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Social Work Me
This podcast is a brought to you by Southwest Counselling Services in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. The show is for social workers, counsellors, psychotherapists and anyone in the mental health profession as well anyone looking for more information on improving their mental health or overall wellness. The show is hosted by a group of Registered Social Workers/Psychotherapists including; Matt Barnes, Michele McPherson, Taylor Dunlop & Rachael Fowler.
Every episode aims to be informative, relevant and full of practical tips, tricks and wisdom from some of the leading experts in the field.
Social Work Me
Cultivating Creativity & Mindfulness in Social Work w/ Jorie Morrow
Episode 25 dives into the crossover between creativity, mindfulness and social work. Joined by Jorie Morrow who is a registered social worker, psychotherapist, certified mindfulness meditation coach/facilitator and professional actor, playwright and producer from Toronto, Ontario.
On this episode we cover:
-Working in community mental health setting + generalized practice
-Open Access counselling
-Intersection of creativity and social work
-How to achieve higher levels of creativity
-Mindfulness and the benefits to our work with clients and clinicians
-Types of clients that may not benefit immediately from mindfulness
-Intersection of acting and social work
-Integrating social work experiences in artistic ways (Gayley Road Productions, Out At School, SNAP!)
-Using expressive forms of therapy
-Tips and wisdom for new social workers, therapists, mental health practitioners
-Improv techniques that can be translated into social work
-Therapeutic benefits of expressive arts
-Tips for managing and preventing burnout and vicarious trauma
If you would like to connect with Jorie Morrow you can e-mail her at jmorrow@srchc.com
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