Agency and School Drama

The Modern Therapist's Survival Guide with Curt Widhalm and Katie Vernoy

Curt and Katie talk about how to handle the drama that can happen at your work or school setting. We talk about when to take action and when it is more important to manage the logistics and protect your reputation and employability.

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:

• What to do when your agency or your program closes out or there is DRAMA
• How it works within a school program that closes
• Making decisions when you have to face this type of crisis
• Making sure to get information to help you with your decision making
• Balancing supporting your peers and taking care of yourself
• How to do due diligence to move forward
• Understanding the motivations of all parties involved
• Looking out for your own best interest
• Navigating and understanding the rumor mill
• Understanding how rumors, drama, etc., can impact you personally
• Sorting through when you should stand up and advocate and when you keep your head down
• Creating an exit plan
• Reputation management
• The problem with getting frozen
• The caution required when you decide to stand up for someone else (especially when you don’t have all the information)
• Choosing your battles
• Protecting your own reputation and employability
• Managing your resume
• How the way you talk about what has happened will reflect on you
• Making sure to remain professional
• Discussing the reasons that Curt and Katie work for themselves
• Identifying when you can live with the drama and when you need to move on
• Handling logistics to take care of your needs
• Assessing what is worth it

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Resources mentioned:

We’ve pulled together resources mentioned in this episode and put together some handy-dandy links.

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Voice Over by DW McCann https://www.facebook.com/McCannDW/

Music by Crystal Grooms Mangano http://www.crystalmangano.com/