Circular Firing Squad

How to manage life when it gets too overwhelming, the best ways to teach statistics, and our tips for jet lag are some questions on this episode of Circular Firing Squad.

Eric - 1:22

What are the best ways you know to teach statistics and psychometrics?

Stephanie - 12:36

If you could use an emulator to play retro games, what game would you play?

Jenn - 26:21

What do you do to avoid jet lag?

Mitch - 34:20

What is part of the role of a counselor that is challenging to prepare students for in the classroom?

Marty - 44:39

How do you manage it mentally when work/life gets too overwhelming?

Final Shot question 55:45

What do you think is the essential element of a Hallmark Christmas movie?

How would you overhaul a career counseling class, addressing grading burnout and counselor education as a musical? These are some questions on this episode of Circular Firing Squad.

What was your experience at your first professional conference, what is your favorite historical psychology story to tell, and what is a daily routine you can’t live without? These are some of the questions in this episode of Circular Firing Squad. 

Mitch - 1:00

What was your experience at your first professional conference?

Jenn - 8:26

What's one thing you've been successful at getting "unstuck?" It could be with anything--professional or personal.

Gina - 17:20

What is a daily routine that you couldn’t live without?

Marty - 22:38 

What is the best historical story about psychology/counseling you love to tell?

Final shot - 31:30

Your favorite pizza topping(s)

What is counselor education missing, your best strategy for increasing student participation, and the first board game you remember playing are some questions in this episode of Circular Firing Squad.

Eric 00:55

What is Counselor Education missing that we need to see reflected in MH treatment?

Jenn 08:35

What’s the first board game you remember playing?

Mitch 14:05

What is your best strategy for increasing student participation in class?

Elliott 25:42

How do you teach counseling theories?

Marty 40:05


What is something that started as a whim but has turned into a ‘tradition’?

Final shot question 48:10

What is your go-to excuse for not showing up?

In this episode, the squad talks about the hardest part of your job, the current state of book publishing, and the favorite part of your day are some of the questions we tackle.

Elliott 00:54

What do you feel about the current state of book publishing?

Jenn 9:40

What is your opinion about the four-day workweek?

Mitch 15:05

If you could swap lives with any fictional character for a day, who would it be, and what would you hope to gain from the experience?

Gina 21:00

What is your favorite part of the day?

Marty 26:55

What is the hardest part of your job as a student, counselor, or counselor educator?

Final Shot 32:09

Ruin a class in four words

In this episode, the squad talks about what counseling research we would like to see more of, what growing-up experiences led you to become a counselor, and your favorite childhood comedian as some of the questions we tackle.

Eric 00:13

What topics do you want to see more of in Counseling research?

Stephanie 10:17

Were you into any comedians as a child? What did you like about those specific acts?

Elliott 19:20

What are some of your favorite "Edutainment" techniques?

Mitch 29:05

If you woke up and found yourself in a different period, which era would you live in?

Marty 36:55

What aspects of your growing up led you to the profession of counseling?

Final Shot 46:12

What are you watching now?

What would you say to a student about seeing their first client, health care techniques or services that seem to be snake oil, and what makes for a good textbook are some questions on this episode of Circular Firing Squad.

Mitch  0:52

What would you say to a student about to see their first client?

Jenn  8:12

What do you think makes for a good textbook?

Stephanie  15:42  

Have you ever used any health care techniques or services that seem to be snake oil but actually worked?

Marty  25:24

How do you deal with death in the workplace?

Final Shot:  35:50

Would you rather be called ‘clever’ or ‘driven’?

Your end-of-the-semester decompression process, your choice of a new course for your program, and a hobby that will have to wait for retirement are some of the questions on this episode of Circular Firing Squad.

Elliott - 00:52

With humanity's attention span changing, are we instructing potential counselors with a curriculum that is the equivalent of a buggy whip?

Gina - 10:22

What’s a hobby that you don’t have time for now, but could see yourself doing once you retire?

Mitch - 17:50

If you could create one new counseling class for your counseling graduate or doctoral programs, what would it be about?

Marty - 27:55

What’s your end-of-the-semester decompression process?

Final Shot: - 34:24

What would you choose as your superpower?

Circular Firing Squad’s 50th episode invited the audience to join us with questions, including how counseling students can assist their program to get better, one thing you would change in our profession, and what fifty episodes mean to you.

3:00 - Gina

What’s your favorite podcast (besides CFS)

6:55 - Mitch

How can counseling students assist their program in becoming better?

14:30 - P. Martin

What was the last game you played?

18:50 - Gina

What is your favorite bug, and why?

24:20 - Hannah

What do you do at the end of a workday to unwind?

29:32 - Mykka

How would you describe your sense of fashion?

35:40 - Elliott

What films from 15-20 years ago could use a sequel?

38:35 - Jessi

If you had the power to change one thing in our profession, what would it be?

46:00 - Luci

What is the most embarrassing thing that happened while teaching or at work?

53:50 - Grant

Who was your favorite member of The Beatles?

57:33 - Phil

What was the moment you knew you would go into your profession?

1:05:10 - Avery, Logan & Carter

What topic do you know a lot about that you think everyone should know a lot about?

1:11:19 - Marty

50th Episode. What does it mean to you?

1:19:00 - Final Shot Question

Monopoly or Life?

The most accurate source for labor statistics for counselors, advice for first-time academics, and things you eat while traveling are some of the topics in this episode of the Circular Firing Squad.

Elliott - 1:01

What is the most accurate source for labor statistics for counselors? 

Jenn - 7:25

What foods do you eat when traveling that you're unlikely to eat at any other time?

Stephanie - 13:30

What’s your take on Microsoft Outlook?

Marty 22:18

What would be your advice for first-time academics?

Gina - 32:25

What are some of the first signs of Spring where you live? 

Eric - 40:38

What behavior pisses you off, and how do you handle it?

Final Shot - 49:05

If a crayon color was flavored, what color crayon would you want to eat?