Circular Firing Squad

What surprises us about our counseling students, biggest misconceptions people have about us, and a film that changed how we view the world are some of the questions answered on this episode of Circular Firing Squad. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marty-jencius/message

This episode of Circular Firing Squad explores the surefire way students get you off-track, how they are handling the higher ed budget crisis, and sports we don’t understand. Mitch - 1:10 What's your least favorite word or phrase that people have started using? Britt- 4:53 What is one surefire way students can get you off-topic in class? Gina - 10:52 What sport do you not understand? Elliott - 20:18 What are some cost-cutting measures you would recommend for higher education? Marty - 27:44 There has been much talk about the budget crisis in higher education. How are you handling it? Final shot - 38:50 Signs of Spring for you --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marty-jencius/message

What are negative experiences you’ve been able to restory, a counseling elective you would like to create, and your reoccurring nightmare? These are some questions on this episode of the Circular Firing Squad. Stephanie - 1:13 What previous “negative” experiences have you been able to re-story as you got older? Elliott - 11:00 How do you imagine your academic career ending? Mitch - 16:22 Which counseling elective would you like to create and teach from scratch? Britt - 27:16 What’s the biggest lesson you’ve learned from your students or clients this past year? Marty - 36:17 What’s your recurring dream or nightmare? Final shot - 43:00 Something others drink but you will never try? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marty-jencius/message

In this episode of Circular Firing Squad, some of the questions we tackle are what to look for in a counseling internship supervisor, psychological theories that play out in real life, and the most sentimental object you have on your work desk. Stephanie - 1:10 How have you seen psychological theory play out in real life? Elliott - 9:19 You are going on a cruise featuring 25 bands playing your favorite genre of music. What is the genre? Britt - 14:38 What is your most serendipitous or random encounter with a stranger? Mitch - 25:57 What qualities would you encourage students to look for in a supervisor at a counseling internship? Marty - 30:42 What’s the most sentimental object you have on your work desk? Final shot - 37:40 What candy will you never understand? (from Mitch) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marty-jencius/message

Movies that every aspiring counselor should watch, qualities you would look for in a counselor for yourself, and that animal that your current or former counseling program would be are some of the questions in this episode of Circular Firing Squad. Eric - 1:20 What movie or video should every aspiring counselor watch? Stephanie - 9:10 How do you go about getting rid of an earworm? (Music that you hear that you can’t get rid of) Elliott - 16:10 If your current (or former) counseling program were an animal, what would it be? Jenn - 23:10 Are bargain airlines worth the savings? Mitch - 32:20 What do you think is the most underrated counseling theory? Gina - 40:10 Do you set goals for yourself? And do you accomplish them? Marty - 51:47 What qualities would you look for in a counselor for yourself? Final shot - 1:03:45 The type of driving that gives you road rage --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marty-jencius/message

What's your department theme song, the book you never wrote, and something you would like to experience again for the first time, are some of the questions on this episode of Circular Firing Squad. Jenn - 1:02 - How’s your wellness currently? Gina - 10:15 - What’s your department’s theme song? Mitch - 17:50 - What have you done, felt, or seen that you wish you could experience again for the first time? https://yerebatan.com/en/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stendhal_syndrome Elliott - 27:45 - What might the ghost of Frank Parsons say about the state of today's Counselor Education? Marty - 33:42 - What is a book you have the skills to write, but on further reflection, what’s the point of doing it? Final Shot - 40:50 - Movies that you liked that no one else seemed to --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marty-jencius/message

How to manage life when it gets too overwhelming, the best ways to teach statistics, and our tips for jet lag are some questions on this episode of Circular Firing Squad. Eric - 1:22 What are the best ways you know to teach statistics and psychometrics? Stephanie - 12:36 If you could use an emulator to play retro games, what game would you play? Jenn - 26:21 What do you do to avoid jet lag? Mitch - 34:20 What is part of the role of a counselor that is challenging to prepare students for in the classroom? Marty - 44:39 How do you manage it mentally when work/life gets too overwhelming? Final Shot question 55:45 What do you think is the essential element of a Hallmark Christmas movie? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marty-jencius/message

