A conversation with Drs. Eric Beeson and Thom Field on integrating cutting-edge findings in neuroscience with cognitive behavioral therapy.
Eric Beeson is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in North Carolina and West Virginia, a national certified counselor (NCC) with the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC), an approved clinical supervisor (ACS) with the Center for Credentialing & Education (CCE), and a certified rehabilitation counselor (CRC) with the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC). Beeson is a certified facilitator of the Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP®) and SMART Recovery® groups. Additionally, Beeson is completing the requirements to become a certified HeartMath® practitioner with the HeartMath® Institute and to become board certified in neurofeedback with the Biofeedback Certification International Alliance (BCIA). You can learn more about Eric at here.
Thom Field currently work as an Associate Program Director and Associate Professor at City University of Seattle in the Masters of Arts in Counseling program. He received his Ph.D. in Counseling and Supervision from James Madison University. Thom is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in the state of Washington, and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the state of Virginia. He is also a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC) and Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor (CCMHC) by the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) and an Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS) by the Center for Credentialing & Education. He has 10 years of clinical experience in outpatient private practice, inpatient psychiatric units, community mental health agencies, and school settings. You can learn more about Thom at his website - http://www.thomfield.com.
Learn moe about nCBT at www.n-cbt.com
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In this "recast" we revisit an earlier episode with Dr. Tom Hofmann about navigating strength-based approaches to counseling in an environment dominated by symptoms and diagnosis
Tom's bio:
In 2003, Dr. Thomas Hofmann joined the faculty at Hodges University, teaching in the areas of psychology and clinical mental health. As a full-time psychotherapist, he spent 15 years working in various settings, including inpatient and outpatient drug and alcohol, and mental health. He also spent five years as an outpatient supervisor at a mental health clinic while teaching at Mount Mary College.
His areas of expertise include psychotherapy, family therapy, student projects, literature review and professional presentations. In an effort to practice his therapy skills, he works one day each week at a local employee assistance program as a Florida licensed social worker and licensed marriage and family therapist. In addition, he is an approved supervisor for mental health, social work and family therapy interns in Florida.
Due to his tremendous work and experience in the psychology and mental health field, Hofmann received the Hodges University Professor of the Year award in 2007, and in his free time, he enjoys fishing, hiking and investing.
You can email Tom at thofmann@hodges.edu or call his office at (239) 938-7798
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A conversation with Dr. Julie Bates-Maves on the connections between addictions recovery and the experience of grief and loss and best practices and interventions for counselors.
Julie Bates-Maves is an Associate Professor in the department of Rehabilitation and Counseling at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Her teaching and research interests are centered on trauma, addiction, and understanding and addressing stigma to ensure effective mental health care.
You can email Julie at batesjul@uwstout.edu
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A conversation with John Clarke - LPC and owner of www.privatepracticeworkshop.com - on pearls and perils of starting a private pay practice including general obstacles to making the move, a case for private pay, and how to use the internet well.
John's website: www.privatepracticeworkshop.com/
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A conversation with Dr. Sidney Shaw - Core Faculty in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program at Walden University and a Certified Trainer for the Center for Clinical Excellence - on addressing multiculturalism in counseling through humility, thoughtful response, and client feedback.
Sidney's Full Bio:
Dr. Sidney Shaw has been a mental health counselor since 2002 and he has worked in a variety of settings. His clinical experience includes working in rural community mental health in Alaska, Adventure Based Counseling in schools, medical clinic settings, Alaska Native villages, and private practice. Dr. Shaw has conducted trainings and presentations at national, regional, state, and local levels and was selected as the keynote speaker for a state counseling association annual conference. He has published in the Journal of Mental Health Counseling, Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, The Family Journal, and several articles in Counseling Today.
Originally from Georgia, Dr. Shaw now lives in New Mexico. He earned his Master of Arts Degree in Counseling and Doctorate of Education in Counselor Education and Supervision from the University of Montana. His research interests are in feedback informed counseling, common factors, multicultural counseling, cultural humility, and counselor self-efficacy and self-assessment. When not teaching or wrestling with statistics he enjoys hiking with his wife and dog, traveling, and trying to make music on stringed instruments.
