Practice in Action: Specialization Is a Verb: Building Focus Without Chasing Trends

About this episode

Paul Wagner and Ray Christner discuss how clinicians can develop areas of focus in their practice based on patterns observed in therapy.

Many clinicians leave graduate school with strong foundational skills but very little guidance on how to shape their professional path. Over time, therapists begin to notice patterns in their work—certain populations, problems, or clinical questions that keep showing up in the therapy room. The question is what to do with those patterns. In this episode, Paul Wagner and Ray Christner explore how clinicians develop areas of focus in their practice. They discuss the difference between chasing t...

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Hosts: Paul Wagner, Ray Christner

Topics covered

• clinical practice
• specialization
• therapist development
• professional focus
• therapy patterns

Keywords

• clinicians
• therapy
• specialization
• professional development
• focus

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