Respecting Choices certified advance care planning facilitator. After being widowed at 35 and serving as a caregiver for her mother who had dementia, Gallati understands the importance of having end-of-life discussions with loved ones and is passionate about helping others have these vital conversations. Priscilla Andrews, MA, LCPC, Clinical Manager joined Cancer Wellness Center's clinical staff in 2007. She holds an MA in Community Counseling from Loyola University Chicago and has completed post-graduate training in polyvagal theory and emotionally-focused therapy. In addition to working with people through the Counseling Program, she also facilitates the monthly Multiple Myeloma Networking Group. Her areas of interest include survivorship issues, building motivation for behavior changes, recovery from trauma, and couples work. To access the slides for this episode, watch full episodes and learn more about Rolfe Foundation and Wellness Wednesday click here: https://rolfefoundation.org/get-involved/events-programs/wellness-wednesday-3/
Welcome to Episode 67 of the Think UDL podcast: Professors at Play with Lisa Forbes and David Thomas. Lisa Forbes is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Counseling Program at the University of Colorado, Denver, and David Thomas is the Executive Director for Online Programs at the University of Denver. Together they are the Co-Founders of Professors at Play, a group of Higher Education instructors who incorporate play and playfulness into their teaching and their courses. In today's episode, I talk with Lisa and David about how we as instructors can infuse play and playfulness into our college courses and what benefits this might bring. This leads us to discuss creating communities of trust and building relationships with students, what skills are learned through play, and how vulnerability, laughter, joy, novelty, anxiety, fear, stress, and feelings of belonging and connection all play out within a course and how these feelings can be mitigated through play. Thank you for playing along at home as you listen to this conversation about engaging students through play!
On today's episode we have two special guests that are joining me after they've completed the Stress Free School Counseling course. They share the specific tools that transformed their counseling programs at their schools. If you have been at all curious of what the course entails, this episode will give you all that information! You'll find that both counselors found the framework of the course to be easy to implement. As you know, I always share tips and strategies that are meant to improve your program with simplicity. Whether it's the templates or the step-by-step guidance, there is truly something for every counselor that will result in more time for student support! Resources mentioned: -Doors to Stress Free School Counseling are open for a limited time! To join, head to stressfreeschoolcounseling.com -Admin letter -Join my school counselor membership IMPACT here! -Show Notes: brightfutures-counseling.com/podcast Connect with Rachel on social media: TpT Store Blog Instagram Facebook Page Facebook Group Pinterest Youtube If you are enjoying School Counseling Simplified please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts!
One of the many reasons we become school counselors is to be able to provide support to students when they're experiencing a crisis. We are often given the infamous walkie talkie in order to be prepared for those exact situations. It's never long, however, until that crisis intervention begins interfering with the other duties we perform throughout our day. Can you relate? As you're about to pick up a student for an individual session you end up canceling due to an emergency. I'm here to tell you there can be an equal balance between supporting students in crisis and fulfilling the additional roles needed to serve the school community. Resources mentioned: -Sign up for my FREE live masterclass, 3 Secrets to Transform Your Counseling Program, at stressfreeschoolcounseling.com -5 Strategies for Stress Free Scheduling -Join my school counselor membership IMPACT here! -Show Notes: brightfutures-counseling.com/podcast Connect with Rachel on social media: TpT Store Blog Instagram Facebook Page Facebook Group Pinterest Youtube If you are enjoying School Counseling Simplified please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts!
