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EP11: Counseling in the Wake of a Turbulent Election: Post-Election Stress, Values Conflicts, and Advocacy with Donna Sheperis Nov 17, 2016

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A conversation with Dr. Donna Sheperis - remote core faculty at Palo Alto University, former co-chair of the ACA Ethics Committee, and author of numerous articles and a textbook on counseling ethics - on how counselors can navigate counseling after a turbulent and divisive election. We talk about post-election stress, managing values conflicts with our clients, helping clients prepare for the holidays, and the counseling profession's role as advocates for minorities and the marginalized.

Email Donna at: dsheperis@paloaltou.edu

Donna's faculty page at PAU

Donna's Book: Ethical Decision Making for the 21st Century Counselor

EP10: African American Mental Health, Spirituality, and the Black Church: A Conversation with Janeé R. Avent Nov 09, 2016

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A conversation with Dr. Janeé R. Avent - assistant professor in the counselor education program at East Carolina University - on African American mental health, the need for counselors to understand African American spirituality and the influence of the Black church, and general best practices for counseling and advocacy with our African American clients.

An article in The Professional Counselor by Janeé called The Black Church: Theology and Implications for Counseling African Americans

Janeé's staff page at ECU

Email Janeé at aventj16@ecu.edu

EP9: Let's Talk About Sex: Sexual Health, Wellness, and Cultural Humility with Megan Speciale Oct 28, 2016

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A conversation with Dr. Megan Speciale - assistant professor in the counseling program at Palo Alto University - on defining sexuality, how to bring talk about sex into the counseling room, understanding sexual wellness, and being culturally sensitive with clients from diverse backgrounds.

Megan's email is mspeciale@paloaltou.edu

Megan's profile at PAU

Visit www.thethoughtfulcounselor.com for the APA citation for this episode.

EP8: A Volcano in My Tummy: Working with Anger in Children and Adolescents with Warwick Pudney Oct 21, 2016

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A conversation with Warwick Pudney - professor of counseling and psychotherapy at Auckland University of Technology in Auckland, New Zealand with a specialization in violence and trauma - about systemic influences on how we experience and express anger, working with anger in children, adolescents, as well as men, and our expression of anger as an indicator of helplessness.

Warwick is the co-author (with Elaine Whitehouse) of A Volcano in My Tummy: Helping Children to Handle Anger

Warwick's profile at AUT

EP7: Let's Hang Out! Or Maybe Not: Multiple Relationships Before and After Therapy with Allison Kramer Oct 19, 2016

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A conversation with Dr. Allison Kramer - assistant professor at Johnson & Wales University - on navigating multiple/dual relationships, attending your client's wedding (among other things), and the risks of post-therapy friendships with your clients.

Allison's bio at Johnson & Wales University

Allison's article in CT Today - "Why Can't We Be Friends?"

EP6: Common Factors, Feedback, and How to Become a Better Therapist: A Conversation with Barry Duncan Sep 30, 2016

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A conversation with Dr. Barry Duncan - co-editor of The Heart and Soul of Change: Delivering What Works in Therapy and On Becoming a Better Therapist: Evidence-Based Practice One Client at a Time - about the good, the bad, and the ugly in counseling and psychotherapy, the origin of the common factors, and how to become a more effective therapist through client feedback.

The "Three Sisters" Barry mentioned can be found at:

The Heart and Soul of Change Project

PCOMS.com

BetterOutcomesNow.com

Additional Resources

Barry's Amazon Author Page

EP5: Swimming Upstream in a Toxic Culture: Building Resilience in Girls with Laura Hensley Choate Sep 30, 2016

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A conversation with Dr. Laura Hensley Choate - professor counselor education at Louisiana State University and author of several books including Girls and Women's Wellness: Contemporary Counseling Issues and Interventions and Swimming Upstream: Parenting Girls for Resilience in a Toxic Culture - on the toxic culture that encapsulates girls and young women and how counselors can help them build resilience.

You can connect with Laura via:

Facebook

Twitter @drlaurachoate

Girls, Women, and Wellness (Laura's blog @ Psychology Today)

Laura Profile at LSU

Laura's Amazon Author Page

EP4: Stigma, Strengths, and Walking It Off: A Conversation on Counseling and Men with George Hu Sep 28, 2016

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A conversation with Dr. George Hu - a clinical psychologist and Director of Psychology and Mental Health at Jiahui International Clinic in Shanghai - about the stigmas around counseling for men, common presenting concerns, and strategies to build a strong alliance with your male clients. You can email George at george.hu@jiahui.com or view his profile at http://www.jiahui.com/en/ourteam/doctors/george-hu/

EP3: Strength-Based Counseling in a Symptom-Based World: A Conversation with Thomas Hofmann Sep 23, 2016

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A conversation with Dr. Thomas Hofmann - professor of Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Hodges University in Fort Myers and Naples, Florida - about navigating strength-based approaches to counseling in an environment dominated by symptoms and diagnosis.

You can email Tom at thofmann@hodges.edu or call his office at (239) 938-7798

Tom's faculty page at Hodges:

https://www.hodges.edu/Faculty-Profile/Thomas-Hofmann/

For information about Hodges University's online program launching in Winter 2017, follow the link below:

http://www.hodges.edu/academics/academicprograms/masters-clinical-mental-health-counseling.aspx

An except from the article I mention by Courtney Armstrong in Psychotherapy Networker can be found here (you need to subscribe to get the full article):

https://www.psychotherapynetworker.org/magazine/article/1041/hiding-in-plain-sight

APA Citation for this episode:

Shook, M. (Producer). (2016, September). Strength-Based Counseling in a Symptom-Based World: A Conversation with Thomas Hofmann [Audio Podcast]. The Thoughtful Counselor. Retrieved from http://thethoughtfulcounselor.com/2016/09/strength-based-counseling-in-a-symptom-based-world-a-conversation-with-thomas-hofmann/

EP2: The Quarter-Life Crisis - Taking Seriously the Needs of Millennials with Cyrus Williams Sep 15, 2016

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A Conversation with Dr. Cyrus Williams, associate professor at Regent University, on how the "Quarter-Life Crisis" affects millennials and how counselors can best understand and address their needs. Dr. William's refers to the following resources in the conversation:

The Quarter-Life Crisis

Counseling Today Article

You Can contact Dr. Williams at cwilliams2@regent.edu

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