Ep. 24: The Evolution of the Counseling Profession with Dr. Debbie Newsome

Dr. Debbie Newsome, Associate Professor of Counseling and Associate Dean for Students in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, talks with hosts Dr. Shannon Warden and Dr. Bob Nations about the evolution of the counseling profession. Other topics include: Wake Forest's Health and Human Services undergraduate minor, the growing need for clinical mental health counselors in America, the rewarding opportunities available to new and seasoned clinicians, the importance of lifelong learning and ongoing professional development, and striving (and sometimes struggling) to achieve work life balance and attend to self-care. For more information about WFU's Health and Human Services minor: https://counseling.graduate.wfu.edu/programs/undergraduate-minor/ Episode transcript is available here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRrfNcRYPNCtj8guViZ-SPvrBgvzH25-OKHJVT2jOL91Xzc1LrWHHjvAbU-TAnb3Q/pub