On this week's episode, we're talking with Dr. Somer George about strengthening and repairing relationships, savoring moments of joy and delight, and curiously engaging in lifelong learning. Dr. Somer George is a licensed counselor who loves helping families become happier, healthier, and more connected with each other. She does this through providing assessment, training, and supervision at the Virginia Child and Family Attachment Center (VCFAC) and Secure Child Program in Charlottesville, VA. She received her Ph.D. in Counseling and Supervision at James Madison University and teaches part time in the Masters in Counseling Program at Eastern Mennonite University. She lives with her husband and two children on a hill overlooking the Shenandoah Valley, where she likes to take walks and read books on a wide-range of topics from child development to memoirs. ------ Dr. Somer George can be contacted at somer@george.net The Virginia Child and Family Attachment Center (VCFAC): https://attachmentclinic.org Mentioned Resources: The Power of Discord: https://www.claudiamgoldmd.com/the-power-of-discord/ Becoming Attached: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/547830.Becoming_Attached Parenting from the Inside Out: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/288692/parenting-from-the-inside-out-by-daniel-j-siegel-md-and-mary-hartzell-med/ The Six Needs of Every Child: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48855880-the-6-needs-of-every-child Attachment Theory in Action: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attachment-theory-in-action-with-karen-doyle-buckwalter/id1305291387 ------- The views and opinions expressed on Awareness 2 Action are those of the guests and host and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Prevention Department or Northwestern Community Services.
Whether you're an MTSS veteran or a beginner, we can guarantee you'll learn something new after listening to this podcast episode. We are joined by the authors of the book, Making MTSS Work. This episode feels more like a party! Hear the story of how these four former school counselors came together and discovered the need and a plan for implementing MTSS in schools. They believe in the power of MTSS to change educational systems and support school counseling programs. After listening to this episode, you will too! Website: https://www.schoolcounselors4mtss.com/ FB: School Counselors for MTSS Instagram: schcouns4mtss Twitter: SchCouns4MTSS
Hosted by the CSI Pi Alpha chapter, this panel discussion was held virtually on February 18th, 2021. Presenters: Dr. Isabel Farrell, Assistant Professor, Wake Forest Department of Counseling Dr. Mark Scholl, Associate Professor, Wake Forest Department of Counseling Dr. Betina Wilkinson, Associate Professor and Associate Chair, Wake Forest Department of Politics and International Affairs For more information about the M.A. Counseling Program at Wake Forest University, visit: https://counseling.graduate.wfu.edu/ Music Credit: “Voyage” by Ikson
Hosted by the CSI Pi Alpha chapter, this panel discussion was held virtually on January 28th, 2021. Presenters: Dr. Michelle Ghoston, Assistant Professor, Wake Forest Department of Counseling Dr. José Villalba, Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion, Chief Diversity Officer, and Professor of Counseling at Wake Forest Dr. Brooke Griffith, Staff Psychologist, Wake Forest University Counseling Center For more information about the M.A. Counseling Program at Wake Forest University, visit: https://counseling.graduate.wfu.edu/ Music Credit: “Voyage” by Ikson
Hosted by the CSI Pi Alpha chapter, this panel discussion was held virtually on March 18th, 2021. Presenters: Dr. Rafe McCullough, Assistant Professor, Lewis & Clarke Graduate School of Education and Counseling Dr. Bob Nations, Director of Online Counseling Programs and Assistant Teaching Professor, Wake Forest Department of Counseling Rev. K. Monet Rice-Jalloh, Associate University Chaplain, Wake Forest Office of the Chaplain and Religious Life For more information about the M.A. Counseling Program at Wake Forest University, visit: https://counseling.graduate.wfu.edu/ Music Credit: “Voyage” by Ikson
Welcome to The Lunchroom Cypher, a podcast discussing how hip-hop can support student development in schools. In this episode Dr. Ian P. Levy (Host) and Ja-Quan Greene (educator) discuss the co-creation of a hip-hop and school counseling program at a NYC high school, break down some bars, and offer practical steps for all educators.
Listen as Lisa K. Forbes and David Thomas discuss playful learning in higher education and the online classroom. Lisa is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Counseling Program at the University of Colorado Denver, United States. David is the Executive Director of Online Programs at the University of Denver, United States and Assistant Professor Attendant in the Department of Architecture at the University of Colorado Denver, United States. Together, they are Professors at Play (https://professorsatplay.org).
