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Best Practices for Counseling Clients Experiencing Poverty: A Grounded Theory
Poverty is a pressing sociopolitical issue in the United States and worldwide. Poverty experiences have a significant effect on one ’s mental health and overall wellness. Therefore, the ability to effectively serve clients experiencing poverty is critically important to professional counselors. However, there are no empirical models for counseling clients experiencing poverty. The authors present the results of a constructivis t grounded theory study in which 21 professional counselors who work with clients experiencing poverty were interviewed to identify best practices for working with this population. Five major best ...
Source: Journal of Counseling and Development - June 7, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Madeline Clark, Clark Ausloos, Colleen Delaney, Linda Waters, Lena Salpietro, Hannah Tippett Tags: Research Source Type: research

Carrying the Burden: Counselors of Color ’s Experiences of Microaggressions in Counseling
In this secondary analysis using a previous dataset, the authors explored, via a phenomenological research tradition, how 8 counselors of color responded to clients ’ microaggressive behaviors. Researchers identified 3 major themes in the data: (a) buffering and bracing for racial microaggressions, (b) experiencing the intrusions of racial microaggressions, and (c) strategizing and responding in session. The authors apply the Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Competencies (Ratts, Singh, Nassar‐McMillan, Butler,& McCullough, 2015) to their findings as a framework for considering practice and training implicati...
Source: Journal of Counseling and Development - June 7, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Susan F. Branco, Hannah B. Bayne Tags: Research Source Type: research

Using the Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Competencies to Decolonize Counseling Practice: The Important Roles of Theory, Power, and Action
The Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Competencies (MSJCC; Ratts, Singh, Nassar ‐McMillan, Butler,& McCullough, 2015) ask counselors to “apply knowledge of multicultural and social justice theories” (p. 8). Counselors who implement the MSJCC in this manner have the opportunity to critically examine traditional counseling theories that were developed within a predominantly White and Western framework, that reproduce North America n and European colonist ideology if not contextualized, and that neglect Indigenous approaches to healing (Tuck& Yang, 2012; Watkins& Shulman, 2008). In this article, the authors pr...
Source: Journal of Counseling and Development - June 7, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Anneliese A. Singh, Brandee Appling, Heather Trepal Tags: Research Source Type: research

Embodying the Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Competency Movement: Voices From the Field
This article illustrates counselors ’ embodiment, over time, of the multicultural and social justice counseling competency movement leading to the Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Competencies (Ratts, Singh, Nassar‐McMillan, Butler,& McCullough, 2015). The authors discuss the multicultural and social justice counseling competency movement in the context of relationships as appropriate to the counseling field. Aligned with contemporary research perspectives, the authors focus on the lived experiences of 2 pioneering social justice and multicultural competency advocates, Drs. Patricia Arredondo and Derald Wing...
Source: Journal of Counseling and Development - June 7, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Sylvia C. Nassar, Anneliese A. Singh Tags: Research Source Type: research

Guidelines for Authors
Journal of Counseling& Development, Volume 98, Issue 3, Page 346-347, July 2020. (Source: Journal of Counseling and Development)
Source: Journal of Counseling and Development - June 7, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: Issue Information Source Type: research

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Journal of Counseling& Development, Volume 98, Issue 3, Page 233-234, July 2020. (Source: Journal of Counseling and Development)
Source: Journal of Counseling and Development - June 7, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: Issue Information Source Type: research

The Past Guides the Future: Implementing the Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Competencies
The authors describe the ways in which the Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Competencies (MSJCC; Ratts, Singh, Nassar ‐McMillan, Butler,& McCullough, 2015) can be viewed from a human rights framework and as the latest iteration in the long history of the multicultural and social justice counseling competency movement. MSJCC implementation and integration are explored, and recommendations for innovating the MSJCC are described. (Source: Journal of Counseling and Development)
Source: Journal of Counseling and Development - June 7, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Anneliese A. Singh, Sylvia C. Nassar, Patricia Arredondo, Rebecca Toporek Tags: Research Source Type: research

Introduction to the Special Issue
The authors introduce the special issue of theJournal of Counseling& Development on “Integrating the Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Competencies Into Practice, Research, and Advocacy.” They first discuss the rationale and importance of the special issue, as well as the transformative opportunities that the Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Competencies (M SJCC; Ratts, Singh, Nassar‐McMillan, Butler,& McCullough, 2015) have to influence counseling and the broader helping professions. Then they provide an overview the special issue articles and their respective contributions. They conclude by exp...
Source: Journal of Counseling and Development - June 7, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Anneliese A. Singh, Sylvia C. Nassar Tags: Research Source Type: research

