Thanatology is the study of the effects of death and dying on humans, taking into account both psychological and social aspects. Thanatology also involves researching ways to lessen the suffering and address the needs of both the terminally ill and those they will eventually leave behind. For the past 23
Month: January 2008
For more than a decade, marriage and family therapists (MFTs) in Connecticut have advocated to be included as part of in-house student mental health services teams at schools. Last year, they achieved their goal when Connecticut quietly became the first state in the nation to pass legislation certifying MFTs to
I met my team members at headquarters at 4 a.m. so we could begin the 1.5-hour drive up the mountain for a briefing with local firefighters. On this day, residents of the Lake Arrowhead area of California would also be allowed up the mountain to see the sites where their
People attend professional conferences for a number of reasons. Whether you are attending your first conference or your 30th, goals are important. Professional growth and renewal through educational sessions and networking opportunities are desired outcomes for all of us. It’s easy to get sidetracked, though, if you haven’t defined what
Q: I have an individual part-time private practice in Michigan. In my area, several licensed professional counselors have experienced difficulty gaining access to insurance panels and reimbursement. To help learn from each other, we have begun to discuss becoming a group practice. However, we are struggling with how we look
As counselors, we understand all too well how many of our clients struggle in an imperfect and unfair world. Our desire to advocate and see positive change is often passionate. Some have even suggested that counseling is essentially a “sociopolitical” act. To the extent that counselors work to improve people’s
Let me first wish all of you a Happy New Year as we begin 2008. I am hopeful for a year in which we can live in a peaceful world that continues to value the good work being done by millions of professional counselors, counselor educators and related human service