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Podcast: Thoughts on Record: Podcast of the Ottawa Institute of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Episode: Drs. Karen Dyck & Melissa Tiessen: Navigating the Workplace Hazards of Providing Psychotherapy
Description: Comments or feedback? Send us a text! While self-care is widely acknowledged as being critical to effective and sustainable engagement in the provision of mental health services, it is an area of focus that is frequently neglected by mental health professionals for a variety of complex reasons. Co-founders of the website Intentional Therapist, Drs. Karen Dyck & Melissa Tieseen, return to Thoughts on Record to discuss workplace hazards that mental health professionals must navigate. We also review fundamental aspects of self-care necessary to effectively navigate these hazards. In this discussion we cover:   General 'workplace hazards' that must b...