The Thoughtful Counselor

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 Ne

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 website 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 faculty page at UNCG Craig's recent book Shadows of the Cross: A Christian Companion to Facing the Shadow The ASERVIC Spiritual & Religious Competencies For the APA citation for this episode please visit www.thethoughtfulcounselor.com  

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

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

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 Allison's faculty page at JWU For the APA citation of this episode visit www.thethoughtfulcounselor.com

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

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

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

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

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

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.cou

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.c

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

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    

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  

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

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    

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