In this episode Colleen is interviewed by our dear friend John who is currently enrolled in a Counseling Program at a local Christian College. The questions will provide answers around a faith-based counseling model from a different perspective. In addition to her contribution to Embracing Brokenness Ministries Colleen is VP of Programs at Water Street Gospel Rescue Mission in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Prior to that, she was Executive Vice President for a national Health Care consulting firm and Adjunct Professor at Eastern University. She is a licensed clinical social worker and earned her MBA at Eastern University, a Masters in Social Work at Temple University, and a Bachelors in Social Work at Messiah College. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/embracing-brokenness/support
Welcome to The Barrier Breakdown: Disrupting Mental Health! Better known to us as Dr. J, Jonathan Impellizzeri serves as a Clinical Director at Cognitive Behavior Institute in Pittsburgh alongside while also working as an Associate Professor in Geneva College's MA in Counseling Program. In this episode, Dr. J talks about his recently published article in the Journal of Counseling and Values along with Bayne, Michael, & Dyte-Lynn entitled "Impact of the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election on Politically Divided Relationships." Listen in for some conversation about navigating the holidays in times of political, economic, and medical unrest. All our upcoming continuing education events can be found at www.cbicenterforeducation.com You can also watch this podcast in video form on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/BLVIYdP6iz0 Follow us on social media: CBI: https://www.facebook.com/CognitiveBehaviorInstitute Center for Ed: https://www.facebook.com/CBIcenterforeducation Instagram: @cognitivebehaviorinstitute :::::::::::::::::::: Music: Basic Majesty - Ashley Shadow Support by RFM - NCM: https://youtu.be/XVwlTTMgw5c ::::::::::::::::::::
So much has happened throughout 2020, including the coronavirus crisis, racial injustice, major division during the presidential election season, and for college students, the need to suddenly pivot to remote learning. The impact on both an individual and collective scale has been enormous. We gather multiple perspectives on experiences, offer ways to cope, and discuss post-traumatic growth. Special Guest: Dr. Hsin-Ya Tang, Associate Professor, Dept. of Psychology, Master of Science in Counseling Program, LSUS
Loss and grief is something we all experience. It is especially difficult during these challenging times. However, it is not just the loss of a loved one, it is the loss of opportunities, events, tradition, and milestones, such as weddings or graduations that has many of us dealing with an array of emotions. @DanaHayes, Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Bereavement Counselor for Angelic Health, helps families work through their grief. She explains how we can take steps to move forward. #angelichealthDana Caputo-Hayes (LMSW, LSW) is a team member of Angelic Health’s Counseling Program. Dana received her Master of Social Work from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ where she also received a specialized Certificate in Aging and Health. Dana’s Bachelor of Arts in Psychology was completed at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, NY, along with minors in Social Work and Public Praxis. Areas of research and interest include mindfulness, gratitude, and yoga. Dana’s capacity to engage with new clients is rooted in her study of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Humanist approaches. Dana meets individuals at various points in their grief journeys, assists in building skills to manage feelings of anxiety and depression, and actively listens in a world that progressively feels lonely.
This is the first episode in a series of student-produced podcasts, which aim to highlight the first-hand experiences of graduate counseling students and explore important topics related to becoming a counselor. Second-year students and Chi Sigma Iota (CSI) Counseling Honor Society Officers Bobby Lange (President), LB Snipes (Vice President), Brittani Level (Secretary), and Yuxing Xu (Treasurer) sit down (virtually) to discuss their experiences studying counseling at Wake Forest University and share their goals for future episodes of the CSI Podcast Series. Discussion topics include: -Why the hosts chose to study counseling at Wake Forest. -Diverse paths to the counseling profession. -Receiving challenging feedback from instructors. -Seeking out support from peers and professors. -Self-reflection, self-doubt, and ongoing personal development. -Struggling to integrate counseling theory into clinical practice. -Unexpected challenges and completing coursework during a pandemic. -What the hosts would do differently, if they could start the program over again today. -Finding your swag. For more information about the M.A. Counseling Program at Wake Forest University, visit: https://counseling.graduate.wfu.edu/ Music Credit: “Voyage” by Ikson
SCOPE: School Counselor Opportunities and Professional Engagement
How do we deliver a school counseling program virtually, hybrid, face to face, or a combination of all of the above? This podcast shares some tips on how to implement a comprehensive program no matter the setting.
