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Podcast: The Modern Therapist's Survival Guide with Curt Widhalm and Katie Vernoy
Episode: Advocacy in the Wake of Looming Mental Healthcare Workforce Shortages
Description: Advocacy in the Wake of Looming Mental Healthcare Workforce ShortagesCurt and Katie chat about the looming (and current) mental health workforce shortages. We talk about the exodus of mental health providers, legislation and proposed bills that seek to address these shortages, and what modern therapists can do to advocate for the needed changes. We also talk about inadequate or harmful strategies (like cheering, scholarships, and subway sandwiches) that are often implemented by agencies and legislatures. We provide individual and collective calls to action. It’s time to reimagine therapy and what it means to be...