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Interpersonal stress, interpersonal competence, and gender matter for adolescents ’ depressive symptoms: Considerations for counselors
AbstractGender differences in adolescents ’ depressive symptoms associated with interpersonal stress and competence were examined in a sample of 2157 high school students in the southeastern United States. How interpersonal competencies directly influenced depressive symptoms, and moderated associations among interpersonal stress and depr essive symptoms were tested. Key findings showed that stress across different contexts positively predicted depressive symptoms. Initiating new relationships was shown to be a protective factor while providing emotional support and negative assertion were associated with greater depress...
Source: Journal of Counseling and Development - December 6, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Sondra Smith ‐Adcock, Jennifer L. Kerpelman Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Toward a culturally humble practice: Critical consciousness as an antecedent
AbstractThe death of George Floyd in May of 2020 re-awakened the world to the social injustices in America. As the Black Lives Matter movement sparked protests in the streets of countries around the world, mental health professionals grappled with how best to support those they serve. While cultural competence has historically been the field's response, cultural humility has been promoted as an additional component of culturally responsive care. Since its adoption into counseling, scholars have attempted to better understand the phenomenon of cultural humility through analyses, measurement development, and theory developme...
Source: Journal of Counseling and Development - December 3, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Aiesha T. Lee, Natoya Hill Haskins Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

The impact of excluded providers on Medicare beneficiaries ’ mental health care
AbstractMental health conditions are relatively common among Medicare beneficiaries. Yet, Medicare provider eligibility was last updated in 1989, raising concerns about beneficiaries ’ access to mental health care in the United States. Beneficiaries are currently restricted from accessing mental health services provided by licensed professional counselors and licensed marriage and family therapists. Little is known about the impact of this Medicare mental health coverage gap ( MMHCG) on Medicare beneficiaries. Hermeneutic phenomenology was used to analyze semistructured interviews with 18 beneficiaries who had attempted ...
Source: Journal of Counseling and Development - December 2, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Matthew C. Fullen, Megan L. Dolbin ‐MacNab, Jonathan D. Wiley, Nancy Brossoie, Gerard Lawson Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

A pre ‐experimental evaluation of treatment gains associated with a DBT‐A partial hospitalization program
AbstractThis pre-experimental evaluation of a dialectical behavior therapy for adolescents (DBT-A) partial hospital program (PHP) explored intervention effects, proportions of clinical significance, and the degree that participant characteristics and DBT-A treatment components predicted variance in outcomes. Participants were 74 adolescents who were receiving treatment for internalizing disorders (n = 62) and externalizing disorders (n = 12). All participants completed a 6-week DBT-A application. Data analyses indicated a statistically significant improvement in global symptoms indicative of treatment effects within the la...
Source: Journal of Counseling and Development - December 1, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: A. Stephen Lenz, Garry Del Conte, Cameron Douglas, Ayanna Crenshaw, Christin Dobbs, Emily Stogner, Victoria Williford Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Centralizing the voices of queer womxn of color in counseling
AbstractThis participatory action research study explored queer womxn of color's (QWoC) experiences of microaggressions in counseling. Due to the multifaceted and complex experiences of QWoC, this study was informed by intersectionality theory and utilized photovoice methodology to explore QWoC's experiences of microaggressions in counseling. The seven QWoC who participated in this study provided portrayals of their experience of microaggressions in counseling. Five major themes were prominent in their photographs and narratives: (a) counseling as a tool of oppression, (b) impact of oppression in counseling, (c) strategies...
Source: Journal of Counseling and Development - December 1, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ana G. Reyes, Natalya A. Lindo, Nicole Allen, M ónica Rodríguez Delgado Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Child ‐centered play therapy and adverse childhood experiences: A randomized controlled trial
AbstractThere is a preponderance of evidence that adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) result in harmful physical, learning, social, emotional, and behavioral health outcomes during childhood, with far reaching effects lasting across the lifespan. The cumulative effect of childhood adversity and its relationship to childhood trauma represent an urgent call to action among stakeholders, yet treatment studies are rare. The purpose of this randomized controlled trial was to explore the impact of child-centered play therapy (CCPT) among children with two or more ACEs on improvement of social and emotional assets and behavioral...
Source: Journal of Counseling and Development - November 29, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dee C. Ray, Elizabeth Burgin, Daniel Gutierrez, Peggy Ceballos, Natalya Lindo Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Effectiveness of EMDR for decreasing symptoms of over ‐arousal: A meta‐analysis
AbstractA meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate the comparative effectiveness of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) in the treatment of symptoms of over-arousal and comparing effectiveness in the treatment of anxiety and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Thirty-two effect sizes from randomized controlled trials were included in the analysis. Findings were mixed, indicating that EMDR was more effective than alternative viable treatments in the treatment of over-arousal, but that true effect may range from 210% of a standard deviation favoring EMDR to 66% of a standard deviation favoring alternative v...
Source: Journal of Counseling and Development - November 27, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Richard S. Balkin, A. Stephen Lenz, G. Michael Russo, Brent W. Powell, Halie M. Gregory Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

