“We need to do everything within our professional power to aid and assist the client.” ~John McHenry Welcome back, dear reader! Since my last post, I added resources to my webpage on school mental health, presented on mental health competencies for school mental health professionals, and read up on useful theories for providing services to children dealing with emotional regulation challenges during the school day. In this post, I want to cover two sim

Head of a Greek Philosopher; https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/103SXW The first of this series on ethical principles guiding clinical decision-making is on the principle of autonomy. There are many ethical codes developed by professional associations across the United States, including the AAMFT, CAMFT, NASW, PCC, and the APA. At the end of this blog, I will list where you can find some of them! They all, however, promote a version of the principle of au

Hello, it’s a pleasure to meet you! My name is Dr. Cummings. The purpose of this blog is to educate and inform interested readers in best practices in mental health care, supportive leadership, and supervision. This blog is a chance for me to share the things that interest me most, and that I hope you find interesting and useful as well. My first series of blog posts, which you can find below, is on ethical principles guiding effective clinical practice for mental health prof