Although infertility is fairly common, the losses associated with it are less likely to be recognized, acknowledged, validated and supported, which often leaves women and couples to navigate the experience on their own.
Month: September 2019
Families with individuals who have a disability are at greater risk of developing psychological problems. However, if these families learn how to cope well, it can increase the strength of the family.
Highly sensitive people are often misunderstood and frequently misdiagnosed, but in a supportive and validating counseling environment, they can frequently tap into their many strengths.
A counseling license doesn’t inoculate practitioners against wrestling with “what if” thinking, struggling with problems in their home life and personal relationships, or experiencing some of the same hardships that they help clients walk through.
Because highly sensitive people process more deeply, counselors with this trait may have difficulty leaving work at work.
“I would suggest that confidentiality comes in at a close second place for the core of our ethical conduct.”
Although many counselors recognize the unique nature of military service, it’s also essential that they understand how important that culture is to a member’s self-image.
A survey of nearly 200 high school students sheds light on some of the primary issues confronting today’s teenagers and offers insights into what schools can do to help them navigate those challenges.
Research indicates that universal screening is associated with early identification and treatment of mental health and behavioral concerns, thus helping ensure that fewer students fall through the proverbial cracks.
Counselors embedded in a trauma center in a busy hospital facility find that suicidality and medical trauma often intersect with alcohol or substance use.