We’re back and excited for Season 6!! We’re opening the season with a juicy question that we get a lot - what are practicum supervisors looking for? We can’t speak for all supervisors but we had a great time recording this episode explaining what we both look for in student applications.
Applying to a practicum site or a new therapist job is a pretty vulnerable process. Students are often anxious and desperate to find a site and there is a lot riding on whether they secure a practicum or not! In this episode, we share the concrete specifics of what we look for in practicum students.
We discuss how to strengthen your application, how to feel confident even if you don’t have a ton of experience, and how to highlight your specific strengths in a way that makes it clear why you’d be a good fit for the practice/supervisor.
This was a listener-requested topic which happens to be our favourite type of episode to record. If you have an episode idea in mind, be sure to let us know!
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Alison McCleary
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Jordan Pickell
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The Myth of Dressing Unprofessionally
As therapists, do we become desensitized to trauma stories?
Can therapists say "I'm proud of you" to clients?
Q+A Part 2 Dealing with a racist client, processing our own "stuff", and thoughts on homework
Q+A Part 1 Breaking up with a supervisor, using jargon, and a client says "You're pretty"
The therapeutic relationship is a place of experimentation and affirmation - Interview with Co-host Jordan Pickell
We're all going to die someday - Interview with Co-host Alison McCleary
When you are attracted to the client
When you disagree with your school
When the client wants to die
When you want to be friends with the client
When you have lived experience - Interview with Mimi Cole
When you can't help laughing
When you are chronically ill
When you fall in love with therapy - Interview with Chloe Powell
When you are a therapist in a pandemic
When the client won't cry
When you feel like an imposter
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