How do you develop a relationship with your client, and what do you do to protect it? Here’s my list.
March 2021 Clinical Supervision Topic: Empathy
This March in our clinical supervisions session we’ll be discussing empathy, and in particular cognitive, affective and compassionate empathy.
February 2021 Clinical Supervision Topic: Goal Consensus (& Collaboration)
Let’s get on the same page as our clients! What do they want? What do we want for them? Are they the same things?
January 2021 Clinical Supervision Topic: Deliberate Practice + Review
In our clinical supervision sessions this month, we’re discussing deliberate practice, which is a process to use in order to improve clinical skills. It’s effective, and fascinating.
Holiday Fundraiser and A Free Private Practice Workshop!
Come join us to learn about the financial costs and needs of running a private practice, and donate to JOIN to help our neighbors with their housing during the holiday season.
December Clinical Supervision Topic: Expectations
Our client’s expectations, and our ability to create solid, positive expectations for treatment outcomes, go a long way in how things actually play out in our work.
November 2020 Clinical Supervision Topic: Cultural and Identity Adaptation
Our ability to adapt our approach to our client’s culture will improve the outcomes of our work together.
October 2020 Clinical Supervision Topic: Self-Compassion
This month in our clinical supervision sessions we’re discussing self-compassion based on Kristen Neff’s research.
September 2020 Clinical Supervision Topic: Eliciting Feedback
Nothing like some pecking hens to represent the process of eliciting feedback! This month we’ll learn how to use this skill to increase client engagement and ensure positive outcomes!
August 2020 Clinical Supervision Topic: Getting to Know You(rself-as-therapist)
This month we’re looking at therapist effects as one of the common factors that impact our client’s outcomes in therapy. Get your pen and journal out, we’re diving into some reflection work!
July 2020 Clinical Supervision Topic: Congruence and Genuineness
I’m looking forward to this month’s topic. I’ve been thinking of it so much in light of the Black Lives Matter movement and the ways white supremacy shows up in my work as a social worker and clinical supervisor. And gosh, it sure shows up a lot…
June 2020 Clinical Supervision Topic: Let's Talk About Race, Power, Privilege and Oppression
On May 26th, 2020, Memorial Day, George Floyd was killed by a police officer holding him down with his knee on his neck for almost nine minutes. I know you have been closely watching the protests and the calls for a stronger stance against racism, a call for us all to be anti-racists.