Rhys Pasimio concludes his lecture series by discussing Addiction Interaction and Addictive Neuropathways. Individuals engage in different acting out behaviors for different reasons to achieve different effects, and when the behaviors and substances begin to be combined, there are nearly endless variations of pattern that follow! Along the way, he re-emphasizes that the specific behavior is secondary to the reason the person does it. Furthermore, if we want to be a helpful presence for a person caught in addiction, we must be able to suspend our own judgments. This episodes concludes a series of lectures delivered at a Masters in Counseling Program at a Protestant University in an Overview of Addictions class. This episode of SMART Counsel features the following professionals: Rhys Pasimio – rhys@newpatterncounseling.com Please visit www.patreon.com/smartcounsel to learn how you can support the podcast. Thanks! The Master’s in Counseling program at Multnomah University and New Pattern Counseling present this podcast as a resource for aspiring and current professionals, as well as members of the greater community. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of Multnomah University or its faculty or New Pattern Counseling.
Addictions happen in clusters, and all the substances and behaviors drive the same Acting Out and Acting In cycle. Even when you get clean from one drug, there is likely a handful of other substances of behaviors. And even when you’re no longer acting out in destructive ways, you might still be Acting IN in socially acceptable ways. Rhys Pasimio outlines the concept of Addiction Interaction, as well as several ways of understanding the Acting Out/Acting In Cycle. This episodes continues a series of lectures delivered at a Masters in Counseling Program at a Protestant University in an Overview of Addictions class. This episode of SMART Counsel features the following professionals: Rhys Pasimio – rhys@newpatterncounseling.com Please visit www.patreon.com/smartcounsel to learn how you can support the podcast. Thanks! The Master’s in Counseling program at Multnomah University and New Pattern Counseling present this podcast as a resource for aspiring and current professionals, as well as members of the greater community. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of Multnomah University or its faculty or New Pattern Counseling.
Jonathan is an Author, Spiritual Teacher, Energy Healer, Shamanic Practioner, and Spiritual Counselor. He is a graduate of Harvard University and The University of Michigan. Jonathan is a certified Master Teacher in Shamanic Reiki, Usui, and Karuna Reiki. He is on the core faculty for Shamanic Reiki Worldwide, an ordained Alakai (teacher/guide) in the Hawaiian Shamanic tradition, and he teaches classes in Shamanism, Energy Healing, and Huna at the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, The One Spirit Learning Alliance and around the world. Jonathan has completed four years of training in Inter-Spirituality and Spiritual Counseling at the One Spirit Learning Alliance in New York City and was ordained as an Interfaith Minister in 2008. He is now a faculty member in the Inter-spiritual Counseling Program at OSLA, and he runs a monthly shamanic gathering there as well. He has training and certifications in Cherokee Bodywork, Huna, and Ho’oponopono (Hawaiian Shamanism), and he completed all core curriculums from the Foundation of Shamanic Studies. He has also been initiated through the Minoan Fellowship in Wicca. Internationally, Jonathan runs spiritual retreats (Costa Rica, Bali, Nicaragua, Peru, Mexico) through his retreat company – The Living Project Jonathan has privately studied Shamanism, meditation, and the chakras with some of the most prominent teachers in North and South America; as well as apprenticeships with shamans of Brazil, Bali, Mexico, and Hawaii. Before moving into his work in holistic health, spiritual counseling, and energy healing, Jonathan had a successful career as an award-winning actor appearing on Broadway and Television. Jonathan is deeply committed to empowering and healing people by bringing indigenous earth-wisdom into the modern world in practical and usable ways. His first book, The Shaman’s Mind – Huna Wisdom to Change your Life is available for pre-order and will be released in July 2020.