Guidelines for Authors
Journal of Counseling&Development, Volume 98, Issue 2, Page 230-231, April 2020. (Source: Journal of Counseling and Development)
Source: Journal of Counseling and Development - March 9, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: Issue Information Source Type: research

Five Licensure Portability Models for the Counseling Profession to Consider
This article presents licensure portability models for the counseling profession to consider. On the basis of a review of licensure portability literature discussed in other professions, the authors found 5 distinctive models: (a) nonprofit organization model, (b) mutual recognition model, (c) federal licensure model, (d) national licensure model, and (e) licensure language model. The article includes examples of professions using the models, application and implications of each model, and a call to the counseling profession for next steps. (Source: Journal of Counseling and Development)
Source: Journal of Counseling and Development - March 9, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Lynn Bohecker, SunHee J. Eissenstat Tags: Trends Source Type: research

Analyzing the Impact of the Medicare Coverage Gap on Counseling Professionals: Results of a National Study
The authors surveyed 6,550 members of the American Counseling Association regarding the current impact of Medicare policy on counseling professionals. More than half of respondents (54.8%) had been directly affected by Medicare reimbursement barriers, including 70.0% of practicing counselors. Statistical analyses indicated significant associations between years in the profession, direct experience with the Medicare coverage gap, and participation in professional advocacy related to Medicare. Implications for counselors, counselor educators, and counseling scholarship are discussed. (Source: Journal of Counseling and Development)
Source: Journal of Counseling and Development - March 9, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Matthew C. Fullen, Gerard Lawson, Jyotsana Sharma Tags: Trends Source Type: research

A Mixed ‐Methodological Evaluation of a Subjective Well‐Being Intervention Program With Elementary‐Age Students
An embedded mixed ‐methods design was implemented with 34 elementary‐age students (mean age = 10.15 years,SD = 0.65) to evaluate salient experiences and improvements in protective factors and life satisfaction associated with a subjective well ‐being intervention program (SWIP). Analyses resulted in a model of participant experiences in which thematic experiences with SWIP participation (improved emotional expression, enhanced self‐discovery, and increased empathy) promoted the emergence of protective factors (self‐concept and self‐ confidence) that contributed to life satisfaction. (Source: Journal of Counseling and Development)
Source: Journal of Counseling and Development - March 9, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: A. Stephen Lenz, Jennifer Gerlach, Julia Dell ’Aquila, Danielle Pester Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research

The Career Human Agency Theory
This article describes 4 pillar principles of career agency and provides concrete examples for career counseling application. (Source: Journal of Counseling and Development)
Source: Journal of Counseling and Development - March 9, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Charles P. Chen, Julie Wai Ling Hong Tags: Theory & Practice Source Type: research

Self ‐Efficacy for Enhancing Students’ Career and College Readiness: A Survey of Professional School Counselors
Grounded in Bandura ’s (1997) self‐efficacy theory and Savickas’s (2011) career construction theory, this study examined school counselors’ beliefs about whether they can perform specific tasks related to supporting students’ career and college readiness. A national sample of school counselors (N = 2,047) completed the School Counselor Self ‐Efficacy for Enhancing Student Career and College Readiness Scale (Baker, Parikh‐Foxx,& Martinez, 2017). Findings from a survey research design indicated that the extent of related training and the challenges associated with implementation of career service delivery were ...
Source: Journal of Counseling and Development - March 9, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Sejal Parikh ‐Foxx, Robert Martinez, Stanley B. Baker, Jacob Olsen Tags: Research Source Type: research

Mental Health Literacy and Peer ‐to‐Peer Counseling Referrals Among Community College Students
Mental health literacy (MHL) has utility for promoting peer ‐to‐peer referrals to mental health support services among university students. However, there is a gap in the extant literature about the potential usefulness of MHL for supporting the mental health of community college students, a population facing a number of mental health conditions. The aut hors examined the construct validity and the utility of 3 dimensions of MHL as predictors of peer‐to‐peer referrals to the counseling center among community college students. Results of confirmatory factor analyses supported the dimensionality of the instrumentatio...
Source: Journal of Counseling and Development - March 9, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Michael T. Kalkbrenner, Christopher A. Sink, Jessica L. Smith Tags: Research Source Type: research