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Alphabet Soup: Homeschoolers in the Client-Therapist Relationship

February 23, 2024

Alphabet Soup: Homeschoolers in the Client-Therapist Relationship The flavor of alphabet soup that falls behind a provider's name is irrelevant. Whether the therapist is a social worker, a counselor, a psychologist, or a marriage and family therapist does not matter. What matters is a strong, positive working relationship between...

Counseling 101 Mental Health

The Homeschool Counseling Network Podcast

Homeschooling families are a village. You can ask us anything, we can make a lesson out of anything, and we are fiercely supportive of one another. While our approaches and methods for educating our children may differ, we share a common belief that ALL children deserve access to a quality education.

As a professional helper, I believe the same principles apply to families seeking support services for home-educating their children. Standing with one foot in the homeschooling community and one foot in the helping community, I saw a need in the world and decided to do something about it.

Thus, The Homeschool Counseling Network (HCN) was born.

The Homeschool Counseling Network (HCN) was created to fill a gap. By creating resource lists of homeschool family-friendly providers, we aim to help ease the burden of seeking support services.

It is our sincerest wish to offer comfort, encouragement, and support by connecting homeschooling families with providers who are equipped to help meet their counseling, education, and therapy needs.

Through providing FREE content to help support families in their homeschooling journey, we endeavor to accomplish our mission of inspiring, informing, and improving lives.

Just as with our resource lists, you can expect professionals from all areas of education, mental health, professional coaching, and therapy.

Just like our blog posts and vlog posts, you will find a range of topics in the realm of academic advising, coaching, counseling/mental health, testing, therapy, and tutoring. More importantly, we want to hear from the HCN audience on what topics are important to you and what questions you would like to ask professionals.

Disclaimer: While I am a Licensed Mental Health Professional, the content in this podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered educational, medical, mental health, or therapy advice. This podcast is not intended to replace professional medical advice. The views expressed in this podcast may not be those of the host or the management. The presenter is simply presenting their views and welcomes any comments, suggestions, or correction of errors.

“Blue Sea” by Swoop

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In episode 5, we chat with author, homeschooling mom, Autistic Adult, former school psychologist, and Special Needs Consultant Amy Bodkin about her role as an advocate for special needs families. Join us for some amazing insights from Amy’s debut release, Special Needs Kids Are People, Too!

Amy takes us on a journey with lessons in history, biology, psychology, philosophy, and faith. She challenges us to go deeper – to examine all we have learned and all we thought we knew while also inviting us to learn more and see the world and ourselves through new eyes. Part teacher, part guide, and part fellow traveler, her book invites readers to hold a mirror up to society and themselves. Introspection, while challenging at best and painful at worst, is necessary for awareness, understanding, and growth. Amy endears readers to look beyond labels to see the child as a person. As a fellow clinician and a homeschooling mom of a child with learning differences, I have a love/hate relationship with labels. While labels are necessary for common communication, they are terms and nothing more. They are not the sum of a person. Identity is so much more.

Amy’s Book: https://amybodkin.com/product/special-needs-kids-are-people-too-book/

Where to find Amy:

Website: https://amybodkin.com/

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/amybodkineds/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmyBodkinEds

To learn more about how The Homeschool Counseling Network can help support your family’s homeschooling journey, visit our website at www.homeschoolcounselingnetwork.com

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