Addiction is primarily an intimacy or bonding disorder. As a result of failed or distressed attachments, the person bonds with a substance or compulsive behavior, and the destructive behaviors follow. In this lecture, Rhys concludes his explorations of the question, “What is addiction?” with a brief review of attachment theory, and how seeing addiction as a relationship may offer the most solutions to suffering people. This episodes continues a series of lectures delivered at a Masters in Counseling Program at a Protestant University in an Overview of Addictions class. This episode of SMART Counsel features the following professionals: Rhys Pasimio – rhys@newpatterncounseling.com Please visit www.patreon.com/smartcounsel to learn how you can support the podcast. Thanks! The Master’s in Counseling program at Multnomah University and New Pattern Counseling present this podcast as a resource for aspiring and current professionals, as well as members of the greater community. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of Multnomah University or its faculty or New Pattern Counseling.
Spiritually speaking, what is addiction? And is there a way to understand the spiritual components of addiction other than just calling the addicted person a sinner? Rhys says the spiritual framework for addiction is both much more complex and more hopeful than condemning people in the name of God. Further, Rhys makes the case that addiction is essentially a trauma response, including dissociation. This episodes continues a series of lectures delivered at a Masters in Counseling Program at a Protestant University in an Overview of Addictions class. This episode of SMART Counsel features the following professionals: Rhys Pasimio – rhys@newpatterncounseling.com Please visit www.patreon.com/smartcounsel to learn how you can support the podcast. Thanks! The Master’s in Counseling program at Multnomah University and New Pattern Counseling present this podcast as a resource for aspiring and current professionals, as well as members of the greater community. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of Multnomah University or its faculty or New Pattern Counseling.
Karen welcomes Mark Vander Ley, Ph.D, LCPC, to the show for part one of their two part conversation about how attachment theory relates to fatherhood. Mark Vander Ley Ph.D., LCPC is the owner of Connections Family Counseling, LLC a group counseling practice focused on building resilient kids, strong marriages, and connected families. He is also clinical faculty in Adams State University’s Master of Counseling Program. Mark has been working with children and families for 20 years serving as direct care staff, youth pastor, therapist, and clinical supervisor. He is particularly passionate about fatherhood and the role of fathers in their childrens’ physical, emotional, and spiritual development. Mark writes about fatherhood on his blog www.parentingboysraisingmen.com and is the host and producer of The Connected Family podcast. In his free time you will find Mark running, reading, and exploring the family farm with his wife and four children.
Karen welcomes Mark Vander Ley, Ph.D, LCPC, to the show for part one of their two part conversation about how attachment theory relates to fatherhood. Part two of the conversation will be released on Tuesday, June 23rd. Mark Vander Ley Ph.D., LCPC is the owner of Connections Family Counseling, LLC a group counseling practice focused on building resilient kids, strong marriages, and connected families. He is also clinical faculty in Adams State University’s Master of Counseling Program. Mark has been working with children and families for 20 years serving as direct care staff, youth pastor, therapist, and clinical supervisor. He is particularly passionate about fatherhood and the role of fathers in their childrens’ physical, emotional, and spiritual development. Mark writes about fatherhood on his blog www.parentingboysraisingmen.com and is the host and producer of The Connected Family podcast. In his free time you will find Mark running, reading, and exploring the family farm with his wife and four children.
Ever wondered how to clone yourself in order to be more effective? Whether you are a new counselor or a veteran counselor, Level 2 Google Certified Educator Teyanna Walker has something to teach all of us on using Google to improve our efficiency. In this episode she walks us through using Google Classroom, explains why we should be using Google Classroom in school counseling, and tells us what a Google Cocktail is. Whaaatt?? This episode will take your counseling program to the next level! We only wish we'd listened sooner! Check out Teyanna's Youtube page here!
