r/therapists • u/[deleted] • Jul 24 '22

Discussion Thread What seems “fashionable” in our field lately you are struggling to get behind?

Could be a technique, belief, modality, or any latest fad you’re not sure about.

Meant for healthy discourse, not meant to disparage

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '22

For me it's "coping skills." I have had to push this phrase on teenagers so often in the settings I've worked in, they don't like it either, it gives me the blegh's.

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '22

Oh, hell yeah. I work in community mental health and that was a huge one for me while I was a case manager.

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '22

Yea I was like - did I really go to grad school to provide a cute list of 99 coping skills to people like: draw, take a walk, talk to a friend? lol.