“I don’t have to talk with you, and you can’t force me to talk with you.” Not the ideal way for a counseling session to begin, but John Sommers-Flanagan didn’t let his young client’s rebuff stop him. Instead of fighting back with a clever retort, however, he simply told the
Month: October 2010
Dan sat motionless, riveted to his chair as he recalled his recurrent nightmare. “Every night …” He trailed off and faded back. “It’s the eyes. I see his eyes! Staring at me.” Dan was recalling a soldier, frozen to death and still at his post. The memory, too, was frozen
One of the long-standing debates in the counseling profession is whether the counseling process should be conceptualized scientifically or according to the assumptions of the humanities. At this point in history, most counselors would probably agree that both scientific and humanistic ideologies should inform the practice of counseling. These scientific
October is National Bullying Prevention Month. I won’t say that we are “celebrating” anti-bullying because that sounds strange to me. However, if counseling professionals and the public can bring more awareness to the tragedy of kids being bullied, then count me as a supporter of this important monthlong event. A
I have a question for you to ponder: How do we develop depth with regard to our character, insight and empathy? Is it something that is part of our genetic makeup? Is it based on our life experiences? Or is it a combination of these? As a parent, this is