Random Bonus Episode on why I choose a career in higher education and career development! Check it out! Counseling Program: https://gse.gmu.edu/counseling/ Intro/Outro music provided by Ryan Rosemond. Check out his Soundcloud channel here: https://soundcloud.com/brothersrosemond/albums Please follow Positive Philter: Positive Philter Facebook Page Positive Philter Twitter Positive Philter Instagram If you would like to support the podcast, please consider donating to the Positive Philter Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/positivephilter
Dr. Leticia Nieto’s book Beyond Inclusion, Beyond Empowerment: A Developmental Strategy to Liberate Everyone, helps analyze the psychological dynamics of privilege and oppression, and describes ways to develop skills to promote social justice. Leticia has been working for over three decades as a counselor and educator. She is a Professor in the Master of Arts in Counseling Program at Saint Martin’s University and Artistic Director of Pasajer@s Playback Theatre. She speaks and trains on topics of diversity and anti-oppression in the Northwest, nationally, and internationally. She is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT), a National Certified Counselor (NCC), a certified Trainer, Educator, and Practitioner (TEP) in psychodrama, an Accredited Playback Theatre Trainer (APTT), and has the Approved Supervisor Designation from the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT).
Jeffrey Douglass, MSW, LCSW is a seasoned teacher, psychotherapist, spiritual guide and author of “Living From Your Soul”. Jeffrey Douglass has been a licensed psychotherapist for 45 years integrating spirituality and psychology in his private practice with individuals, couples and families. He is also an executive coach and consultant. Jeffrey is a former Clinical Director of The Counseling Program in Syracuse, NY and Senior Executive Coach for The Reina Trust Building Institute. He is known for his ability to support others in discovering their own best answers and to trust their path. He has a peaceful, loving and wise presence that provides fertile ground for growth.
SF Counseling at TCU. In today’s episode, we talk with Assoc. Prof. Becky Taylor, Prof. Frank Thomas, and Assoc. Prof. Marcella Stark and three of their Ph.D. students about their Solution Focused Counseling Program at Texas Christian University (TCU). Hear what has fascinated them with Solution Focus (SF), what makes their counseling program at TCU special and the differences Solution Focus makes in it. They share how they teach Solution Focus, what they have learned from each other, how they put the differences of their students to work, and what (they think that) their students say about the program and their teachers. We also asked them about the differences SF makes for them as a team and in their work and they told us about the importance of building relationship in teaching and staying open to being a lifelong learner. Check out the Challenge of the week: What superpower do you bring to your professional future that’s going to help you to reach your goals? And we also talked to their Ph.D. students Lindsey Tardif, Ashli East and Franchesca Fraire about their Solution Focused superpowers and how they use them in their SF work, how the Solution Focused Counseling Program at TCU supports them, and about the superpowers of their teachers that are useful for them. The post SFP 51 – Putting differences to work: The Solution Focused Counseling Program at TCU with Becky Taylor, Frank Thomas, Marcella Stark and three of their PH.D. students appeared first on SF on tour.
In the midst of a nationwide opioid epidemic among U.S. adults, one organization in the St. Louis region is seeing some more positive trends among younger people when it comes to substance use.
