Song Suggestion: Passionfruit - Drake
Lebert & Paul: Happy Tuesday everybody! You are currently tuned into another episode of Thoughts From A Counselor. We are your hosts Lebert Lester III and Paul Singleton II. As is usual for this show, we have reinvited an amazing guest to help us have a great conversation. Now, we’ll let our guests introduce themself to you.
Paul: Who are we? (2 min)
Two Black counselors in training are bridging the gap between what they were taught, what they know, and what they t...
Song Suggestion: Passionfruit - Drake
Lebert & Paul: Happy Tuesday everybody! You are currently tuned into another episode of Thoughts From A Counselor. We are your hosts Lebert Lester III and Paul Singleton II. As is usual for this show, we have reinvited an amazing guest to help us have a great conversation. Now, we’ll let our guests introduce themself to you.
Paul: Who are we? (2 min)
Two Black counselors in training are bridging the gap between what they were taught, what they know, and what they think they know. All through understanding the world by recognizing the world is still being formed.
Paul pass to Lebert to introduce the topic
Episode Topic: Counseling/Therapeutic Orientation
Segment 1: Intro to Counseling/Therapeutic Orientations
(Lebert) Intro: So, as some of you may or may not have known, there are multiple counseling/therapeutic orientations that your counselor or therapist may utilize when they are working with you! They also do not exist in isolation, and can often be used together! Some of the approaches include Adlerian, Psychoanalytic, Existential and more.
(Paul) Question 1: Before we get into a discussion of our counseling therapeutic approaches, we have to discuss how we got into the field. So, at what point in time did you realize counseling/therapy was a field of interest to you?
(Lebert) Question 2: How did the conversations with your network go when you were discussing it with them?
Segment 2: Learning About The Field
(Paul) Question 1: Next, I thought it meaningful to talk about how our learning process within the field looked. What were some things about the field of counseling/therapy that surprised you?
(Lebert) Question 2: In what ways did being within the field of counseling/therapy affect your own self-view?
Segment 3: Orientations
(Paul) Question 1: Alright, now we’re at the part of the discussion we’ve all been waiting for. What counseling theory or theories are you most oriented towards?
(Lebert) Question 2: How does your identity influence the specific approaches you emphasize in your work as a practitioner?
Segment 4: Closing
(Paul) Lead by Example: Where we highlight those doing good work, or who did good work
(Lebert) Listener question of the day idea: What do you know about counseling/therapy?
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