The Modern Therapist's Survival Guide with Curt Widhalm and Katie Vernoy Therapist Safety
It’s time to reimagine therapy and what it means to be a therapist. To support you as a whole person and a therapist, your hosts, Curt Widhalm and Katie Vernoy talk about how to approach the role of therapist in the modern age.
In this episode we talk about:
- Information about a recent shooting incident at the Yountville Veteran’s Home
- Risks that therapists can face
- Making sure that you take care of your own safety first and foremost!
- Screening for risk factors from the initial call throughout treatment
- Best practices for safety in private practice, agencies, and community-based work
- Field safety for home visits (including safety in numbers)
- Advocating at your agency, in your community
- Tarasoff and the interaction between Mental Health and Law Enforcement
- Setting up your room so everyone feels safe
- Commonsense practices to keep you safe
- Grounding yourself for the work once you’ve made sure you’re safe
- The impact of direct and secondary trauma
- Take care of yourself
Resources mentioned:
We’ve pulled together any resources mentioned in this episode and put together some handy-dandy links.
CNN Article: Three Women, Suspect Dead After Hostage Standoff in Yountville, California
Go Fund Me: Jenn Gonzales Shushereba Memorial
Community Members talking about this topic:
Nabil El-Ghoroury, PhD, CAE, Executive Director of California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
Lauren Adams - @lcswhatever and her tweet about safety
Additional Articles on the Topic:
Gun Violence: Prediction, Prevention, and Policy by the American Psychological Association
APA Resources for Coping with Mass Shootings, Understanding Gun Violence
National Association of Social Workers Social Justice Brief: Gun Violence in the American Culture
American Counseling Association: Coping in the Aftermath of a Shooting
Mass Shootings and Mental Illness
Violence Against Mental Health Professionals: When the Treater Becomes the Victim
Homicides of Mental Health Workers by Patients: Review of Cases and Safety Recommendations
Our events this year:
The Brand Called “You”: Legal & Ethical Issues in Developing a Personal Brand
The Therapy Reimagined Conference in Los Angeles in October 2018!!
Credits:
Voice Over by DW McCann https://www.facebook.com/McCannDW/
Music by Crystal Grooms Mangano http://www.crystalmangano.com/