In this episode, I am joined by my good friend Megan Neforos, a school counselor in Fairfax County. We discuss the impact of a school counselor on the wellbeing of children and mental health issues that are on the rise in the school system. Counseling Program: https://gse.gmu.edu/counseling/ Chi Sigma Iota: https://getconnected.gmu.edu/organization/chisigmaiota Social Media: School Counselor Chats on Twitter: #scchat Megan's Twitter Handle: @TheMrsNeforos Positive Philter Merchandise: https://www.wts-va.com/positive-philter Intro/Outro music provided by Ryan Rosemond. Check out his Soundcloud channel here: https://soundcloud.com/brothersrosemond/albums Please follow Positive Philter: Positive Philter Facebook Page Positive Philter Twitter Positive Philter Instagram If you would like to support the podcast, please consider donating to the Positive Philter Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/positivephilter
Ever thought of studying to be a counselor? Where would you do that? How could you tell if the school and program were worth your time and money? And what if you wanted to integrate your faith tradition into your counseling practice in a way that is legal, ethical, and professional while still being true to your tradition? Today Rhys and Josh speak with Dr. Kristen White, director of the Masters in Counseling Program at Multnomah University. Dr. White offers perspectives on the field of counselor education as well as some useful things to consider for the aspiring counselor seeking a school to call their own. Listen along and join in the conversation! This episode features the following professionals: Rhys Pasimio - www.newpatterncounseling.com Joshua Moore - www.altbehtherapy.com Kristen White - kwhite@multnomah.edu, www.multnomah.edu The Master’s in Counseling program at Multnomah University, Alternative Behavioral Therapy and New Pattern Counseling present this podcast as a resource for aspiring and current professionals, as well as members of the greater community. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of Multnomah University or its faculty, of Alternative Behavioral Therapy or New Pattern Counseling.
Dr. Tammy Cashwell is the Chair of the Graduate Counseling Program Admissions Committee at Wake Forest University. She talks with Dr. Bob Nations and Dr. Shannon Warden about the numerous paths to a successful and fulfilling career in counseling, shares tips for developing application materials, and offers insights into the campus interview process. Learn more about the Wake Forest University On Campus Counseling MA Program: http://counseling.graduate.wfu.edu/
Dr. David Henderson is a board-certified psychiatrist, author, and speaker. He is the founder and president of Four Stones Collaborative, a mental health consulting group in Dallas, Texas. He sees adolescent and adult clients with a wide range of psychiatric disorders including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, delusional disorders, and substance abuse. Prior to starting Four Stones, Dr. Henderson partnered with an organization called Southwest Clinical and Forensics, where he offered a number of services including psychiatric medication management, individual and family counseling, and expert witness testimony in family, civil, and criminal matters for the Dallas and surrounding county courts.For five years, Dr. Henderson served as the Department Chair of Psychology and Counseling at Criswell College, rebuilding its Masters in Counseling Program and starting the undergraduate major in Psychology. He also helped to develop a fully online counseling curriculum for the school. In addition, Dr. Henderson has served as an adjunct professor of Psychology and Counseling at Dallas Theological Seminary. Currently a member of the board of directors for Drug Prevention Resources, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing youth substance abuse, he is also the psychological correspondent for 'Mornings with Jeff and Rebecca' on KCBI 90.9 FM.Dr. Henderson has presented nationally and internationally at conferences for the American Psychiatric Association, the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, The Christian Association for Psychological Studies, and the Christian Medical and Dental Association. He is the author of two books, Finding Purpose Beyond Our Pain: Uncover the Hidden Potential in Life’s Most Common Struggles and My Teenage Zombie: Resurrecting the Undead Adolescent in Your Home.Websites: https://www.fourstonesgroup.comhttps://www.drdavidhenderson.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fourstonesgroup/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidhendersonmd/More info - http://unpauseyourlife.comSponsored by:The Addictions Academy - The Nation’s Leading Accredited Addiction Treatment Services, Recovery/Sober Coaching & Intervention Training Academy: https://theaddictionsacademy.com/Hassle-Free Books - You have a message to share, it shouldn't be so difficult to get it out to the world. Become an author in a little as 45 days: http://hasslefreebooks.comMusic courtesy of Crowfly - http://crowflyrocks.com/Unpause Your Life with Dr. Cali Esteshttps://businessinnovatorsradio.com/unpause-your-life/
