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The context of disclosing suicidality: An exploration with attempt survivors
We describe findings on three main themes: (1) who to tell, (2) when to tell, and (3) how to tell. Within subthemes, we provide examples of diverse disclosure-related strategies, including gradual disclosure, adapting disclosure to the audience, and determining the emotional readiness of both discloser and confidant. Counselors can use the study results to aid suicide attempt survivors in making disclosure decisions and crafting disclosure messages that maximize benefits for suicide attempt survivors and those to whom they disclose. (Source: Journal of Counseling and Development)
Source: Journal of Counseling and Development - November 23, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Lindsay Sheehan, Nathalie Oexle, Silvia A. Armas, Hoi Ting Wan, Michael Bushman, LaToya Glover, Stanley Lewy, Aamir Laique Tags: TRENDS Source Type: research

Professional Quality of Life and Affective Distress Among Prelicensed Counselors
We investigated the relationships between individual and occupational demographic variables, professional quality of life (i.e., compassion satisfaction, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress), and affective distress (i.e., depression, anxiety, and stress) in a sample of 524 prelicensed counselors. Using structural equation analysis, we found statistically significant relationships between the professional quality of life and affective distress latent variables. Implications for supporting the needs of prelicensed counselors in supervision are discussed. Study limitations and suggestions for future research are offered. ...
Source: Journal of Counseling and Development - September 26, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Heather J. Fye, Ryan M. Cook, Youn ‐Jeng Choi, Eric R. Baltrinic Tags: Research Source Type: research

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Source: Journal of Counseling and Development - September 22, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: Issue Information Source Type: research

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Source: Journal of Counseling and Development - September 22, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: Issue Information Source Type: research

Associations Between Specific Mindfulness Practices and In ‐Session Relational Factors
Using partial correlations, we estimated the extent to which 206 mental health professionals ’ engagement in specific mindfulness and meditation practices had differential associations with components of the working alliance and in-session empathy with a client. We made a priori predictions regarding the patterns of association based on shared variance related to cognitive versus affectiv e processes, bodily versus mentally based practices, and practice frequency. Partially consistent with prior research, our results suggest that some mindfulness practices may be more strongly associated with specific facets of the thera...
Source: Journal of Counseling and Development - September 22, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: David A. Johnson, Adriana Walsh Tags: Research Source Type: research

Stress and Resilience Among Professional Counselors During the COVID ‐19 Pandemic
This study used a national sample of professional counselors (N = 161) providing services during the COVID-19 pandemic to examine the extent to which perceived stress, coping response, resilience, and posttraumatic stress predict burnout, secondary traumatic stress, and compassion satisfaction. The results of a multiple regression analysis indicated that resilience had a strong positive relationship with compassion fatigue and a strong negative relationship with burnout. Perceived stress was also strongly positively related to burnout. Implications and strategies for counselors to mitigate the effects of perceived stress d...
Source: Journal of Counseling and Development - September 22, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Stacey Diane Ara ñez Litam, Clark D. Ausloos, John J. S. Harrichand Tags: Research Source Type: research

Undue Police Violence Toward African Americans: An Analysis of Professional Counselors' Training and Perceptions
There has been increasing attention on excessive force by law enforcement because of the disproportionate impact on African Americans compared with other races. Undue police violence (UPV) is described as the use of force by the police resulting in physical, psychological, or emotional harm. This cross-sectional study used descriptive and correlational analyses to explore the beliefs, knowledge, and skills of counselors associated with UPV. A sample of 112 individuals completed the Awareness of Undue Police Violence Survey, Attitudes Towards Police Legitimacy Scale (Reynolds et al., 2018), and Perceived Racism Scale (McNei...
Source: Journal of Counseling and Development - September 22, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Darius A. Green, Amanda M. Evans Tags: Research Source Type: research

Risk, Symptoms, and Well ‐Being: Emerging Adult Latent Profiles During Treatment
We examined the influence of risk variables on change in a sample of emerging adult clients (N = 187; mean age = 25.82 years; 62.0% female; 75.9% White). Results provide evidence of improvement, conditioned by risk variables. Implications included integrating distinct interventions to reduce symptoms and promote well-being and addressing intra- and interpersonal processes associated with positive development. (Source: Journal of Counseling and Development)
Source: Journal of Counseling and Development - September 22, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Peter J. Jankowski, Eugene Hall, Sarah A. Crabtree, Steven J. Sandage, Miriam Bronstein, Danielle Sandage Tags: Research Source Type: research