You can email Sidney at sidneyleeshaw@gmail.com
Sidney's website: https://sidneyleeshaw.wordpress.com/
The Center for Clinical Excellence: www.centerforclinicalexcellence.com/
The CT article this interview is based on: http://ct.counseling.org/2016/12/practicing-cultural-humility/
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A conversation with Dr. Gregory K. Moffatt - Licensed Professional Counselor and Professor of Counseling and Human Services at Point University in Georgia - on the importance of touch in human development, the ethics of touch in therapy, and how the therapeutic tool of touch is used well beyond the traditional bounds of counseling.
Gregory's article in Counseling Today:http://ct.counseling.org/2017/03/healing-language-appropriate-touch/
A conversation with Dr. Craig Cashwell - a professor of Counseling and Human Development at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a Fellow of the American Counseling Association - about the importance of integrating spirituality and religion into counseling practice and how to do it competently and ethically.
You can email Craig at cscashwe@uncg.edu
Craig's recent book Shadows of the Cross: A Christian Companion to Facing the Shadow
The ASERVIC Spiritual & Religious Competencies
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A conversation with Dr. Guy Macpherson - Founder of The Trauma Therapist Project - on the personal and professional impact of interviewing some of the giants in the field of trauma, what Guy has learned from his work at The Trauma Therapist Project, and the ancient Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold.
Guy's website: http://www.thetraumatherapistproject.com/
Guy's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/guymacphersonphd/
Guy's Twitter handle: @guycmacpherson
A little about ancient art of Kintsugi
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A conversation with Mary Vicario & Carol Hudgins-Mitchell of Finding Hope Consulting on how developmental trauma affects the brain, using neurobiology to build resilience, and practical applications for everyday practice.
Mary and Carol's website: http://www.findinghopeconsulting.com/
A conversation with Dr. Tyler Wilkinson - Assistant Professor and Coordinator Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program at Mercer University - on the influence of technology in counseling, distilling HIPPA/HITECH for practical application, and ethical best practices for the use of technology in your practice.
Email Tyler at wilkinson_rt@mercer.edu
Tyler article in The Professional Counselor: Technology in Counselor Education: HIPAA and HITECH as Best Practice
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A conversation with Dr. Mitch Handelsman - Professor of Psychology at the University of Colorado in Denver - on how harnessing our human thought processes can guide us towards making ethically excellent decisions in psychotherapy.
You an email Mitch at mitchell.handelsman@ucdenver.edu
Mitch's faculty page at UCD - http://clasfaculty.ucdenver.edu/mhandels/
Mitch's blog at Psychology Today - The Ethical Professor
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A conversation with Dr. Alyson Carr on how failing the NCMHCE (National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Examination) provided a catalyst for personal and professional growth as well as how counselors can transform failure into an opportunity to refine and enrich their practice.
Alyson's email: DrAlysonCarr@gmail.com
Alyson's website: http://dralysoncarr.com/
Alyson's article at Counseling Today: Why Failing the NCMHCE Felt So Good
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A conversation with Dr. Carl Sheperis - Program Dean of the College of Social Sciences at University of Phoenix, Vice-Chair of the National Board of Certified Counselors, and past president of the Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling - on counselor professional identity, why counseling is a profession and not a field, the 20/20 vision for the future of counseling, and counselor professional identity in an international context.
Carl's website: https://sites.google.com/site/carljsheperisphd/
You can email Carl @ csheperis@gmail.com
The American Counselor Association's page for the 20/20 vision: https://www.counseling.org/knowledge-center/20-20-a-vision-for-the-future-of-counseling
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A conversation with Dr. Priscilla G. Wilson - assistant professor in the College of Education and Professional Studies at Jacksonville State University in Alabama - on the different types of microaggressions in and outside of counseling, dilemmas that clients and counselors face, and reflections on the "golden rule" as a way forward.
Priscilla's article at Counseling Today: Raising counselors’ awareness of microaggressions
Email Priscilla at pgwilson@jsu.edu
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Allison Kramer talks with Dr. Sharon Anderson, Professor at Colorado State University, on how encouraging counseling students to truly know themselves leads to the development of a positive and professional ethical identity.
Sharon's author page @ Amazon.com
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An engaging conversation with Dr. Mehmet Akif Karaman - assistant professor at University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley - about the history of the war in Syria, the current state of services needed and available to Syrian refugees (particularly in Turkey), and the growing mental health needs of the men, women, and children who are directly affected by the conflict.