A comparison of treatment perspectives between adolescent males in residential treatment for substance use and their counselors
AbstractThe purpose of this study was to evaluate therapeutic progress for adolescent males in residential treatment for substance use and compare their perspective of treatment progress with their counselor's measures of therapeutic progress. Participants in this study were from a residential treatment facility for adolescent males (n = 13) with substance use problems and their respective counselors (n = 2). Improvement in areas of problem severity and coping were observed by both adolescents and counselors; limited progress was noted in commitment to follow-up. Large discrepancies between adolescent clients and counsel...
Source: Journal of Counseling and Development - November 27, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Richard S. Balkin, G. Michael Russo, Mandy L. Perryman Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Moderation of attachment on association between relationship status and depression
AbstractThe COVID-19 pandemic has led to increasingly high rates of depression which may have deleterious effects on relationships. Given the mixed results regarding the protective nature of relationship status as married and secure adult attachment styles on depression, the current study examined the associations between relationship status and adult attachment styles on depression among US adults (N = 747) during the COVID-19 shelter in place orders. The results of our simultaneous regression analysis yielded a statistically significant model wherein secure attachment was negatively associated with depression. Although t...
Source: Journal of Counseling and Development - November 26, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Stacey Diane Ara ñez Litam, A. Stephen Lenz Tags: ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS Source Type: research

Self ‐reassurance moderated by identity dysfunction: Associations with distress and impairment
This study examined the interaction of self-reassurance and identity dysfunction in relation to severity of psychological distress and social impairment among 243 clients attending mental health clinics. Participants completed measures of self-reassurance, identity dysfunction, psychological distress, and social functioning; correlation and regression analyses were used to examine associations and interaction effects. The interaction between self-reassurance and identity dysfunction was significant in relation to both distress and impairment, with the negative association between self-reassurance and distress and impairmen...
Source: Journal of Counseling and Development - November 25, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: David Kealy, Shelly Ben ‐David, Alicia Spidel, Saffron Wadsley‐Rose, Dan Kim Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Assessing worry, racism, and belief in a just world
This study is among the first to explore the motivations associated with endorsing racist stereotypes with respect to perceptions of a just world. (Source: Journal of Counseling and Development)
Source: Journal of Counseling and Development - November 25, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Stacey Diane Ara ñez Litam, Rick Balkin, LaVelle Hendricks Tags: ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS Source Type: research

A phenomenological study of perseverance and resilience through the migration journey
AbstractResearchers in this study used a phenomenological approach (Moustakas, 1994) to conduct and analyze interviews of 15 Latinx and Asian immigrants and refugees who shared their pre-migration, migration, and post-migration experiences. The participants were also asked to describe their perceived counseling needs at each stage of their journey. Four themes were identified: dire decisions, resilience and perseverance, trauma and loss, and human rights violations. Implications include the need for counselors to understand the journey experiences of immigrants and refugees, recognize their resilience and perseverance, and...
Source: Journal of Counseling and Development - November 25, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dawnette L. Cigrand, Mary Fawcett, Rieko Miyakuni, Patricia Arredondo, Gail Onderak Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Global wellness: Predicting lower levels of anxiety and depression severity
AbstractCounseling researchers and practitioners use screening tools and assessments to measure, treat, and improve their clients ’ overall (mental and physical) wellness, which creates a need for screening tools that appraise overall wellness. The author of this study first tested the convergent validity of scores on the Lifestyle Practices and Health Consciousness Inventory (LPHCI), a screening tool for simultaneously appr aising global wellness (mental and physical) using a large (N = 796) national stratified random sample of adults living in all 50 of the United States. The author then investigated the capacity of gl...
Source: Journal of Counseling and Development - November 24, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Michael T. Kalkbrenner Tags: ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS Source Type: research

A qualitative examination of bi/multilingual counselor training and experiences
AbstractThere is an increased need for bi/multilingual counseling services to meet the growing linguistic diversity of the US population. Despite this need, the counseling profession has made little progress on systemically integrating language factors and bi/multilingual counseling skills into counselor training and professional development. Using consensual qualitative research (CQR), we interviewed 14 bi/multilingual counselors (BMCs) and identified five domains: counseling experience, counselor training and preparation (during master's), supervision and continuing education (post master's), recommendations, and other b...
Source: Journal of Counseling and Development - November 23, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Amber L. Pope, Zahide Sunal, Alexandra C. Gantt, Betsy Zimmerman, Ali K. Corey, Mary Nuosce, Lourdes Araujo Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Holistic irreducibility: Humanistic practice as the gateway to phenomenal mind
AbstractWhile scholarly references to “holism” are abundant in the literature, the term is often applied as a synonym for multidimensionality. Humanistic counseling is committed to genuinely holistic practices guided by the principle of irreducibility. From a phenomenological stance, what makes humanistic counseling unique is the gu iding assumption that pre-reflective subjectivity is not only real rather than epiphenomenal, but the basic source of therapeutic change. By examining philosophical distinctions between psychological mind and phenomenal mind, it becomes clear that humanistic therapies facilitate intrapsychi...
Source: Journal of Counseling and Development - November 23, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Brett D. Wilkinson Tags: THEORY & PRACTICE Source Type: research