How would you overhaul a career counseling class, addressing grading burnout and counselor education as a musical? These are some questions on this episode of Circular Firing Squad. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marty-jencius/message

What was your experience at your first professional conference, what is your favorite historical psychology story to tell, and what is a daily routine you can’t live without? These are some of the questions in this episode of Circular Firing Squad. Mitch - 1:00 What was your experience at your first professional conference? Jenn - 8:26 What's one thing you've been successful at getting "unstuck?" It could be with anything--professional or personal. Gina - 17:20 What is a daily routine that you couldn’t live without? Marty - 22:38 What is the best historical story about psychology/counseling you love to tell? Final shot - 31:30 Your favorite pizza topping(s) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marty-jencius/message

What is counselor education missing, your best strategy for increasing student participation, and the first board game you remember playing are some questions in this episode of Circular Firing Squad. Eric 00:55 What is Counselor Education missing that we need to see reflected in MH treatment? Jenn 08:35 What’s the first board game you remember playing? Mitch 14:05 What is your best strategy for increasing student participation in class? Elliott 25:42 How do you teach counseling theories? Marty 40:05 What is something that started as a whim but has turned into a ‘tradition’? Final shot question 48:10 What is your go-to excuse for not showing up? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marty-jencius/message

In this episode, the squad talks about the hardest part of your job, the current state of book publishing, and the favorite part of your day are some of the questions we tackle. Elliott 00:54 What do you feel about the current state of book publishing? Jenn 9:40 What is your opinion about the four-day workweek? Mitch 15:05 If you could swap lives with any fictional character for a day, who would it be, and what would you hope to gain from the experience? Gina 21:00 What is your favorite part of the day? Marty 26:55 What is the hardest part of your job as a student, counselor, or counselor educator? Final Shot 32:09 Ruin a class in four words --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marty-jencius/message

In this episode, the squad talks about what counseling research we would like to see more of, what growing-up experiences led you to become a counselor, and your favorite childhood comedian as some of the questions we tackle. Eric 00:13 What topics do you want to see more of in Counseling research? Stephanie 10:17 Were you into any comedians as a child? What did you like about those specific acts? Elliott 19:20 What are some of your favorite "Edutainment" techniques? Mitch 29:05 If you woke up and found yourself in a different period, which era would you live in? Marty 36:55 What aspects of your growing up led you to the profession of counseling? Final Shot 46:12 What are you watching now? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marty-jencius/message

What would you say to a student about seeing their first client, health care techniques or services that seem to be snake oil, and what makes for a good textbook are some questions on this episode of Circular Firing Squad. Mitch 0:52 What would you say to a student about to see their first client? Jenn 8:12 What do you think makes for a good textbook? Stephanie 15:42 Have you ever used any health care techniques or services that seem to be snake oil but actually worked? Marty 25:24 How do you deal with death in the workplace? Final Shot: 35:50 Would you rather be called ‘clever’ or ‘driven’? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marty-jencius/message

Your end-of-the-semester decompression process, your choice of a new course for your program, and a hobby that will have to wait for retirement are some of the questions on this episode of Circular Firing Squad. Elliott - 00:52 With humanity's attention span changing, are we instructing potential counselors with a curriculum that is the equivalent of a buggy whip? Gina - 10:22 What’s a hobby that you don’t have time for now, but could see yourself doing once you retire? Mitch - 17:50 If you could create one new counseling class for your counseling graduate or doctoral programs, what would it be about? Marty - 27:55 What’s your end-of-the-semester decompression process? Final Shot: - 34:24 What would you choose as your superpower? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marty-jencius/message

