The Thoughtful Counselor

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.counseloraudiosource.net/feeds/CAS032.mp3 SAMHSA Suicide Prevention Webinars http://www.sprc.org/training-institute/samhsa-webinars ICRC-S Suicide Prevention Webinars http://suicideprevention-icrc-s.org/webinars

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.com/ You Matter (for young adults) www.youmatter.suicidepreventionlifeline.org For the APA citation for this episode go to www.thethoughtfulcounselor.com

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