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Amy Smitke
Aug 17, 20223 min read
Doing NO Harm to your Supervisees
When we thinking of supervision, often we thinking of the positives without risks. Yes we are here to help guide, mentor, teach, etc. to...
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Amy Smitke
Aug 10, 20223 min read
The Role of a Supervisor
When someone takes on a supervisor role, they should look at at that it entails, requires, or what their responsibilities are. Not only...
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Amy Smitke
Aug 3, 20224 min read
Documenting Clinical Supervision
Why, how, when.... Clinical supervision for those of us in the mental health field wanting to gain our ability to be move forward,...
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Amy Smitke
Aug 2, 20224 min read
Creating Boundaries in Practice
Many of us get into the field wanting to help people, a noble cause. However, for many reasons we may find ourselves not maintaining...
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Amy Smitke
Jul 20, 20223 min read
Why you need Liability Insurance in Mental Health
Many of us get into the field because we strive to help others, whether that comes from innately who we are as people, or because of our...
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Amy Smitke
Jun 8, 20225 min read
Learn how, why, and where to network yourself as a mental health providers
As many of us are in school or actively working in the field we might not realize the importance of networking. Our educational programs...
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Amy Smitke
Jun 1, 20223 min read
8 Ways to Market Yourself as a Clinical Supervisor
If you are a mental health professional who is looking to become a clinical supervisor, then you need to start marketing yourself....
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Amy Smitke
May 25, 20225 min read
Navigating your clinical supervision hours
It can be tricky to navigate the requirements for clinical supervision hours. Supervision is a critical component of clinical training...
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Amy Smitke
May 18, 20222 min read
Exploring Diverse Careers in Mental and Behavioral Health: More Than Just Therapists
When we think about careers in mental health and behavioral health, the usual suspects like therapists or child & family protective...
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Amy Smitke
May 11, 20222 min read
The Impact of Expectations
Are expectations healthy or unhealthy? We often find ourselves thinking only the positive about expectations, and yes they can be...
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Jonace Alexander, SWT
May 11, 20222 min read
Let’s Talk Affirmations But for Mental Health Professionals!
This one of my favorite topics because it helps so much with positive self-talk. I’m going to list quite a few affirmations to help with...
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Amy Smitke
May 4, 20221 min read
Creating Mental Health Awareness
Mental Health professionals, May is National Mental Health Awareness Month. As providers, we are in a unique position to educate others...
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Jonace Alexander, SWT
Mar 30, 20222 min read
A Career In Social Work
What do you want out of your social work career? That’s a tough question. I thought it was community mental health or solely clinical...
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Jonace Alexander, SWT
Mar 9, 20222 min read
Happy Women’s History Month!
Happy Women’s History Month! It’s not secret that women have contributed a lot to the field of social work. One of the key players in...
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Jonace Alexander, SWT
Mar 2, 20221 min read
Let’s talk SOCIAL WORK MONTH
It’s social work month yay! So in this blog post, I want to recognize and share some of the amazing things going on this month and...
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Amy Smitke
Feb 16, 20222 min read
How Can I Find a Clinical Supervisor?
The process to becoming an independently licensed mental health/behavioral health clinician begins with education. Depending on the type...
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Jonace Alexander, SWT
Feb 9, 20222 min read
Genograms
Family dynamics can be difficult, confusing, or hard to comprehend the different relationships. We have an aunt no one understands but...
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Amy Smitke
Feb 2, 20222 min read
Limiting Beliefs and Starting a Business
So I’m going to say it starting your own business is scary! You don’t know what you don’t know and there’s a lot that goes into it....
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Amy Smitke
Jan 26, 20222 min read
7 Reasons to Write in a Gratitude Journal
Gratitude at its core is about appreciation. It is about appreciation of what is valuable and meaningful to a person. A gratitude journal...
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Amy Smitke
Dec 29, 20211 min read
Affirmations for the New Year
In 3 days we will bid farewell to 2021 and hello to 2022. Let’s use affirmations to help us settle and speak positivity into ourselves....
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