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How Improv theater is like therapy | NASW Member Voices

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By Marisa Markowtiz, LMSW, CASAC-T The National Institute of Mental Health defines specific phobia as an intense, irrational fear that poses little or no actual danger. I’m a mere therapist, but if I could share one piece of life advice with anyone, it would be this: Take an improv class.

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6 Signs of a Great Social Work Supervisor

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They lead with empathy. Empathy is the blanket that covers each of these signs. Empathy allows for supervisees to be humanized and seen within full context of their life, and maintains a growth & strengths oriented perspective. They are both therapist-centered and client-centered.

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6 Signs of a Great Social Work Supervisor

Social Work Bubble

They lead with empathy. Empathy is the blanket that covers each of these signs. Empathy allows for supervisees to be humanized and seen within full context of their life, and maintains a growth & strengths oriented perspective. They are both therapist-centered and client-centered.

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Terminating in Social Work: 2 Pathways for Ending Therapy

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Show empathy and pride in your clients progress. Leaving is the hard part, even for therapists. If you are able to get in touch with the client, try creating a therapist-client contract. This is a signed contract between the therapist and the client, and shows that both parties agree to x number of sessions in 1 month.

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News Items – September 16, 2021

Social Workers Speak

“Aiding and abetting is laid out in chapter 7 of the Texas Penal Code, but is quite vague in the context of how that would be applied to a provider or volunteer discussing abortion with a client,” Alison Mohr Boleware, LMSW Government Relations Director National Association of Social Workers Texas Chapter said. The New York Times.

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Terminating in Social Work: 2 Pathways for Ending Therapy

Social Work Bubble

Show empathy and pride in your clients progress. Leaving is the hard part, even for therapists. If you are able to get in touch with the client, try creating a therapist-client contract. This is a signed contract between the therapist and the client, and shows that both parties agree to x number of sessions in 1 month.

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Terminating in Social Work: 2 Pathways for Ending Therapy

Social Work Bubble

Show empathy and pride in your clients progress. Leaving is the hard part, even for therapists. If you are able to get in touch with the client, try creating a therapist-client contract. This is a signed contract between the therapist and the client, and shows that both parties agree to x number of sessions in 1 month.