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Amy Smitke
- Jan 4
- 5 min
Ten Ways To Set Goals and Intentions for The New Year!
Goals begin with intentions. So first, what are you intentions for the year? Find what you are passionate about and create goals that...
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Amy Smitke
- Aug 29, 2022
- 4 min
Utilizing Mental Health Interns at Your Agency
Interns can be an assess to every company if they are utilized properly. Yes taking on interns require more time and energy on us as an...
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Amy Smitke
- Aug 29, 2022
- 3 min
The Role of an Intern in Placement
Knowing limits and setting expectations Interns in the mental health field As interns begin to start their fall journey's in the their...
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Amy Smitke
- Aug 17, 2022
- 3 min
Doing NO Harm to your Supervisees
When we thinking of supervision, often we thinking of the positives without risks. Yes we are here to help guide, mentor, teach, etc. to...
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Amy Smitke
- Aug 10, 2022
- 3 min
The Role of a Supervisor
When someone takes on a supervisor role, they should look at at that it entails, requires, or what their responsibilities are. Not only...
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Amy Smitke
- Aug 3, 2022
- 4 min
Documenting Clinical Supervision
Why, how, when.... Clinical supervision for those of us in the mental health field wanting to gain our ability to be move forward,...
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Amy Smitke
- Aug 2, 2022
- 4 min
Creating Boundaries in Practice
Many of us get into the field wanting to help people, a noble cause. However, for many reasons we may find ourselves not maintaining...
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Amy Smitke
- Jul 20, 2022
- 3 min
Why you need Liability Insurance in Mental Health
Many of us get into the field because we strive to help others, whether that comes from innately who we are as people, or because of our...
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Amy Smitke
- Jun 8, 2022
- 5 min
Learn how, why, and where to network yourself as a mental health providers
As many of us are in school or actively working in the field we might not realize the importance of networking. Our educational programs...
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Amy Smitke
- Jun 1, 2022
- 3 min
8 Ways to Market Yourself as a Clinical Supervisor
If you are a mental health professional who is looking to become a clinical supervisor, then you need to start marketing yourself....
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Amy Smitke
- May 25, 2022
- 5 min
Navigating your clinical supervision hours
It can be tricky to navigate the requirements for clinical supervision hours. Supervision is a critical component of clinical training...
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Amy Smitke
- May 18, 2022
- 2 min
Struggling to find your way in the field of Mental Health?
There are so many different ways to enter the mental health and behavioral health field. I know often people think strictly therapists,...
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Amy Smitke
- May 11, 2022
- 2 min
The Impact of Expectations
Are expectations healthy or unhealthy? We often find ourselves thinking only the positive about expectations, and yes they can be...
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Jonace Alexander, SWT
- May 11, 2022
- 2 min
Let’s Talk Affirmations But for Mental Health Professionals!
This one of my favorite topics because it helps so much with positive self-talk. I’m going to list quite a few affirmations to help with...
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Amy Smitke
- May 4, 2022
- 1 min
Creating Mental Health Awareness
Mental Health professionals, May is National Mental Health Awareness Month. As providers, we are in a unique position to educate others...
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Jonace Alexander, SWT
- Mar 30, 2022
- 2 min
A Career In Social Work
What do you want out of your social work career? That’s a tough question. I thought it was community mental health or solely clinical...
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Jonace Alexander, SWT
- Mar 9, 2022
- 2 min
Happy Women’s History Month!
Happy Women’s History Month! It’s not secret that women have contributed a lot to the field of social work. One of the key players in...
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Jonace Alexander, SWT
- Mar 2, 2022
- 1 min
Let’s talk SOCIAL WORK MONTH
It’s social work month yay! So in this blog post, I want to recognize and share some of the amazing things going on this month and...
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Amy Smitke
- Feb 16, 2022
- 2 min
How Can I Find a Clinical Supervisor?
The process to becoming an independently licensed mental health/behavioral health clinician begins with education. Depending on the type...
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Jonace Alexander, SWT
- Feb 9, 2022
- 2 min
Genograms
Family dynamics can be difficult, confusing, or hard to comprehend the different relationships. We have an aunt no one understands but...
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