How technology and the computer age are changing the counseling profession First off, let’s all thank Al Gore — this Internet thing is genius! But in all seriousness, what recent invention has exerted as much influence on the way we live, learn, work and communicate as the World Wide Web
Month: August 2008
Wikipedia has its champions and its critics. But above all, the free online, user-generated “encyclopedia” has users. According to Wikipedia’s online entry about itself, “As of April 2008, Wikipedia attracts 683 million visitors annually reading over 10 million articles in 253 languages.” As of July 9, the English Wikipedia edition
The August issue of Counseling Today explores how computer-related technology and the World Wide Web has influenced, altered and enhanced the helping professions. CT asked several American Counseling Association members from across the professional spectrum to discuss the ways in which technology is affecting their professional lives. Here are their
Counseling Today asked Gerald “Jerry” Corey, professor emeritus of human services and counseling at California State University at Fullerton, to share some keys to help beginning counselors establish a strong foundation for their careers. Corey provided the following tips, adapted from his Education Session “Is There Life After Graduate School?”
Q: I’m trying to develop a 10-year plan for my career. How do you suggest I approach this? A: Stephen Covey devotees will recognize the following piece of advice: “Begin with the end in mind.” Covey holds that all things are created twice: first in the imagination and then later
One of the things I enjoy most in my role as American Counseling Association president is the opportunity it provides to listen to and learn from counselors around the country. I can confirm that counselors, reflective of our larger society, are a diverse group of people who hold a variety
On Feb. 4, President George W. Bush released his final budget proposal — a record $3.1 trillion spending plan — for Fiscal Year 2009, spelling out his fiscal priorities and recommendations for Congress to consider in developing its own budget this year. Bush’s proposal would provide the biggest increase in
We were surprised and gratified by readers’ response to the information about using a superbill in our August 2007 column and have received almost 100 requests to date for examples of our superbill. With the superbill option, the counselor can collect the fee at the time of the session. The
It’s not uncommon for children to act out or for teens to test boundaries when a parent is away from home. The stress caused by the absence of a parent is only amplified for children of military personnel and is further exacerbated when that parent is deployed on a military