Living in the Washington, D.C., area, you have the opportunity to “be there” during history-making moments, such as when I gathered with about 1.5 million other people on the National Mall to witness the swearing in of the 44th president of the United States, BarackObama. The peaceful transition of the
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Insights on wellness Counseling Today asked seven American Counseling Association members to describe how they use mind-body wellness techniques and concepts in their counseling. Stuart Bonnington has been a counselor since 1973. He is also a licensed marriage and family therapist and a counselor educator at Austin Peay State University.
Kathi Anderson has grown accustomed to the often-involuntary reaction that many people have upon hearing that she works with survivors of torture. “The word torture sticks in people’s minds more so than survivor,” says Anderson, a National Certified Counselor and member of the American Counseling Association. “They step back from
Next month, more than 3,000 professional counselors, counselor educators and graduate students will gather in Charlotte, N.C., for what is shaping up to be one of the American Counseling Association’s best Annual Conferences ever. The registration numbers are strong, the exhibitors are ready to show off their latest offerings, our
“Overwhelmed” is how Rachel Hoffman describes feeling when she started her master’s program in counseling. In fact, she remembers, the idea of becoming a professional counselor just didn’t seem real to her at the time. Then, she says, “one of my counseling teachers helped me to map that out and
When Kim Mapp left the jail where she counseled women in Bergen County, N.J., four years ago, something unexpected happened. Women inmates gave her handmade cards and gifts made from their pillowcases. “It was rewarding to me, and it was a chance for them to tap into their artistic skills,
Happy New Year. I wish all of you a peaceful, healthy, rewarding and transformative year. While this is my first column of 2009, it also concludes a three-part effort that began with what I shared in November. My previous two columns focused on “change” and “giving,” respectively. This column addresses
The relationship between professional counselors and life coaches is sometimes akin to that of stepsiblings. They are loosely connected because they share the same family name — “helping professional.” And because of that name, those outside the “family” sometimes link the two (like it or not). However, like stereotypical stepsiblings,
The new ACA-ACES Counselor Syllabus Clearinghouse seeks to collect syllabi from counselor educators nationwide, creating an online library in which educators can share resources to create the most effective courses in counseling. The ultimate goal of the syllabus clearinghouse is to help provide exceptional educational resources to graduate counseling students
When only a few months old, Joey was taken from his birth parents. For the next 16 years, he was moved from house to house, physically abused and isolated in the dark for days on end. Today, in a stable home, his overall health has improved, but he will suddenly