Dr. David Henderson is a board-certified psychiatrist, author, and speaker. He is the founder and president of Four Stones Collaborative, a mental health consulting group in Dallas, Texas. He sees adolescent and adult clients with a wide range of psychiatric disorders including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, delusional disorders, and substance abuse. Prior to starting Four Stones, Dr. Henderson partnered with an organization called Southwest Clinical and Forensics, where he offered a number of services including psychiatric medication management, individual and family counseling, and expert witness testimony in family, civil, and criminal matters for the Dallas and surrounding county courts.For five years, Dr. Henderson served as the Department Chair of Psychology and Counseling at Criswell College, rebuilding its Masters in Counseling Program and starting the undergraduate major in Psychology. He also helped to develop a fully online counseling curriculum for the school. In addition, Dr. Henderson has served as an adjunct professor of Psychology and Counseling at Dallas Theological Seminary. Currently a member of the board of directors for Drug Prevention Resources, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing youth substance abuse, he is also the psychological correspondent for 'Mornings with Jeff and Rebecca' on KCBI 90.9 FM.Dr. Henderson has presented nationally and internationally at conferences for the American Psychiatric Association, the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, The Christian Association for Psychological Studies, and the Christian Medical and Dental Association. He is the author of two books, Finding Purpose Beyond Our Pain: Uncover the Hidden Potential in Life’s Most Common Struggles and My Teenage Zombie: Resurrecting the Undead Adolescent in Your Home.Websites: https://www.fourstonesgroup.comhttps://www.drdavidhenderson.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fourstonesgroup/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidhendersonmd/More info - http://unpauseyourlife.comSponsored by:The Addictions Academy - The Nation’s Leading Accredited Addiction Treatment Services, Recovery/Sober Coaching & Intervention Training Academy: https://theaddictionsacademy.com/Hassle-Free Books - You have a message to share, it shouldn't be so difficult to get it out to the world. Become an author in a little as 45 days: http://hasslefreebooks.comMusic courtesy of Crowfly - http://crowflyrocks.com/Unpause Your Life with Dr. Cali Esteshttps://businessinnovatorsradio.com/unpause-your-life/
MONDAY, July 30, 2012 -- 3:30 pm PST/6:30 pm EST Jody Goldstein received her B.S. in Biology from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). For the last 10 years, Jody has served as the coordinator for the UCSD Huntington's Disease Clinical Research Center (HDCRC), Genetically Handicapped Persons Program, Mini-Residency Program, Genetic Testing and Counseling Program and is a facilitator for the San Diego Huntington's Disease Support Group. She has been recognized nationally with appointments to numerous committees, including the Huntington's Study Group Executive Committee. Jody has served as Study Coordinator for more than 18 Huntington's disease (HD) clinical studies. She has 21 publications in peer reviewed journals and numerous abstracts from professional meetings. Jody has been involved with providing educational in-services throughout community, introducing HD to those little or no previous knowledge of caring for individuals with HD, its genetic susceptibility, its clinical presentation, or its treatment. Jody is bilingual and has worked closely with the local Hispanic HD community. UCSD-HDCRC
Today’s guest is my greatest inspiration and mentor. He is an Emeritus Professor of Education at Bowling Green State University. He served as the Coordinator for the Guidance and Counseling Program and as the Coordinator of Graduate Programs in the School of Teaching and Learning. He retired from the University in 1999 but continues to educate the public by serving as a volunteer docent at the Carl Sandberg home in Hendersonville, North Carolina. He is the author of several books including The Classroom Teacher’s Survival Guide, The Social Studies Teachers Book of Lists, Social Studies Teachers Survival Kit, and Online Social Studies Resources. In this interview, he discusses perfectionism, BGSU in the 1960s, and his teaching philosophy. Please welcome my father, Dr. Ronald L. Partin…_______________________Interact with Dr. Partin and the Teaching and Learning Professor community at:https://www.facebook.com/theteachingandlearningprofessor/_______________________Support this podcast at RedCircle— DONATE TODAY!!I'm using your donation to buy a new microphone and studio equipment to improve my sound. I need coffee too :-)_______________________Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-teaching-and-learning-professor/donations
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