It's Time for Counselors to Modify Our Language: It Matters When We Call Our Clients Schizophrenics Versus People With Schizophrenia
Practicing mental health counselors and counselors-in-training (N = 251) were given a measure of tolerance toward people with schizophrenia. Half of the sample received a version that used the term “schizophrenic” and half received a version that used “person with schizophrenia.” Counselors and those in training who received the version with the term “schizophrenic” had attitudes that were more authoritarian, more socially restrictive, and less benevolent. Practicing counselors and counseling students were both affected by terminology, although there were greater differences in tolerance based on language for p...
Source: Journal of Counseling and Development - September 22, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Darcy Haag Granello, Sean R. Gorby Tags: Research Source Type: research

Implications of Clinically Significant Change Research for Evidence ‐Based Counseling Practice
Researchers have consistently found that counseling and psychotherapy are more effective than control conditions in experimental research studies. However, the results of traditional experimental studies cannot directly convey the extent to which clients have recovered from distressing symptoms and associated impairments. Researchers who have investigated clinically significant change in the context of dose-effect studies and outcome monitoring programs have found that most clients attend only a few sessions and attain only minor improvements in symptomatic distress and psychosocial impairments before ending services. The ...
Source: Journal of Counseling and Development - September 22, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Gregory T. Hatchett Tags: Theory & Practice Source Type: research

A Longitudinal Model of Career Search Efficacy in Engineering Students
This study (N = 286) analyzed longitudinal data in a STEM career planning course. We examined how a STEM career planning course influenced engineering students ’ career-related self-efficacy and evaluated the impact of perceived stress and career counseling. Results indicated that the STEM career planning course had a positive influence on students’ career search efficacy. Increases in perceived stress had a negative influence on students’ career sea rch efficacy, whereas positive ratings of career counseling had a positive influence on students’ career search efficacy. Implications for counseling and research are ...
Source: Journal of Counseling and Development - September 22, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Autumn L. Cabell, Philip Gnilka Tags: Research Source Type: research

Professional Counselors' Experiences on Interprofessional Teams in Hospital Settings
This qualitative study explored the experiences of 11 professional counselors who work on interprofessional teams in hospital settings. We conducted semistructured interviews and identified four themes using interpretative phenomenological analysis: (a) support patient care and positive team interactions, (b) interprofessional supervision, (c) scope of practice, and (d) ethical considerations. Implications for interprofessional supervision and professional counselors ’ contribution to interprofessional engagement in hospital settings are discussed. (Source: Journal of Counseling and Development)
Source: Journal of Counseling and Development - September 22, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Kaprea F. Johnson, Jennifer Blake, Hannah E. Ramsey Tags: Research Source Type: research

Student ‐to‐School Counselor Ratios: A Meta‐Analytic Review of the Evidence
This study investigates the relationship between counselor ratios and a variety of student-level outcomes through a systematic review and meta-analysis. Using an inclusive search approach and a random-effects model, we find that increased ratios (more students per counselor) lead to a small, negative effect on student-level outcomes. Significant biases in the research designs of the extant studies limit our interpretations. We discuss implications for future research and considerations for practitioners. (Source: Journal of Counseling and Development)
Source: Journal of Counseling and Development - September 22, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Caitlin Kearney, Patrick Akos, Thurston Domina, Zachariah Young Tags: Research Source Type: research

A Metastudy of Journal of Counseling & Development: An Analysis of Publication Characteristics From 2000 to 2019
This metastudy evaluates trends and patterns in the author and article characteristics found in theJournal of Counseling& Development from 2000 to 2019. Special attention was given to research articles to more accurately identify and evaluate the research advancing the counseling profession. Findings suggest significant shifts in authorship (e.g., majority women authors, more international lead authors, 3.18 authors per article), content type (e.g., more research and international counseling articles and fewer practice, theory, trends, and profiles articles; slightly more counseling process articles; slightly fewer multicu...
Source: Journal of Counseling and Development - June 9, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Billie Anderson, Samantha Barstack, Bradley T. Erford Tags: Research Source Type: research

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Source: Journal of Counseling and Development - June 9, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: Issue Information Source Type: research