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Podcast: The Modern Therapist's Survival Guide with Curt Widhalm and Katie Vernoy
Episode: Are You Sure You are a Specialist? Curt and Katie clarify labels related to competence, specialization, and expertise
Description: 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 does it mean to be a “specialist” or an “expert”?
The difference between competence and special skills or expertise
Contrasting between clinical focus (or niche or target market) and specialization
How to become a specialist when you start out as a generalist
The ethical imperative to accurat...