Episodes
Monday Apr 29, 2019
BECOMING AN EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGIST- feat. Clarissa Arms-Chavez, Ph.D.
Monday Apr 29, 2019
Monday Apr 29, 2019
If you want to be a psychologist but are considering a non-clinical route, this is a great episode to listen to. Social Psychology, just like clinical or counseling psychology, is only one of the many niches in the psychology world. This area of psych explores why people do what they do, why we think what we think--biases, perception, preferences, familiarity (to name a few phenomena). To be a social psychologist also probably means doing research, meaning you're also probably an experimental psychologist. My guest today is Clarissa Arms-Chavez, Ph.D, a tenured associate professor and social experimental psychologist at Auburn University. She and I discuss: social psych, working in academia, clinical psych, teaching at a university, tenure, impostor syndrome, and being a department chair. She also gives advice to undergraduates thinking about going to grad school!
Must have info about today's guest:
Clarissa J. Arms-Chavez, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor and Department Chair of the Psychology Department at Auburn University Montgomery. She earned her M.S. in Experimental Psychology and her Ph.D. in Social Cognitive Neuroscience from the University of Texas at El Paso. She has thirteen years of experience teaching undergraduate courses such as introduction to psychology, social psychology, social cognition, the psychology of prejudice & hate, and writing in psychology. She also has ten years of experience teaching advanced social psychology at both the Masters level (Auburn University at Montgomery) and the Doctorate level (Auburn University). In general, her research interests include the many various stigmas and prejudices involved within different social groups/categories (e.g., racial issues, colorism issues within the African-American community, sex and gender identity issues.
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Friday Apr 19, 2019
BECOMING A CLINICAL SUPERVISOR- feat. Dr.Kate Walker
Friday Apr 19, 2019
Friday Apr 19, 2019
Hello, Through the Eyes of a Therapist Podcast listeners! If you’ve gotten this far in my latest series on becoming a therapist, you’ve heard about Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, Clinical Social Workers, and School Counselors. You know by now that to become a therapist, you need to get a master’s degree and to become fully licensed, you must complete a post-graduate internship. Most of these last at least 18 months post masters and you need to accumulate 3,000 hours of supervised practice.
Supervised practice means that you must contract someone who is a clinical supervisor to oversee and sign off on your 3,000 hours. Clinical supervisors make an investment in provisionally licensed practitioners by meeting with them on a weekly basis, going over treatment plans, evaluations, personal issues that may be affecting work with clients, and progress notes. This is, probably, the last time a clinician is being closely monitored in their career before becoming independently licensed.
To explain this further, my guest on the podcast today is Dr.Kate Walker. She is an expert on therapist development and growth. Her work includes training fully licensed therapists in becoming clinical supervisors. She has also written a book called “My Next Steps, Create a Counseling Career You’ll Love.” Find this book on amazon for less than 15 bucks! https://www.amazon.com/My-Next-Steps-Create-Counseling/dp/1937514722
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Monday Mar 18, 2019
BECOMING A CAREER COUNSELOR- Feat. Vanessa B. Monroy, LPC
Monday Mar 18, 2019
Monday Mar 18, 2019
Through the Eyes of a Therapist Podcast has reached 10 thousand plus downloads! Thank you to all listeners!
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Monday Mar 04, 2019
BECOMING A SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST- Feat. Mawule Sevon
Monday Mar 04, 2019
Monday Mar 04, 2019
If you want to be a school psychologist or have ever wondered what a school psychologist does, then this episode is for you! School psychologists are collaborators, advocates, leaders, and team players! They are in charge of assessing school aged children and identifying their needs for success in school. They work with other clinicians like Occupational and Speech therapists as well as mental health therapists and school counselors! In this episode we talk diagnosis, IEP's, and the many factors influencing student struggles and successes.
