Frontiers Newsletter Mar'18
It's the end of March or maybe April when you read this. Happy Easter to you .
I thought I start this month's Frontiers Newsletter by saying this. Email subscriptions are a kind of epidemic these days. They not only clog our inboxes, but also zap our attention. It's exhausting, stressful, and sometimes even insidious when it gets in the way of doing what really matters in your life.
I'm embarrassed to say that I got sooo many email subscriptions to newsletter and promotions. My automated system moves incoming email subscription inbox to the "Updates and Feeds" Folder shows that I have 3,041 unread email subscriptions since the start of this year! (Gulp. I'm deleting them now.)
Here's why I'm saying this to you: If the Frontiers of Psychotherapy Development (FPD) blogs and newsletter aren't adding real value to you, I want you to UNSUBSCRIBE to this. No hard feelings. I'm aware that what I provide is not for everyone.
Driven by FOMO (fear of missing out), we over-subscribe to all kinds of lists, newsletters, memberships, and discount coupons. I encourage you to do the same with all of the other email subscriptions. Take some time to comb through your inbox, and don't be afraid to unsubscribe to newsletters and emails list that doesn't add meaning to your life.
If you've decided that here at Frontiers can truly add value to you and your work, please continue to read the rest of this newsletter, and continue to receive our weekly blogposts.
Practitioners worldwide are invested to get better at what they do, but frankly, we are overwhelmed!
Here's why Reigniting Clinical Supervision (RCS) in-depth online training resonates with therapists:
1. "Drip" based learning: One idea is presented one at a time, on Mondays and Fridays. The course is designed with the best learning principles in mind. (Note: This is not some live webinar where a lecture is recorded and uploaded online as a substitute to face to face learning)
2. Own Pace: Able to learn at your own pace.
3. Sustainability: Come for the content, stay because of the community: You get to connect with practitioners and the trainer in a personalised manner.
4. Lifetime access at no extra cost!
5. Plus BONUS materials!!! (see below)
Here's how you can join: 1. Go to the landing page of the Reigniting Clinical Supervision (Launch #2) page 2. Preview the curriculum.
BONUS MATERIALS!
When you are signed up for this course, you will automatically receive
1. 1hr individual consult with me once you've completed the course (worth $250!);
2. A Step-by-Step Detailed Roadmap to Excellence (previously only available to those who attend my workshops);
3. Access to all articles referenced in this course;
4. An electronic copy of my latest book, First Kiss: Undoing the Traditional Intake Model and Igniting Engagement in the First Sessions of Psychotherapy (to be released in 2018);
5. Huge discounts for future courses;
6. ... and MORE!
(If you do the math, the bonus materials possibly covers a huge percentage of the course fees.)
If the course doesn't match your learning needs, I am prepared to give you a FULL 100% 30-day refund. No questions asked.
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“Leaders do the right thing; managers do the things right.”
~ Joseph Badaracco
FROM MY DESK:
March 2018 blog posts:
RECOMMENDATIONS
Tools that you can use.
Every month, I'd provide you five tools that I've used and found it to be helpful in my learning process, productivity, or just plain useful.
1. Readwise.io
If you read from amazon's kindle or apple's iBook , chances are you highlight on the ebooks. Readwise is a great platform to explore your highlights, sent straight to your inbox. They way I configure it allows me to read 5 random highlights from the books that I've read so far.
Why I love this so much? Becuase 4 out of 5 times, I'm surprised by what I'm reading, even though I'm the one who highlighted it before!
A great way to do retrieval practice to improve your learning. I mean, learning doesn't happen when we can recall what we've learned correct?
2. Bookcision
Another variate of getting your kindle highlights out of the cloud. I use bookcision because I export my highlights into simplenote (you might recall my adoration for this free note taking app). This allows me to quickly re-learn what I've read in a focused manner. Whereas readwise provides me with random quotes, which is actually helpful, based on the principle of interleaving practice. You can also export this to other formats if you wish (e.g., plain text, ).
3. WirelessBluetooth keyboard
I LOVE my logitech keyboard that I'm using right now. It not only keeps my hands off a sometimes overheated laptop, but more importantly, I use it to do most of my initial writings on my mobile device. I write most of my first drafts of blogposts on simplenote, and often enough, I'm in the car! And I really dislike typing on the screen.
A wireless Bluetooth keyboard is also really handy for travels.
4. A Notebook and Pen
As much as a geek I am with gadgets and technology, I'm honestly conflicted about the way we use it.
About a year ago, i've returned to systematically using notebooks.
I see more and more folks at workshops typing and writing on their iPads these days. I don't think that's bad. If learning was the focus, there is merit to old-school analogue handwriting.
For me, the reason I chose to return to using notebooks is purely due to a sense of joy when real ink meets real paper (note: this is in spite of the fact that my handwriting is atrocious.) I'm not a romantic for old ways, but enjoy drawing and sketching out ideas. Here's where I complement technology: I take pdf snapshots of important notes, and export it into evernote. (I use evernote as a repository to "dump/archive" all of my stuff).
5. Adobe Scan
I've used alot of iphone scanner apps in the past. The one that I've finally settled on is Adobe Scan. The main reason is because of speed. It lacks alot of functions that I was used to, but the last I want to do is take alot of time mucking around or waiting for the pictures to be converted to pdf and exported to where I want it to go i.e., evernote.
Note: No affiliation to any of the above to declare.
Let me know if you found this useful or not. If folks like this, more stuff to come!
Upcoming Workshops
Next stop: Sydney!
We just completed the second round in Melbourne.
If you want to take your private practice to the next level, or if you have just started your practice, join us next week on the 13th to 14th Apr'18 for a power-packed workshop in Sydney, Australia.
Thanks to The Australian Psychological Society (APS) for inviting Aaron Frost, Kaye Frankcom and I to conduct this training (See here for details). Aaron's a real genius on operations/tech/research (sadly, he won't be with us at Sydney), etc and runs a practice in Brisbane. Kaye's a real leader in a thriving practice in Victoria. It's so successful that she recently sold the practice!
If you are going to be there, please make sure you let me know, so that we can catch up. Always love to meet people from Frontiers :)
One of the highlights for me each year is running this highly intensive and content-rich course with my mentor and collaborator, Scott Miller.
Join us this summer in Chicago, 9th and 10th of August! We get clinicians all over the world coming to join us—a handful of this elect group even come back year to this intensive course year after year! click here for details.
Sign up soon, as we intentional limit the numbers so that we can provide a more intimate learning experience
I'm really excited about this conference in Ostersund, Sweden. May 2-4 208.
Why? Because I get to hear my instrumental and direct mentors, like K Anders Ericsson (The expert on expertise), Bruce Wampold (The Yoda of psychotherapy research), and Scott Miller (super presenter and thinker).
Plus, my colleagues Susanne Bargmann (featured for her deliberate practice in singing on Freakonomics Radio) and Birgit Villa (I really respect this person. She'd share something really crucial on what's she's doing to transform her agency in Norway)
For details, go to the ACE Conference website
IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT, don't miss out on the chance to view the conference online!
Til then, please stay in touch. Love to hear back from you, if you have any questions or comments.
Reach me at daryl@darylchow.com
p/s: Please excuse the typos. I know I'm prone to mistakes.
Happy Easter,
Daryl
Daryl Chow, MA. Ph.D. (Psych)
Senior Associate & Trainer, International Center for Clinical Excellence (ICCE);
Endorsed Counselling Psychologist & Board Approved Supervisor (Aus),
Henry Street Centre, Fremantle, W Australia.
Senior Psychologist (on locum),
Institute of Mental Health, Singapore.
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