Contracts and Non-Competes: What's a New Therapist to Do?

July 13, 2021 Paige Sparkman, M. A., LLPC

You did it! You got the degree, you passed your state licensing exam, and you now have your provisional license to work as a therapist. Your hard work has paid off!

Now, you realize the most important step hasn’t happened yet: You must still find a place where you can actually BE a therapist. A place where you will work, and get paid, to do therapy.

As you think about this post-grad employment journey, panic sets in.

Treating Traumatized Families: An Introduction to the Family Systems Trauma Model (FST), with Dr. Scott Sells

March 4, 2021 Ili Rivera Walter, PhD, LMFT

Treating Traumatized Families with Dr. Scott Sells

Dr. Scott Sells, PhD, LCSW, LMFT is my interview guest for this post. He is the founder of the Family Systems Trauma Model, and the Family Trauma Institute, as well as the author of three books on methods for treating families and children, within the context of family therapy.

By watching this video, or reading the transcript, you will learn:

A working definition of the term traumatized family
Three essential steps you may be missing in your clinical work with families.
One thing you can do right now to improve engagement and outcomes with your family clients.
How to learn more techniques that will reinvent your family therapy work.

Technology-Assisted Clinical Supervision: Benefits, Challenges, and Regulations

October 6, 2020 Ili Rivera Walter, PhD, LMFT

Technology Assisted Clinical Supervision: Effectiveness, Benefits, Challenges, and Regulations

If you’re a clinical supervisor navigating the delivery of supervision right now, you may have encountered some challenges, including state, institutional, and technological limitations. The information I present in this post is intended to encourage the legal and ethical use of technology-assisted (distance) supervision in a variety of settings.

Dr. AnnaLynn Schooley and I recently discussed this subject as it relates to our experiences and our development as supervisors. Dr. Schooley is a LMFT and LMHC in the state of Florida, and carries licenses in additional states. She serves as a supervisor for master and doctoral-level MFT students in her role as professor for Capella University.

How to Get Back to the Business of Family Therapy, And What to consider

July 7, 2020 Adina Hauser, MSW, RSW

What helps us survive this complicated life? Systems. As humans, we thrive when part of a network of support, inclusion, and collaboration. And family is the ultimate system, making family therapy an invaluable addition to any program. Right?

Yet, when we therapists talk about working with families in therapy, our collective anxieties rise. As much as we may talk the talk, we don’t walk the walk. The truth is, families are not seen very often in therapy. Even less frequently do we bring the whole family into the room.