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Conscious Entrepreneurship: Teaching SWC Students About Private Practice (& more…)
Conscious Entrepreneurship: Teaching You Private Practice --by Jim Nolan “Private Practice” is a business, an entrepreneurial endeavor. Psychology programs almost never talk about...
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8 Private Practice Tips for Success
President Nolan offers 8 tips on how to build a successful private practice. ...
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Marketing Your Private Practice: Don’t Be a Doofus.
http://drjamesmichaelnolan.com/featured/not-jackwagon-marketing-private-practice/...
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Voices in America featuring SWC
Voices in America chose Southwestern College/New Earth Institute as a unique, unsung, yet storied institution, to feature in television slots between full PBS broadcast shows....
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From the Charm City to the Land of Enchantment! Discovering the Gift in being the only African American in my Graduate School Classes
It’s been approximately 60 days since I packed up Lotus, my 2003 Honda Pilot, with all of my belongings that I could fit into it so I could relocate...
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How Do I Become a Professional Counselor?
Dr. Nolan answers the question "How do I become a professional counselor?"...
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Why Southwestern College for a Master’s in Counseling?
Reasons why you want to get your Master's in Counseling at Southwestern College in Santa Fe, New Mexico......
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Worried About Licensing Exams? Or Starting Your First Job As a Therapist?
Students often worry about whether they are learning what they need to know to pass exams and succeed on their first jobs. Some words of wisdom about that......
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Panel Discussion on Private Practice in Santa Fe
On November 15, 2016, Southwestern College began its Entrepreneurship Series with a panel discussion composed of a variety of helping professionals in Santa Fe. The presenters were President Jim Nolan,...
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MA in Counseling or PhD in Psychology?
So You Want to Be a Therapist? Counselor or Psychologist? Let’s start with the fact that becoming a licensed psychologist will take you a good 6-8 years or more, and...
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Can We Hold Against-ness and One-ness at the Same Time?
So, it is all complicated… Here in Santa Fe people often say “Everything is perfect, just the way it is…” And “Everything happens for a reason…” And “We are all...
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Some Therapists Are Bus Drivers, Others Cabbies
Part of my job, as I see it, is to teach clients that I am their cabbie, not their bus driver. Sometimes they really, really want me to be the...
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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. ...