Must have info about my guest:
Mawule has been praised for her contributions to the field of school psychology and behavior analysis on addressing diversity and inclusion. She is a nationally certified school psychologist and board certified behavior analyst. With the specialization of diversity and cultural competency, Mawule has completed research, lead workshops, and facilitated discussions throughout the United States and abroad. Her philosophy centers around capacity building and empowering parents, educators, and communities by providing them the necessary information to make informed decisions. Mawule currently serves as the Executive Director of The Key Consulting Firm, an organization which focuses on addressing the racial inequity among children in schools across the nation.
Contact: http://www.thekeyconsult.com
www.instagram.com/thekeyconsult
For questions, comments, new episode ideas......write to me! cristal@throughtheeyesofatherapist.org
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Monday Feb 18, 2019
BECOMING A PLAY THERAPIST- feat. Kristin Trick, LPC, RPT
Monday Feb 18, 2019
Monday Feb 18, 2019
El Paso, TX, 79902
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Monday Feb 04, 2019
BECOMING A THERAPIST-HOW SUPERVISORS HELP US GROW feat. Tim Mendoza
Monday Feb 04, 2019
Monday Feb 04, 2019
In this episode, we talk about how clinical supervisors are needed beyond graduate internships and licensure requirements! Supervising at an agency can help clinicians be more well rounded and prepared for many client issues. Supervision is also discussed in the previous episode with Dr. Kate Walker (CLICK HERE TO LISTEN).
Tim Mendoza graduated with a Masters of Education in Counseling from the University of Texas at El Paso. He is currently the outpatient supervisor for Bethanna, a non-profit outpatient behavioral health program in Philadelphia. This organization focuses on the provision of evidence based practices including PCIT and TFCBT for children and families. He is certified in both therapy modalities and is currently working on his Level One Trainer Certification for PCIT. Tim has over 11 years of clinical and supervisory experience and is also trained in EMDR and TCIT.
Mentioned in the episode:
http://bethanna.org/services/behavioral/
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Monday Jan 07, 2019
Monday Jan 07, 2019
Social work is a diverse and large field where individuals can grow professionally in many different directions. Clinical Social Work is one area of specialty where social workers can conduct therapy services. Licensed Clinical Social workers are trained in a variety of therapeutic modalities that allows them the title of "therapist". LCSWs, LMFTs, LPCs, Counseling Psychologists, and some school psychologists can do "therapy" or what we call "clinical work". After this episode about LCSWs, I will be interviewing psychologists and therapy/clinical supervisors so you can understand the nuanced positions the mental health field has to offer.
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Here is some must have info about today's guests:
Erica Barrales, LCSW is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, who currently works as a Senior Social Worker for Orange County Children and Family Services in Orange, California. She currently is assigned as a Senior Social Worker in the Specialized Family Services: Continuing and Court Officers program. For the past 11 years, she has worked with children and families in the capacity of family reunification, family maintenance, and adoption focused cases. For the past 5 years she has worked with the special medical, developmental, and behaviorally fragile children and families. She is a seasoned and well-rounded leader within her program. She’s been in the social work field since 2003 and has experience in school counseling, psychotherapy, and supervising Associate Clinical Social Work interns. She provides clinical supervision to Associate Clinical Social Workers earning clinical hours for licensure.
She was raised as a daughter of Mexican immigrant parents, and grew up in Anaheim, CA. She is married to her husband of 13 years, who is a deputy sheriff. She has 3 boys, ranging from 4 to 12 years old, loves to drink wine, dance, and spend time with her large family.
Alvely Alcantara is an LCSW in the state of NC with cultural roots in the Dominican Republic. She has been in practice since March 2015 at a nonprofit serving the local Latinx community. The majority of her work is done in Spanish as most of her clients are Spanish speakers. She specialize in trauma treatment, depression, anxiety and adjustment/acculturation problems, and primarily works with females. She loves working with teens (15+) to young adults but has the ability to work with people from eight to a geriatric age. She is not yet in private practice but plans to take that next step for her career. She has a passion for working with the Military population and comes from a military family herself.
To get in touch with Alvely or Erica, you can email hello@throughtheeyesofatherapist.org
For more information about social work you may visit the National Association of Social Work:
https://www.socialworkers.org/
https://www.socialworkers.org/Careers
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