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Considering Working with Addictions/Substance Abuse?
A Letter to Anybody even REMOTELY Thinking of Working in Addictions/Substance AbuseDear Friends, Colleagues, Prospective Students, Current Students, & Alumni,Credentials, licenses, and professional certificates can help us get jobs, and...
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The Mystical in Private Practice
So far, every one of my clients is me, and is my teacher, and without even knowing it, invites me into great sprawling canyons of awe. I am sure there...
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12 Points Regarding Required Therapy @ SWC
Thoughts about why personal therapy is required at SWC......
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White Privilege, Hispanics, & Consciousness: Big Conversations…
When you encourage students to be "Conscious", you are asking for some complicated conversations......
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MA in Counseling or Ph.D. in Psychology? Some Economic Considerations
An MA in Counseling is the fastest and most economical track to becoming a Psychotherapist/Counselor......
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Job Outlook for Professional Counselors is Amazing
The future is extremely bright for Professional Counselors......
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Five Great Reasons for Becoming a Professional Counselor
If you have been told that you are a good listener, or you are the one your friends come to who have problems, keep reading.......
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Why You Should Consider Blogging for Southwestern College. No, Seriously.
Doc has some thoughts on why you might want to think about blogging for Southwestern College... ...
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Stuff to Think About if You’re Going to Be a Successful Therapist
From Southwestern College's "Conscious Entrepreneurship Initiative" So, here’s what I’ve found.Looking for a Therapist?I was looking for a therapist. (And I have heard my story from countless others…)I looked on my...
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Southwestern College Requires Students to Be in Therapy
Southwestern College requires its students to be engaged in personal therapy, and that is a good thing. ...
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Help Us Help Others: Building Tierra Nueva
Tierra Nueva Counseling Center will cost Southwestern College/New Earth Institute about $1,400,000 when all is said and done.With great audits, strong, black financial books, a growing student body, astute financial...
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The Hogwarts of Santa Fe
This morning I was chatting with one of my lovely classmates about our first two weeks at Southwestern College. She said something that instantly resonated with me- “I feel like...
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Psychopathology Class, The Sopranos, & the Magic Bus (Dude, it’s a metaphor…)
The more President Nolan teaches "Psychopathology", the less he knows about the topic. ...
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“If I Don’t Take Insurance, I Don’t Have to Diagnose or Keep Records”
Even if you are not taking insurance, if you are licensed, you DO have to keep notes. Read on......
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What Does “Spirituality” Mean @ Southwestern College? By Hilary Gunby
Hilary Gunby, student at Southwestern College, reflects on what Spirituality means at this unique graduate institution......
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How Long Should Your Private Practice Marketing Tail Be?
How Long Should Your Marketing Tail Be?You’re going into private practice. Do you present as a generalist, and click on all 57 of those “Specialization” boxes on the insurance providers...
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Getting Your Student Loans Forgiven: It’s Not That Mysterious
There are lots of ways to help you afford graduate school, and Southwestern College/New Earth Institute is committed to helping you access those resources......
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“Death”–Whatever THAT Means…
Some wonderings on the transition we know, ever so unsatisfactorily, as "Death."...
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Therapies Coming Together: Inspired by Recent Reading
Dr. Jim Nolan discusses how some therapies come together; he was inspired by recent readings in Narrative Therapy/Practice. ...
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Words in Psychology that I Hate: “Treatment”
Trick or Treatment Planning, by Jim NolanWithin the world of Psychology, I absolutely hate the verb “to treat.” As in “my client came in for treatment.”That word got co-opted from...
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