I hesitate as I begin to write this column because I am aware there are strong feelings and different opinions concerning an ongoing issue in our association. As the overarching professional organization with the responsibility to represent the counseling profession, we must begin to bring some resolution to this issue to prevent splintering
Month: April 2012
When I was younger, I often wondered how it was possible that elderly people weren’t consumed with fear of the inevitable. But Erik Erikson seemed to have a “good enough” theory to settle my inner turmoil. As an undergraduate back in the early 1970s, I surmised from Erikson’s theory that
Breaking recent precedent, the House of Representatives, the Senate and President Barack Obama agreed to a legislative package extending payroll tax relief, unemployment benefits and Medicare physician payment rates more than a week before each was set to expire at the end of February. The House approved the final package
A few months ago at a fundraiser at the Apollo Theater in New York, President Barack Obama was on stage and decided to sing a line from Al Green’s classic 1972 hit “Let’s Stay Together.” The clip went viral, being seen by millions on YouTube and television. The president’s crooning was even
As practicing counselors, we all have clients who are “easier” than others. The easy clients are motivated toward change, take action on established goals and internalize feedback readily. The other side of that coin is that we also have clients who are more difficult. They are not motivated toward change, do
When Hilda Davis Carroll turned 60, she was between counseling positions following a layoff. As she watched the sun rise on the morning of her birthday, she thought to herself, “OK, I’m 60. Where do I go from here, and what am I going to do with the rest of
It’s Monday of a three-day holiday weekend, and I’m sitting on my couch at home, staring at my laptop, trying to write a story about how work affects life. Ironic? Certainly. And as for you, Counseling Today reader, you’re likely skimming this story after a long day of work with