It’s been almost 20 years since EJ Essic met Bobby, but she can picture it like it was yesterday. Both were enrolled in a course on addictions at a technical college in North Carolina. Essic, who retired two years ago from her position as director of alcohol and drug services
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When pitcher Zack Greinke left the Kansas City Royals during spring training in 2006, it wasn’t because of a sprain, a break or a torn muscle. Something less visible was threatening his promising baseball career: clinical depression and social anxiety disorder. With the help of counseling, Greinke was able to
Editor’s note: This is the second article in a two-part series examining how counselors can work more effectively with clients who hold strong religious beliefs. The first article, which appeared in the July issue, addressed the historical tension between religion and the mental health professions, reasons counselors avoid bringing up
Editor’s note: This is the first in a two-part series examining how counselors can work more effectively with clients who hold strong religious beliefs. The second article will appear in the August issue. Jill D. Duba has long been interested in where issues of religion and faith fit into the
At the age of 75, Jenny was dealing with more than her fair share of grief. She had recently lost both her son and her husband of 50 years to cancer. She was also terminally ill with cancer herself. “Jenny was dealing with complicated grief — the loss of her
Lonnie Rowell knows all about the benefits of evidence-based counseling practice, a subject that has consumed much of his life for the past 10 years. Not everyone, however, is quite so enthusiastic. “I was told by a counselor educator yesterday that she didn’t want anybody to look too closely at
What identifies a person as a leader? Is it the most popular person? The person who is able to rally the greatest number of volunteers? Perhaps it is the person who inspires others to follow the most ethical and professional path? I’m not sure, but I do know that July
One of Patty Von Steen’s clients, a single mom and medical professional, contacted the private practitioner to see if Von Steen would counsel her son. The mother had grown concerned about his behavior and their increasingly strained relationship. Von Steen, a member of the American Counseling Association, quickly concluded the
School counselors and school counseling educators typically agree on three things when it comes to solution-focused counseling. A) The approach makes perfect sense because it works with a student’s strengths and successes. B) It is often more effective in getting challenging students to change than other approaches typically used in
Several years ago, American Counseling Association members expressed their desire to interact over specific issues of mutual interest but without going through the involved process of establishing a formal division. ACA recognized the need, and in 2002, five interest networks opened their virtual doors. Since that time, seven more have