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. 

Stephanie

How would you teach counseling to a 4 year old?

Elliott

If you were to buy a holiday gift for your university president, what would it be?

Marty

What obligations that the university holds as traditions, should they just drop at this point?

Stephanie

How do we navigate having more expectations in life, but less time and energy for things?

Elliott

What kids ,real or fictional, deserve a visit from Krampus?

Marty

Best Christmas/holiday present you received this year.

Final Shot A movie or a show suggestion 

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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.

Stephanie

Why isn't "starting your own private practice" an elective course offered in most counselor education classes?

Elliott

What 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.

Marty

Despite programs being eliminated at universities based on enrollment, what program/major/course should universities not eliminate?

Stephanie

I need a movie or show suggestion

Elliott

What do you think all the "hoo-ha" is about Al? How much do you understand it and what do you think its impact is?

Marty

What would you have changed about your own wedding ceremony?

Final Shot Morning drink. What you drink to start the day.

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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.

Stephanie

Has course curriculum changed from 10 years ago? How?

Elliott

What variables do you think make people least likely to benefit from counseling?

Marty

What do you do post conference? What’s your follow-through?

Stephanie

What's your favorite Halloween/spooky activity (if you have one)?

Elliott

As we jump into Halloween, what scares you? How is it similar or different from what scared you as a child?

Marty

How do you manage trick-or-treating in your neighborhood?

Final Shot At what age did you watch your first horror movie?

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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 - 10:08

Do you think newer counselors burn out faster now than before? Why, why not?

Mitch - 19:09

What gadget or piece of technology have you enjoyed using the most over the course of your lifetime?

Marty - 26:18

If your search history or YouTube recommendations were made public, what would surprise your students/clients most?

Final Shot - 34:00
Your “walk-up” song for the class room or presenting

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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 - 1:04

What are some of your favorite guerrilla bureaucracy moves to disrupt meetings?

Stephanie - 5:33

What do you think makes someone decide to volunteer to be a participant in someone’s research? 

Marty - 11:02

What 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 - 15:44

What was some of the best or better guidance you got growing up about sexuality??

Stephanie - 22:22

What is a book or movie that you think has great therapeutic value for students or clients?

Marty - 36:05

Foods you have stopped buying because the cost is now just insulting.

Final Shot Question - 41:55

Personal room temperature preferences

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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 - 00:52

Here comes Autumn! What are you looking forward to as the seasons begin to shift?

Mitch - 05:45

If you were speaking to an adult who was looking to go to counseling for the first time, what would you share with them?

Marty - 09:08

If you could eliminate/change any aspect of a counseling conference what would it be?

Elliott - 16:10

What would be a perfect counseling conference theme?

Mitch - 23:25

Who is a figure from history that you find fascinating?

Marty - 30:10

What is something you know that will guarantee that you will laugh

Final Shot Question - 37:00

Do you like thrill rides? Why?

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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 Squad

Elliott - 1:17

What 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 - 12:50

What don’t you care about now that you used to care about very much (or vice versa)?

Mitch - 21:04

What is your perspective on the financial state of the counseling field? (e.g., payment structures for CTs/LPCs, financial splits, etc.)

Marty - 31:10

What is your personal idyllic death scene? How would you like to be laid to rest?

Final Shot Question - 40:31

If you could excel (top player/athlete) at any professional sport what would it be? 

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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 1:03

What 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 30:32

Is there a horrible human behavior that you and others shun, but you understand why it happens?

Final Shot question 39:34

What movie do you take to a desert island?

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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 00:54

What a memorable tornado or storm warning story for you?

Mitch 7:49

What are your thoughts on pairing the words "need" and "therapy"?

Marty 15:17

What’s one lesson about boundaries that counseling students often don’t understand until they’re practicing?

Elliott 22:23

What do u see as benefits and drawbacks of large, lecture classes (40 or more)?

Mitch 33:02

What creative skill that you've never engaged with before would you like to try if you had the time, money, and energy?

Marty 39:37

What’s a minor inconvenience that can ruin your entire day?

Final Shot question 45:02
If 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 - 00:59

What are your thoughts on Senate Bill 1 and its impact on Counselor Education programs in Ohio?"

Stephanie - 10:55

What do you do when you need to clear your mind?

Mitch - 17:30

What would you do if you lost power for three days or more? How would you pass the time?

Marty - 26:15

Did you finds out something about your family later in your life that would have changed your whole perspective

Final Shot question - 35:30

What foods or flavors can you just not get jazzed about?

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