10 Surprising Non-Mental-Health Topics That Made Me a Better Therapist

by Erica Cardenas, LCSW | Jun 14, 2023 | General Learning For Professionals, Students/Prospective Students

I’ve heard before that being a therapist is a calling. For me, I would have to agree. Although I have learned to create a work-life balance, I spend a lot of time commuting. My driving time includes listening to content that is very much work-related. That said, it...

10 Books You Can Totally Skim and Still Learn A Lot – For Mental Health Professionals

by Erica Cardenas, LCSW | Mar 19, 2022 | General Learning For Professionals, Resources, Students/Prospective Students

Like many others, I collect a large amount of therapy and social work-related books. I have every intention to read them and hope I finish at least a good handful soon. However, that is just not in the cards for me right now. I imagine many people are like me and want...

Job Searching Before Graduating: How Early?

by Erica Cardenas, LCSW | Mar 1, 2021 | General Learning For Professionals, Students/Prospective Students

Probably any social worker’s favorite words: It depends… Around this time one year ago, all of my friends who were graduating with me were already job searching. I felt like I was the only one not searching. We didn’t even graduate until May. I was so...

Journal #12: What I Looked For In My Second Year Internship

by Erica Cardenas, LCSW | Jan 3, 2021 | Journal, Students/Prospective Students

At this time two years ago, I was starting to think about finishing my first year internship and what I was looking for in my second year internship. For a little bit of background, my first year internship was at a foster family agency (FFA). I learned a lot, and I...

Videos for New Social Workers

by Erica Cardenas, LCSW | Dec 8, 2020 | General Learning For Professionals, Resources, Students/Prospective Students, Video Lists

I want to continue sharing resources, especially for new social workers. These videos are less informational, rather simply resources to inform the way you think of your work as social workers. I enjoyed them. Hopefully, others do, too. This first video goes without...

Grad Students, Your Peers May Have More Experience Than You: That’s Okay!

by Erica Cardenas, LCSW | Oct 18, 2020 | Students/Prospective Students

When thinking about what to write about today, I thought about what I was thinking around this time in my first semester of grad school. And it was this: I do not belong here because everyone else knows so much more than me. It was also: Am I learning as much as...
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