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In this episode, our panel will include professionals and avid comic fans Felix Morton, IV, Wesley Wade, and Anna Hayes. We'll discuss issues related to identity, portrayals of mental illness, and the personal impact comics have had on our guests.
 
Learning Objectives
Explore the role of comics and art in representation of cultural and racial identity
Identify personal connection points between comics and identity
Explore how comic hero arcs map onto specific underrepresented groups
Question the complex relationship between art and oppression
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Almost all of us have had to navigate uncomfortable situations in which clients crossed boundaries or engaged in behaviors that made us feel uncomfortable or outright victimized. Today’s episode will explore dealing with inappropriate client behaviors. We’ll discuss personal examples and talk with Licensed Psychological Associate Amber Margareten about setting boundaries and seeking support in her work with clients in prison, inpatient, and memory care settings. We’ll also hear from a physician’s assistant working in an outpatient clinic about her experience dealing with sexual behavior and stalking by clients.
 
Learning Objectives
Identify examples of inappropriate sexual behavior that counselors may experience in their work with clients
Understand the potential impact of inappropriate sexual behavior on the counselor and counseling relationship
Identify specific strategies for addressing inappropriate sexual behavior
Explore potential supervisory and policy-based approaches to providing more scaffolding and support for counselors in advance of and in response to inappropriate client behaviors.
Meet our guest

Amber Margaretten is a licensed psychological associate and is licensed to practice psychology in North Carolina. She went to Appalachian State University and North Carolina State University for her undergraduate degree in psychology and obtained her Master’s in Clinical Psychology from North Carolina Central University. Amber has been in the mental health field for about nine years. Much of her work as apsychologist was in various prisons performing individual therapy, group therapy, and psychological assessments where she worked with all custody levels from minimum custody to death row. She supervised all mental health services and mental health staff at her last facility and developed their treatment program.
Other areas of experience include geriatrics, chronic pain, psychoeducational evaluations, working in group home settings, providing critical incident care to first responders, and providing affirming care to diverse populations. Currently, she is the owner and sole provider at Worry Free Psychology, PLLC, a company primarily focused on conducting psychological evaluations.

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In this episode, Dr. Aisha Al-Qimlass and I will debate the risks and benefits of therapy speak and social media phenomena that relate to mental health. We’ll explore a specific example of therapy speak being used to break up with a friend and discuss the role of social media in stigma, service access, and mental health awareness.
Learning objectives:
Define therapy speak in social media contexts
Identify research findings related to the impact of social media in a variety of populations stratified by ethnicity, SES, and age. 
Explore specific ethical principles including non-malfeasance, justice, and beneficence that are implicated in the relationship between social media and counseling
Identify strategies for counselors to integrate the realities of social media into work with clients.

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Summary
In this episode, I'll be talking with therapist and author Dreya Blume about her experience integrating Tarot into her work with clients. We'll explore a brief history of tarot, significant social aspects of the practice, and adaptations that make tarot useful for client introspection and self awareness.
Learning Objectives
Understand historical development of tarot in social contexts
Explore Jungian archetypal images represented in traditional tarot
Understand the transition of tarot's use as a supernatural tool to a projective psychological tool.
Identify strategies for incorporating tarot into counseling work including ethical issues around informed consent.
Meet our guest

Dreya Blume, LCSW been a licensed clinical social worker for almost twenty years, the same amount of time she's been working with tarot cards. She's always been interested in how therapists can integrate tarot cards into their sessions, and has written several books on the topic.

It's the season finale! What a fun journey this has been with you all. We will be back in July with Season 2, which will include
Using tarot in counseling
Supervising neurodivergent counselors
Helping clients develop intuition post trauma, and MORE!
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Summary
The "Let's Get Critical" series explores current social and cultural movements, moments, and events from a counseling perspective.  In this episode, Dr. Aisha Al-Qimlass discusses how public fascination with Prince Harry and Meghan Markel impact perceptions of family estrangement and mental health stigma.
Learning Objectives
Identify types of family estrangement - precipitating factors, relational types, and common beliefs
Understand the role of gender on social perceptions of family estrangement
Identify difference between speculation and confessional phases of celebrity mental health disclosure
Explore ways to mitigate socially conditioned expectations around mental illness and treatment in counseling and counselor education.
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Summary
Self promotion can feel outside of our scope as counselors. In today's episode, we'll talk with social media specialist, Devon Brown, about her work helping BIPOC therapists overcome internal and external barriers to marketing their practices and products.
Learning Objectives
Identify potential uses for developing a social media presence as a counselor
Identify ACA ethical codes that address social media use in the field and their application to self-promotion
Explore values-based ways to approach marketing as a counselor
Identify specific strategies for promoting your practice or other income streams with attention to time, financial, and emotional resourcing.
Meet Our Guest

Devon Brown is the owner of Let’s Write Your Future and is dedicated to helping successful mental health professionals become industry thought leaders using social media. Much of her expertise was cultivated when she worked as a travel influencer and a writer, having written for Time Out New York and National Geographic Traveler.
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