Circular Firing Squad’s 50th episode invited the audience to join us with questions, including how counseling students can assist their program to get better, one thing you would change in our profession, and what fifty episodes mean to you. 3:00 - Gina What’s your favorite podcast (besides CFS) 6:55 - Mitch How can counseling students assist their program in becoming better? 14:30 - P. Martin What was the last game you played? 18:50 - Gina What is your favorite bug, and why? 24:20 - Hannah What do you do at the end of a workday to unwind? 29:32 - Mykka How would you describe your sense of fashion? 35:40 - Elliott What films from 15-20 years ago could use a sequel? 38:35 - Jessi If you had the power to change one thing in our profession, what would it be? 46:00 - Luci What is the most embarrassing thing that happened while teaching or at work? 53:50 - Grant Who was your favorite member of The Beatles? 57:33 - Phil What was the moment you knew you would go into your profession? 1:05:10 - Avery, Logan & Carter What topic do you know a lot about that you think everyone should know a lot about? 1:11:19 - Marty 50th Episode. What does it mean to you? 1:19:00 - Final Shot Question Monopoly or Life? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marty-jencius/message

The most accurate source for labor statistics for counselors, advice for first-time academics, and things you eat while traveling are some of the topics in this episode of the Circular Firing Squad. Elliott - 1:01 What is the most accurate source for labor statistics for counselors? Jenn - 7:25 What foods do you eat when traveling that you're unlikely to eat at any other time? Stephanie - 13:30 What’s your take on Microsoft Outlook? Marty 22:18 What would be your advice for first-time academics? Gina - 32:25 What are some of the first signs of Spring where you live? Eric - 40:38 What behavior pisses you off, and how do you handle it? Final Shot - 49:05 If a crayon color was flavored, what color crayon would you want to eat? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marty-jencius/message

How many times a day do you respond to emails, how do you set boundaries with an unreasonable student, and what would you do with unlimited resources for retirement, are some of the questions on this episode of circular firing squad. Eric 1:55 What would you do when you retire, given unlimited resources? Jenn 8:08 How many times a day do you respond to work emails? Elliott 17:13 How do you set boundaries with unreasonable students? Marty 25:47 What quality are you looking for in job applicants? Final Shot 34:42 Who does Barney really love and why? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marty-jencius/message

The squad takes on ChatGPT, an ad campaign for counseling, and your preference for fall or spring terms. These are some of the questions on this episode of the circular firing squad. Marty - 4:08 What is your take on ChatGPT? Stephanie - 15:12 How connected are you to major entertainment events (Super Bowl, Oscars, etc.)? Has this changed throughout your life? Gina - 21:33 Do you prefer the fall or spring school terms (quarters/semesters), and why? Elliott - 28:20 What sort of ad campaign would you design for counseling? Final Shot - 35:20 Summer plans? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marty-jencius/message

What are you cynical about in higher education, are students more eager to criticize, and what job benefit would let you know your employer is serious about keeping you? These are some of the questions on this episode of Circular Firing Squad. Marty - 1:18 What are you cynical about concerning higher education? Jenn - 11:37 Outside of the typical benefits academic institutions tend to offer, what is a benefit they could offer that would cause you to say, “okay, now we’re talking!”, “they really know what their employees need!” Elliott - 21:20 Do you find students more eager to criticize new ideas before they really understand them? Stephanie - 31:05 What’s something that you feel strongly about that you realize most people don’t care about, but that doesn’t stop you from sharing your knowledge with others? Eric - 43:00 How do you draw the line when it’s time to fight (argue) and walk away? Final Shot - 52:00 What is the dream of your perfect death scenario? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marty-jencius/message

An audience joins the Circular Firing Squad to answer, is “trauma-informed” overused, what is a misunderstood counseling theory, and what is your favorite Halloween costume? Marty - 2:45 Are there “Sunday Drivers”? Marty - 5:22 Is trauma-informed an overused term? Halis - 11:00 What do you do to create cognitive dissonance in your students? Mykka - 19:36 Does constructivist teaching affect licensure test scores? Stephanie - 24:15 Do you like horror movies? Peter - 31:10 What is your favorite Halloween costume? Elliott - 34:40 Do you think it requires a conservation personality to have a successful career as a university administrator? Mykka - 37:07 What foods are over-rated? Marty - 42:30 What are you not looking forward to at Thanksgiving? Mykka -49:05 What is a misunderstood counseling theory? Final Shot Question - 59:14 Would you rather attend a party or host a party? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/marty-jencius/message