Celebrating the Brotherhood of Men at Christmas
Here’s a little trip around the world during the holiday season. Hope your holidays are all that you wish them to be!
Archive for the 'Inspiration' Category
Justice – It’s A Bit Off Topic . . . Or Is It?
I was checking out posts at one of my favorite blogs, Shrink Rap , when I ran across this little jewel. 
Oh, ok, it’s not directly about building your private practice but it is about critical thinking and moral decision making and that is what we are called to do and to help our clients do on a daily basis.
"Justice" by YO lXl YNTL
What I’m talking about is . . . Justice with Michael Sandel, one of Harvard’s most popular courses. This twelve class series is now available on line at no cost to you – complete with an episode guide, reading assignments and discussion guides.
Take a peek and see if this is something that can enrich your professional life. If so, drop back in here at Private Practice from the Inside Out and let’s talk about it!
Photovoice On Stigma – A New Technique, An Old Story
"Perception" by Wonderlane
I was researching online when I ran across this video, Beyond the Shadows of Stigma. It is a compelling 8-minute video that all health care practitioners should see.
But, I was even more taken by the power of the technique, called Photovoice, that was used to create the message. It was new to me. By putting photojournalism into the hands of marginalized group, it appears change can happen — education, empowerment, hope and possibilities!
I’m sharing this with you because as my mind is whirling with the possibilities of how to integrate this into my professional and community work, I thought you, too, might see possibilities!
How might you integrate Photovoice into your work to help your private practice grow?
Inspiration for Your Practice
True wealth is abundance that does not create scarcity.
- Rabbi Nilton Bonder interpreting The Talmud
in The Kabbalah of Money: Jewish Insights on Giving, Owning, and Receiving
Happy Labor Day! A Little Inspiration For Your Practice
In recognition of Labor Day, here’s a little inspiration for you. This is taken from Artful Work: Awakening Joy, Meaning, and Commitment in the Workplace by Dick Richards.
The Credo of Artful Work
All work can be artful,
so I will be artful at work.
The reward for artful is in the doing,
so I will do my work artfully and feel rewarded.
The ambition of artful work is joy,
so I will seek joyful work.
All work is spiritual work,
so I will work to nurture my spirit.
To be artful, I must own my work processes,
so I will claim ownership.
Artful work requires use of the self,
so I will use myself — my whole self;
body, mind, feeling, and spirit –
in pursuit of centering consciousness.
As the artist creates the work,
the work creates the artist,
so I will acknowledge what is being created
and encounter what strives to be created.
It seems that for much of the last hundred years, the debate has continued about whether psychotherapy, in particular, and service-oriented businesses in general, are more science or art. In my mind, the problem with that is that it has been posed as either/or when in fact, they really are at their best when they are both/and.
What about you? How do you think about and describe the work that you do?
Open Enrollment For ANNUAL SERIES And TELE-SERIES
For those of you who have been struggling with how to get clients and market your practice in a comfortable and effective way, you may want to check out the 2009 Annual Series of Private Practice from the Inside Out.
The 2009 Annual Tele-Series begins October 21, 2009 from 10-11:30 am. The remaining eleven sessions will be held at the same time on the following Wednesdays: November 11, December 9 and 30, 2009, January 6 and 27, February 17, March 10 and 31, April 21, May 12, June 2 and June 23, 2010. You can get more details here.
The 2009 Annual (face-to-face) Series begins October 23, 2009 from 10-11:30 am. The remaining eleven sessions will be held at the same time on the following Fridays: November 13 and December 11, 2009, January 8 and 29, February 19, March 12, April 2 and 23, May 14, June 4 and 25, 2010. All sessions will be held in Park Meadows / Highlands Ranch, Colorado. You can get more details here.
