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Give a description of at least two pressing personal and professional needs related to professional practice of a therapist. Describe the strategies that a therapist might use to meet these needs.

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The following solution describes two pressing personal and professional needs related to a therapist's professional practice. In this solution there is also a discussion of some strategies that a therapist may use to meet these needs.

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Two pressing professional needs related to the professional practice of a therapist would be whether or not the therapist has a degree from an appropriate professional school and a state license to practice mental health therapy. If the therapist is properly trained from an accredited college or university and obtained his/her professional license he/she is more likely to provide optimal help for their patients. Also since there are ...

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