Continuing education is a routine part of maintaining a professional license, but keeping track of those credits can get surprisingly complicated. Social Workers, Counselors, Therapists, and other mental health professionals may need to monitor total CE hours, ethics requirements, live
If you’re considering a career in mental health counseling, one of the first questions you’ll probably ask is, “What exactly do I need to do to become licensed?” The answer can feel more complicated than expected because counselor licensing requirements
When someone dies by suicide, the impact rarely ends with the person who died. Family members, friends, partners, coworkers, classmates, and even clinicians may be left trying to make sense of a loss that can feel sudden, confusing, traumatic, and
Keeping up with continuing education requirements can feel like one more administrative responsibility piled onto an already full workload. Social Workers, Therapists, Counselors, and other Mental Health Professionals often have to track total CE hours, required specialty topics, live or
Adolescent suicide remains one of the most urgent concerns facing Social Workers, Therapists, Counselors, and other Mental Health Professionals. A young person may enter treatment talking about school stress, family conflict, friendship problems, anxiety, or exhaustion without immediately revealing suicidal
Clinical supervision is one of the most influential responsibilities a social worker, therapist, counselor, or mental health professional can take on. A supervisor helps shape how another clinician thinks, responds to ethical concerns, documents care, manages risk, and grows in
Continuing education is a routine part of maintaining a professional license, but the rules surrounding it can be surprisingly easy to misunderstand. A social worker, therapist, or counselor may complete all the required hours, only to discover that a licensing
Suicide prevention and risk assessment are evolving as clinicians gain a clearer understanding of how suicidal thoughts, behaviors, and crises develop. Older approaches often focused heavily on assigning a risk level or completing a checklist. Contemporary practice places greater emphasis
For many years, mental health treatment often viewed neurological differences through a deficit-based lens. Autistic clients were encouraged to appear less Autistic, people with ADHD were told to become more organized or disciplined, and those with sensory or communication differences
A client misses an appointment, shuts down during an assessment, becomes irritated by a routine question, or struggles to remember what was discussed moments earlier. These reactions may be labeled as avoidance, resistance, poor motivation, or noncompliance. Yet beneath the
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Continuing education is a routine part of maintaining a professional license, but keeping track of those credits can get surprisingly complicated. Social Workers, Counselors, Therapists, and other mental health professionals may need to monitor total CE hours, ethics requirements, live
If you’re considering a career in mental health counseling, one of the first questions you’ll probably ask is, “What exactly do I need to do to become licensed?” The answer can feel more complicated than expected because counselor licensing requirements
When someone dies by suicide, the impact rarely ends with the person who died. Family members, friends, partners, coworkers, classmates, and even clinicians may be left trying to make sense of a loss that can feel sudden, confusing, traumatic, and
The new ASWB exam is officially here, and Social Work test takers finally have firsthand experience to share. After months of anticipation, speculation, and questions about how the August 2026 changes would actually feel on test day, candidates are beginning
