Advocacy Update: Building stronger coalitions in counseling advocacy
Networked coalitions offer a pathway to transcend divisions, promote inclusivity and contribute positively to the well-being of individuals and communities.
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Source: Counseling Today - October 6, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: By Dominique N. Marsalek Tags: Advocacy Update Counseling Today advocate Source Type: research
Prioritizing trauma-informed care
A trauma-informed approach benefits both counselors and clients, yet more work needs to be done to ensure these principles are adopted across health care systems.
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Source: Counseling Today - October 4, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: By Lisa R. Rhodes Tags: Counseling Today Cover Stories trauma Source Type: research
From the President: Decolonizing and reshaping the profession
The decoloniality process will allow counselors to reshape their professional identity and become more effective in their areas of specialty.
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Source: Counseling Today - October 2, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: By Edil Torres Rivera Tags: Counseling Today From the President Source Type: research
Voice of Experience: The danger of misinterpreting risk
Fear and stigma can often cause people to incorrectly perceive individuals with a mental health disorder as a threat, which can have serious consequences.
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Source: Counseling Today - September 28, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: By Gregory K. Moffatt Tags: Counseling Today Online Exclusives Assessment risk Voice of Experience Source Type: research
Racial bias in gifted and talented programs
A recent article in a special issue of the Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development explores why racial bias often prevents Black boys from being placed in advanced learning programs.
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Source: Counseling Today - September 26, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: By Scott Sleek Tags: Counseling Today Special Features Multiculturalism & Diversity research School Counseling Source Type: research
Essential skill development for meaningful social connection
By working on basic developmental social skills, clients with insecure attachment and trauma histories can learn to build healthy, meaningful relationships.
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Source: Counseling Today - September 18, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: By Lisa Compton and Taylor Patterson Tags: Counseling Today Member Insights attachment relationships trauma Source Type: research
Advocacy Update: An accidental advocate shares secrets to success
The executive director of Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance shares 10 tips for successful advocacy.
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Source: Counseling Today - September 12, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: By Adrienne Griffen Tags: Advocacy Update Counseling Today advocate Source Type: research
Coping with the loss of a supervisee to suicide
One counselor shares his painful story of losing a supervisee to suicide and offers advice on how to cope after traumatic loss.
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Source: Counseling Today - September 11, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: By Keith Myers Tags: Counseling Today Member Insights Grief and Loss Suicide Source Type: research
Navigating white privilege in the counseling room
Without the awareness and willingness to acknowledge how they have benefited from cultural racism, white counselors risk creating fractured alliances and distrust in the therapeutic process.
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Source: Counseling Today - September 8, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: By Scott Gleeson Tags: Counseling Today Features Multiculturalism & Diversity therapeutic alliance Source Type: research
Taking a culturally responsive approach to suicide assessment
The recent rise in suicide rates among marginalized communities highlights the need for counselors to use culturally responsive practices when assessing suicide risk.
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Source: Counseling Today - September 6, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: By Lisa R. Rhodes Tags: Counseling Today Cover Stories Assessment Suicide Source Type: research
Assess more, judge less
To decrease the stigma around mental health in society, we must confront stigmatizing and biased thinking in the clinical world.
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Source: Counseling Today - September 5, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: By Caitlin C. Regan Tags: Counseling Today Online Exclusives stigma Source Type: research
From the President: Building new partnerships
The ACA president emphasizes the need to build mutually beneficial relationships with other organizations that promote mental health, and he provides an update on the Governing Council meeting happening this month.
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Source: Counseling Today - September 1, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: By Edil Torres Rivera Tags: Counseling Today From the President Professional Issues Source Type: research
Voice of Experience: Disorders with the potential for dangerous outcomes
When working with people with disorders that are associated with more dangerous behaviors, counselors must be prepared to assess the client’s risk of violence to themselves and others.
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Source: Counseling Today - August 30, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: By Gregory K. Moffatt Tags: Counseling Today Online Exclusives Antisocial personality disorder Assessment dangerousness Voice of Experience Source Type: research
Behind the Book: Q & A with Danica G. Hays
Danica G. Hays, author of Assessment in Counseling, discusses what’s new in the recently published seventh edition and how proper assessment of clients can help strengthen the therapeutic alliance.
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Source: Counseling Today - August 24, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: Counseling Today Online Exclusives Assessment Source Type: research
Behind the Book: Q & A with Danica Hays
Danica Hays, author of Assessment in Counseling, discusses what’s new in the recently published seventh edition and how proper assessment of clients can help build the therapeutic alliance.
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Source: Counseling Today - August 24, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: Counseling Today Online Exclusives Assessment Source Type: research
