Circular Firing Squad

Stephanie, Elliott and Marty explore holiday presents for university presidents, how to teach a four year old counseling, and our best holiday gift received are some of the questions answered in this episode of circular firing squad. StephanieHow would you teach counseling to a 4 year old?ElliottIf you were to buy a holiday gift for your university president, what would it be?MartyWhat obligations that the university holds as traditions, should they just drop at this point?StephanieHow do we navigate having more expectations in life, but less time and energy for things?ElliottWhat kids ,real or fictional, deserve a visit from Krampus?MartyBest Christmas/holiday present you received this year.Final Shot A movie or a show suggestion Website: ThePodtalk.netEmail: [email protected] YouTube: YouTube.com/@CFSPodcast

Marty, Stephanie, and Elliott speak about teaching private practice to students, the viability of 4 + 1 programs, and what we would have changed about our own marriage ceremonies, are just a few of the questions on this episode of circular firing squad.StephanieWhy isn't "starting your own private practice" an elective course offered in most counselor education classes?ElliottWhat do you think the viability of a 4+1 program is for counseling students? This would shorten their undergrad by about 12-18 hours they could "double dip" and apply to both the master's and their bachelor's degrees.MartyDespite programs being eliminated at universities based on enrollment, what program/major/course should universities not eliminate?StephanieI need a movie or show suggestionElliottWhat do you think all the "hoo-ha" is about Al? How much do you understand it and what do you think its impact is?MartyWhat would you have changed about your own wedding ceremony?Final Shot Morning drink. What you drink to start the day.Website: ThePodTalk.NetEmail: [email protected] 

Stephanie, Nora, Elliott, and Marty speak about post conference behaviors, qualities that make people less likely to benefit from counseling, and our best Halloween stories. StephanieHas course curriculum changed from 10 years ago? How?ElliottWhat variables do you think make people least likely to benefit from counseling?MartyWhat do you do post conference? What’s your follow-through?StephanieWhat's your favorite Halloween/spooky activity (if you have one)?ElliottAs we jump into Halloween, what scares you? How is it similar or different from what scared you as a child?MartyHow do you manage trick-or-treating in your neighborhood?Final Shot At what age did you watch your first horror movie?ThePodtalk.NetYouTube.com/@[email protected]

Our special guest this episode is Dr. Martin Wesley co developer of the Therapodcast and professors at National Louis University, as the squad covers whether counselors burn out faster these days, our favorite childhood memories, and our ‘walk-up’ song for the classroom.Martin - 1:30 When you look back on your childhood, what’s a small memory that still makes you smile?Stephanie - 10:08Do you think newer counselors burn out faster now than before? Why, why not?Mitch - 19:09What gadget or piece of technology have you enjoyed using the most over the course of your lifetime?Marty - 26:18If your search history or YouTube recommendations were made public, what would surprise your students/clients most?Final Shot - 34:00Your “walk-up” song for the class room or presentingWebsite: ThePodTalk.NetEmail: [email protected] 

Marty, Stephanie and Elliot talk about what it takes to volunteer to participate in someone’s research, a book or movie that has therapeutic value, and foods you’ve stopped buying because of inflated costs, along with other fun questions in this episode of Circular Firing Squad.Elliott - 1:04What are some of your favorite guerrilla bureaucracy moves to disrupt meetings?Stephanie - 5:33What do you think makes someone decide to volunteer to be a participant in someone’s research? Marty - 11:02What do you (would you) look for in a masters level counseling student candidate, knowing what you know about what a practicing counselor can/should do?Elliott - 15:44What was some of the best or better guidance you got growing up about sexuality??Stephanie - 22:22What is a book or movie that you think has great therapeutic value for students or clients?Marty - 36:05Foods you have stopped buying because the cost is now just insulting.Final Shot Question - 41:55Personal room temperature preferencesEmail: [email protected]: ThePodTalk.Net 

Marty, Mitch, and Elliot discuss counseling conference makeovers, how to tell an adult about their first counseling experience, and things that guarantee they will laugh.Elliott - 00:52Here comes Autumn! What are you looking forward to as the seasons begin to shift?Mitch - 05:45If you were speaking to an adult who was looking to go to counseling for the first time, what would you share with them?Marty - 09:08If you could eliminate/change any aspect of a counseling conference what would it be?Elliott - 16:10What would be a perfect counseling conference theme?Mitch - 23:25Who is a figure from history that you find fascinating?Marty - 30:10What is something you know that will guarantee that you will laughFinal Shot Question - 37:00Do you like thrill rides? Why?Website: ThePodTalk.NetEmail: [email protected] 

The squad talks about teaching the common factors in counseling theories, the financial state of the counseling field, and what we don’t care about now in this episode of Circular Firing SquadElliott - 1:17What would gain and lose teaching counseling theories from what all theories have in common (the four factors of relationship, client strengths, hope/placebo and technique)?Stephanie - 12:50What don’t you care about now that you used to care about very much (or vice versa)?Mitch - 21:04What is your perspective on the financial state of the counseling field? (e.g., payment structures for CTs/LPCs, financial splits, etc.)Marty - 31:10What is your personal idyllic death scene? How would you like to be laid to rest?Final Shot Question - 40:31If you could excel (top player/athlete) at any professional sport what would it be? Website: ThePodTalk.NetEmail: [email protected] 

The squad talks about the future of recordings at practice and internship sites, why Internal Family Systems is so popular, and our favorite pieces of art on this episode of Circular Firing Squad.Elliott 1:03What do you think the future is of recordings at prac and internships sites? Stephanie 12:20
Why do you think internal family systems so popular?Mitch 21:52
What's your favorite piece of art?Marty 30:32Is there a horrible human behavior that you and others shun, but you understand why it happens?Final Shot question 39:34What movie do you take to a desert island?Website: ThePodTalk.NetEmail: [email protected]

Marty, Elliott, and Mitch address questions of the use of the word “therapy” in counseling, boundaries we don’t learn until after we start practicing, and inconveniences that ruin our, amongst other questions in this episode of circular firing squad.  Elliott 00:54What a memorable tornado or storm warning story for you?Mitch 7:49What are your thoughts on pairing the words "need" and "therapy"?Marty 15:17What’s one lesson about boundaries that counseling students often don’t understand until they’re practicing?Elliott 22:23What do u see as benefits and drawbacks of large, lecture classes (40 or more)?Mitch 33:02What creative skill that you've never engaged with before would you like to try if you had the time, money, and energy?Marty 39:37What’s a minor inconvenience that can ruin your entire day?Final Shot question 45:02If your pet (or a random animal) suddenly became fluent in English, what’s the first thing you’d ask it?

We talk about DEI legislation, what we do to clear our minds, and finding out family secrets later in life on this episode of Circular Firing Squad.Elliott - 00:59What are your thoughts on Senate Bill 1 and its impact on Counselor Education programs in Ohio?"Stephanie - 10:55What do you do when you need to clear your mind?Mitch - 17:30What would you do if you lost power for three days or more? How would you pass the time?Marty - 26:15Did you finds out something about your family later in your life that would have changed your whole perspectiveFinal Shot question - 35:30What foods or flavors can you just not get jazzed [email protected]