Mahmet's Faculty Page @ UTRGV
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The second of two conversations with Dr. Julia Whisenhunt - assistant professor of counselor education and college student affairs at West Georgia University - on suicide prevention, risk, and assessment. This episode covers assessment tools for counselors, clinical interventions including safety plans, and documentation. Below are links to the different resources mentioned in the podcast.
You can email Julia at jwhisenh@westga.edu
Signs of Suicide Training
https://mentalhealthscreening.org/Gatekeeper/
ACA Suicide Assessment Podcast
http://www.counseling.org/knowledge-center/podcasts/docs/aca-podcasts/ht008-suicide-assessment-sharpen-your-clinical-skills
Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (CALM) online training
http://training.sprc.org/
Addressing Suicidal Clients podcast (Counselor Audio Source)
http://www.counseloraudiosource.net/feeds/CAS032.mp3
SAMHSA Suicide Prevention Webinars
http://www.sprc.org/training-institute/samhsa-webinars
ICRC-S Suicide Prevention Webinars
http://suicideprevention-icrc-s.org/webinars
The first of two conversations with Dr. Julia Whisenhunt - assistant professor of counselor education and college student affairs at West Georgia University - on suicide prevention, risk, and assessment. This episode covers statistics about suicide, risk factors, warning signs, and protective factors. Below are links to the different resources mentioned in the podcast.
You can email Julia at jwhisenh@westga.edu
Suicide Warning Signs
http://www.suicidology.org/stats-and-tools/suicide-warning-signs
Youth Warning Signs
www.youthsuicidewarningsigns.org
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC)
http://www.sprc.org/
American Association of Suicidology
http://www.suicidology.org/home
International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP)
https://www.iasp.info/wspd
Suicide Is Preventable: CA website
http://www.suicideispreventable.org
Jed Foundation
http://www.jedfoundation.org/
Half of Us
http://www.halfofus.com/
You Matter (for young adults)
www.youmatter.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
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A conversation with Dr. Susan Branco, a licensed professional counselor and researcher, about counseling transracial adoptees, race in adoption, and biculturation.
Check our Susan's website: http://adoptiontherapist.org/
Here are a few articles of Susan's in Counseling Today:
http://ct.counseling.org/2014/07/counseling-transracial-adult-adopted-persons/
http://ct.counseling.org/2016/12/adopting-across-racial-lines/
In this episode I am joined by Kelsi Macklin, a good friend and transracial adoptee. You can hear more about her story here: http://www.relevantmagazine.com/life/better-way-talk-about-adoption
Or email her at macklin.kelsi@gmail.com
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A conversation with Dr. Everett Worthington – Commonwealth Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, in the Department of Psychology – on the jump from physicist to psychologist, the striking effectiveness of forgiveness in the emotional healing of our clients, and the REACH model of forgiveness.
* The title for this episode is taken from a quote attributed to Mark Twain: “Forgiveness Is the Fragrance the Violet Sheds on the Heel That Has Crushed It”
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A conversation with Dr. Raissa Miller - assistant professor of counseling at Boise State University - on the flexible brain, how your client's (and your!) limbic system goes into overdrive, the complexity of implicit and explicit memory, and why all of this in integral to your work as a counselor.
Dan Siegel's Hand Model of the Brain
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A conversation with Dr. Steven C. Hayes - Nevada Foundation Professor at the Department of Psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno - on his own struggle with panic and anxiety, the history and development of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and how psychological flexibility can enhance your practice and just maybe change the world.
Steve's Blog at Psychology Today
A conversation with Dr. Dee Ray - professor of counseling and higher education at the University of North Texas and Director of the Child and Family Resource Clinic - on what play therapy is (and what it's not), the functions and messages of play, and the long history of history and effectiveness of play therapy.
Dee's Faculty Page at University of North Texas
A Therapist's Guide to Child Development: The Extraordinarily Normal Years
The Association for Play Therapy
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A conversation Dr. Samuel Gladding - professor and chair of the Department of Counseling at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and former president of the American Counseling Association - on defining creativity, creative mediums counselors can employ in their work, and the SCAMPER model of becoming more creative. Oh, and a poetry reading.
Sam's website at Wake Forest University
Sam's book: The Creative Arts in Counseling (5th edition) at Amazon