What were counselors reading in 2017?

The year’s most-read post at Counseling Today online was a first-person article that shared insights on recovering from — and avoiding — practitioner burnout. Readers were also interested in pieces that shared professional insights on social issues, strengthening the therapeutic relationship, client issues such as trauma and anxiety, navigating technology, counselor licensure and other topics.

Interestingly, the top five search terms that brought online searchers to the Counseling Today website were “countertransference,” “self-care for counselors,” “multicultural competence,” “empathy fatigue” and “dual relationships in counseling.”

More than 150 articles, both online-exclusive pieces and articles that also appeared in Counseling Today’s print magazine, were posted at ct.counseling.org in 2017.

Most-viewed articles posted in 2017 at ct.counseling.org

1. “A counselor’s journey back from burnout” (Member Insights, April magazine)
2. “Yalom urges ACA attendees to hold fast to self-care and the therapeutic alliance” (Online exclusive coverage of Irvin Yalom’s keynote speech at ACA 2017 Conference & Expo in San Francisco; posted in March)
3. “Informed by trauma” (Cover story, October magazine)
4. “Facing the fear of incompetence” (Feature, April magazine)
5. “ACA continues push forward for licensure portability” (Feature, July magazine)
6. “Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD): A guide for mental health professionals” (Member Insights, July magazine)
7. “Living with anxiety” (Cover story, June magazine)
8. “Facing the realities of racism” (Cover story, February magazine)
9. “The (misguided) pursuit of happiness” (Feature, February magazine)
10. “Creative and novel approaches to empathy” (Knowledge Share, February magazine)
11. “Mental health implications of undocumented immigrant status” (Knowledge Share, April magazine)
12. “A protocol for ‘should’ thoughts” (Online exclusive, posted in October)
13. “Technology Tutor: Revisiting the ethics of discussing clients online” (Column, November magazine)
14. “Nonprofit News: Self-care for caregivers” (Online column, posted in March)
15. “When brain meets body” (Cover story, March magazine)
16. “Key concepts from Gestalt therapy for non-Gestalt therapists” (Knowledge share, June magazine)
17. “Becoming shameless” (Cover story, May magazine)
18. “The selfish act of forgiving” (Feature, May magazine)
19. “Observations from a licensing board” (Online exclusive, posted in July)
20. “Conversion therapy: Learning to love myself again” (Online exclusive, posted in February)

 

 

 

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