From the President: Who holds you accountable?
Who’s checking you, boo? And if they are, are you listening? Does it make you consider changing your thoughts and actions?
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Source: Counseling Today - December 1, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: S. Kent Butler Tags: Counseling Today From the President Source Type: research
CEO ’ s Message: Achievements in spite of challenges
Any column referencing the good news of 2021 would not be complete without mentioning the great work being done by the members of ACA. You learned how to adapt so that you could continue serving as valuable resources and advocates for your clients and students.
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Source: Counseling Today - December 1, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Richard Yep Tags: Counseling Today From the CEO Source Type: research
Bringing pornography use out of the shadows
Counselors can offer a nonjudgmental space for clients to authentically discuss a subject they have likely never talked about openly with anyone else.
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Source: Counseling Today - November 30, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: By Bethany Bray Tags: Counseling Today Features Couples Sexual Wellness shame Source Type: research
Voice of Experience: Three rules for identifying abnormal child sexual behaviors
As a counselor, I must be able to identify sexual behaviors that are common — as well as those that may not be normal but aren’t unusual either — and put a parent’s mind at ease while also respecting their culture and belief systems.
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Source: Counseling Today - November 23, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: By Gregory K. Moffatt Tags: Counseling Today Online Exclusives Children & Adolescents parenting Voice of Experience Source Type: research
Culture-centered counseling
Advocates argue that for the profession to evolve and better serve the needs of diverse clients, it must embrace counseling theories that address lingering gaps in more traditional approaches.
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Source: Counseling Today - November 22, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: By Lindsey Phillips Tags: Counseling Today Cover Stories Multiculturalism & Diversity Professional Issues Source Type: research
Helping counselors who serve sexual and gender minority youth
Harms to sexual and gender minority youth are increasing because of an apparent lack of clinical competence and awareness on the part of professional counselors. Discovering what counselors are thinking about ethical consideration for serving SGMY might help clinicians and educators overcome inadequacies and increase therapeutic progress for SGMY clientele.
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Source: Counseling Today - November 17, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: By Theodore “Ted” Carroll Tags: Counseling Today Online Exclusives LGBTQ Issues research Source Type: research
Life after sport
The application of existential psychology can help athletes who are wrestling with a loss of identity and meaning after suffering a career-ending injury.
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Source: Counseling Today - November 16, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: By Kris Amos Tags: Counseling Today Member Insights Sports sports counseling Source Type: research
Four lessons in building therapeutic relationships
The promise of the therapeutic relationship is at the center of client change, but it also provides a North Star to counseling interns and other beginning counselors who are still trying to find their way.
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Source: Counseling Today - November 9, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: By Anne-Marie Burke Tags: Counseling Today Member Insights Students Audience (Grad/post-grad) therapeutic alliance Source Type: research
Women and alcohol: Drinking to cope
With rates of binge drinking and alcohol use among women on the rise, counselors need to be sensitive to how trauma and shame can intersect with substance use disorder in female clients.
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Source: Counseling Today - November 2, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: By Bethany Bray Tags: Counseling Today Features Substance dependence and addictions trauma women Source Type: research
From the President: Reclaiming heritage and giving loss its proper due
Loss inevitably is the precursor to grief. One grieves because one has lost something that had significant meaning in one’s life.
The switching of the terms was very eye-opening and deliberate to me from a counseling perspective. Perhaps it is true that in the past, I have tried to treat the grief and, in turn, have not paid enough attention to the loss.
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Source: Counseling Today - November 1, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: S. Kent Butler Tags: Counseling Today From the President Source Type: research
CEO ’ s Message: Being thankful year-round
When I reflect on what I am thankful for, in addition to my family, I also include the terrific group of staff people who are dedicated to helping make the counseling profession even better.
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Source: Counseling Today - November 1, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Richard Yep Tags: Counseling Today From the CEO Source Type: research
Adapting evidence-based interventions for telehealth
Learning how to use technology to successfully implement evidence-based counseling interventions is no longer a luxury but a necessity.
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Source: Counseling Today - October 29, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: By Nicole M. Arcuri Sanders Tags: Counseling Today Online Exclusives Technology Source Type: research
Perspectives on grief and loss
The experience of grief and loss is universal; the circumstances surrounding it and the way people understand and process it are anything but.
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Source: Counseling Today - October 26, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Compiled by Jonathan Rollins Tags: Counseling Today Cover Stories Grief and Loss Source Type: research
Voice of Experience: A not-so-simple question
Should counselors contact their clients by email or text to confirm appointments? While it seems like the answer is an obvious "yes," there is more to consider.
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Source: Counseling Today - October 21, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: By Gregory K. Moffatt Tags: Counseling Today Online Exclusives Voice of Experience Source Type: research
Addressing sexual violence among teens
We have to educate our youth in all things concerning sex, not just the parts that are comfortable to discuss. Then and only then can we begin to end the cycle of teen dating violence and sexual violence.
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Source: Counseling Today - October 13, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: By Leontyne Evans Tags: Counseling Today Online Exclusives domestic violence Sexual Wellness teenager Source Type: research
