Fixing Our Accrediting Institutions

Fixing Our Accrediting Institutions

Fixing our accrediting institutions will not be easy but it must be done. One of the key segments in need of repair in The New Counselor Supply Chain is the one dealing with Accrediting Institutions and for the most part they are broken. Their function is to determine which universities are the cream of the…

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New Therapist Supply Chain

New Therapist Supply Chain

  The New Therapist Supply Chain is a diagram of the birth-to-practice pipeline that supplies our profession with new counselors. It is “the system” through which our new therapists are generated, and it is broken. We use the diagram as a visual aid to analyze the various steps and pitfalls in counselor development. It’s a…

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Dealing With Political Confrontations During the Holidays

Confrontations During the Holidays

Dealing with political confrontations during the holidays is a perennial issue for a lot of folks. Cousin Eddie inevitably shouts, “Well, how about that election?” I cannot think of a bigger elephant in the room during your next family Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner than recent political events. If it was a local election regarding a…

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