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In 1969, the social and political unrest of the day spurred a group of young psychologists to form Psychologists in Social Action through the University of Minnesota. A radical idea out of that group was to start a free mental health clinic with no red tape, meaning free, anonymous and no-appointment-needed during clinic hours. In…
When you gather a group of counselors and other mental health professionals, great things can happen. This month, Sharon Sinclair, a member of the Minnesota Employee Assistance Program Administrators and Counselors, stopped by Walk-In with a wonderful story about how this group of caring individuals decided to “pay it forward.” MEAPAC is an organization of…
‘Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.’ — Dr. Seuss 50 years ago, there were only a few helping services, and even fewer available to teens and young adults. Instead, they ended up on the streets of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Lucky for them, a few newly minted Masters of Psychology from the…
Matt B. is a social work student who is finishing his internship at Walk-In Counseling Center this month (Sept. 2018). We spoke to him recently between counseling appointments. “What I love about Walk-In is that I’ve had a chance to serve clients from very diverse backgrounds and levels of need,” Matt says. Walk-In’s proactive approach…
Susan Herridge has a stake in access to mental health care for everyone. A few years ago, she was called on to help a family member through a crisis, and then to help navigate the insurance. “It was eye-opening,” she says. “There is clearly a lot of money in the system, but that doesn’t mean…
We acknowledge with great sadness the closing of Crisis Connection on June 30, 2018, after 49½ years of serving Minnesotans. (Note: Walk-In Counseling Center’s availability is not affected by the closing of Crisis Connection.) The Crisis Connection telephone number was answered 24-hours per day, 7 days per week and served about 55,000 callers per year…
Our next training, Motivational Interviewing: Getting Past the ‘Yes Buts,’ is on Thursday, July 26, 6-8 p.m. To rsvp, contact Pang Chang at pchang (at) walkin.org. The training is free for Walk-In volunteers, and there is a nominal fee for non-volunteers. Training Description: Motivational Interviewing allows the practitioner to work with challenging clients who use…
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Led by Walk-In Consulting and Training Institute Director Gary Schoener, the workshop will critically examine current challenges in professional ethics and boundaries, examining areas of challenge, and provide concrete tools for decision-making which can bring about good clinical outcomes while avoiding pitfalls. Through case examples as well as ethical challenges provided by attendees, a variety…
Founded in 1969, clinic follows no-fee, anonymous model that has reached thousands.