46. How My Clients Taught Me to Dream Big and Do Less

What makes a great clinician? Of course, clinical skills are important, but there are also aspects of being a truly great clinician that we can’t learn in our formal education. Kathy Cervo has been working with Abilities for almost 11 years, spending the past six years as the Director of Client Experience, and she knows a thing or two about what makes a great clinician.

Kathy joins me this week to discuss how she helps both the clients and the clinicians have a smooth experience here at Abilities Rehabilitation, and she’s sharing what, in her experience, helps clinicians create impact through their work while bringing ease to their clients.

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I have experienced both mentoring and coaching in my clinical career, and while there are big differences between the two, they’re both super powerful. Understanding the differences between coaching and mentoring will help you decide what you need to move your career forward and make your experience of work even more amazing.

Discover how coaching and mentoring can supplement your professional development as a clinician. Learn how to decide whether you need a coach or a mentor in pursuit of your career goals as a clinician, and exactly how this person will help you get results in your clinical career.

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While your reasons for being frustrated at work as a clinician are valid, before you quit and move on, you have the opportunity to decide what is actually the best decision for you. Whether you decide to quit or you end up staying in your role, I’m here to help you make the decision that is best for you in the long term.

Try something new when you encounter challenges at work and feel like quitting. I’m helping you understand what’s going on in your brain when your knee-jerk reaction is to quit when things get difficult, why finding a new position isn’t necessarily the quick answer to your problems, and you’ll learn how to decide on the most effective solution for improving your work life as a clinician.

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As clinicians, the work we do can change on a dime. No matter how much we plan, our schedule shifts in an instant. We can’t plan everything about our day-to-day, but we can set an intention for how we want to adjust on the fly where necessary, and I’m showing you how on today’s show.

Discover a quick hack to easily get your work done during clinical hours. I’m sharing a genius cheat sheet to help you decide easily, in advance, what you need to to do so you can maximize the time you have as a clinician and get all of your work done.

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I’m so grateful to have Leeza Pertsev back on the podcast to continue our discussion about navigating her first year as a new grad therapist and to get her advice for other people stepping into a professional clinical setting. This week, we’re discussing Leeza’s past experiences and how having to make decisions shaped her as an Occupational Therapist (OT).

Uncover how Leeza’s experience in a self-reliant environment helped her overcome overthinking and imposter syndrome. Discover how accepting that she doesn’t know everything allows her to show up for her clients and the people she works with. Gain valuable insights into the journey of a new grad therapist navigating the complexities of professional growth.

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Leeza Pertsev completed her Undergraduate Degree in Kinesiology at The University of British Columbia and soon after, she graduated with a Masters in Occupational Therapy. As a new graduate, she remains open and curious to build on her knowledge and experiences in every way she possibly can, and she’s an amazing example of what’s possible in our industry.

Hear part one of my conversation with Leeza Pertsev about the realities of being a new graduate and why this is a journey of continual improvement and education. We’re discussing why she became an OT, the highs and lows of transitioning into her professional career so far, and how she’s prioritized her values in the decisions she’s making as a new graduate.

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Whether we like it or not, negotiations are part of our work as clinicians. However, whether it’s for a salary or creating a treatment plan, I often see clinicians struggle when it comes to negotiating. We’re reluctant to negotiate, and when we do, we sometimes come across as unintentionally aggressive in our pursuit of getting what we want. If you want some quick, actionable tips you can use to improve your negotiation skills, this is the episode for you.

Tune in this week as I give you a quick guide to successful negotiation for clinicians. I’m sharing how to make negotiating easier and a lot more fun, and you’ll learn how better negotiation allows you to make a bigger impact through your work as a clinician.

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What do you do when you’re frustrated at work? Most of us see frustration as inherently negative. It took me 26 years of practice to develop a strategy for dealing with frustration at work, but I don’t want you to have to wait this long for yourself, so I’m sharing everything on today’s show.

Discover what to do when you’re frustrated at work. I’m discussing the patterns I see around frustration that aren’t serving clinicians, and you’ll learn a totally new way of dealing with your frustration that will yield incredible results in your career.

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For many clinicians, and even myself at one point, failure makes you feel like you’re dying. This makes total sense because of how we’ve come into our positions as working clinicians. Failure is actually a thought, and if you want to magnify your impact as a clinician, you need to move past this perception that failure is a matter of life or death.

Discover a new perspective when it comes to failure as a clinician. I’m sharing a story from one of my amazing colleagues that reframes failure in an incredibly helpful way, showing us how we can move forward and continually improve in pursuit of our goals for our clinical career.

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This is the first episode of the New Year, a season that feels like the peak of new possibilities. I have massive goals for myself this year, and if you need some advice or motivation around your own goals for 2024, I’m here for you. You might currently set goals by thinking about what you want to prove to others, but the real beauty in setting goals for the next 12 months is in who you get to become in the process.

Tune in this week to discover how to make 2024 your best year yet. I’m giving you some questions to ask yourself to help you decide what would make this year amazing. Learn how to start taking the best possible steps to figure out the journey to achieving your goals.

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