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EP21: Soil of the Soul - Teaching Ethics as the Study of Self with Sharon Anderson Jan 26, 2017

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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 faculty page at CSU

Sharon's author page @ Amazon.com

Allison's faculty page at JWU

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EP20: Meeting The Needs of Syrian Refugees in Turkey - An Engaging Conversation with Mehmet A. Karaman Jan 18, 2017

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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

The Article this interview is based on: http://tpcjournal.nbcc.org/meeting-the-mental-health-needs-of-syrian-refugees-in-turkey/

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EP19: Suicide Prevention, Risk, and Assessment - Part 2: Assessment Tools, Interventions, and Documentation with Julia Whisenhunt Jan 10, 2017

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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

Julia's faculty page at UWG

http://www.pearsonassessments.com/HAIWEB/Cultures/en-us/Productdetail.htm?Pid=015-8018-443&Mode=summary

www.suicidology.org

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

EP18: Suicide Prevention, Risk, and Assessment - Part 1: Risk Factors, Warning Signs, and Protective Factors with Julia Whisenhunt Jan 04, 2017

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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

Julia's faculty page at UWG

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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EP17: Counseling Transracial Adoptees: Intersections of race, adoption, and identity with Susan Branco and Kelsi Macklin Dec 28, 2016

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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

For the APA citation for this episode visit www.thethoughtfulcounselor.com

EP16: "The Fragrance that the Violet Sheds on the Heel that has Crushed It:" Forgiveness as a Means to Transformation with Everett Worthington Dec 21, 2016

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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.

Ev's Website

* 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"

For the APA citation for this episode please visit www.thethoughtfulcounselor.com

EP15: Neuroeducation: Using "Brain Talk" to Normalize Client Distress and Enhance Your Work with Raissa Miller Dec 10, 2016

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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.

Raissa's Faculty Page at BSU

The Healthy Brain Platter

Dan Siegel's Hand Model of the Brain

For the APA citation for this episode go to www.thethoughtfulcounselor.com

EP14: ACT, Psychological Flexibility, and Intellectual Obscurity: A Conversation with Steven C. Hayes Dec 07, 2016

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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 Website

Steve's Blog at Psychology Today

Steve's Faculty Page at University of Nevada, Reno

The Association for Contextual Behavioral Science

EP13: More Than Just Playin' Around: The Ins and Outs (and Amazing Effectiveness!) of Play Therapy with Dee Ray Nov 30, 2016

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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

Center for Play Therapy @ UNT

The Association for Play Therapy

For the APA citation for this episode visit www.thethoughtfulcounselor.com

EP12: Poetry, Dance, and Art, Oh My! The Power of Creativity in Counseling with Samuel Gladding Nov 23, 2016

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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

Rainer Maria Rilke's I Love the Dark Hours of My Beijing...

Maya Angelou's Human Family

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