Counselors working in an emergency or disaster setting must be aware of the implications of a shelter-in-place order to effectively assist individuals, families, emergency personnel, and communities.
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Though he has written more than 125 publications, Florida-based counselor and educator Jeffrey T. Guterman says he is perhaps most looking forward to the debut of his newest book, the second edition of Mastering the Art of Solution-Focused Counseling, which was published by the American Counseling Association in June.
The year has flown by very quickly and we have accomplished a great deal together, both as the American Counseling Association family and the larger counseling profession. There are many accomplishments I would like to share with you and many people to thank in the brief space available, but let
The following article contains the complete responses from each individual interviewed for the June cover story of Counseling Today. This version is longer than what ran in the magazine. To American Counseling Association President Bradley T. Erford, the globalization of counseling is not about creating a mirror image of the
Parenting is often referred to as the hardest job in the world. Just how hard is it, then, to counsel someone who is struggling in that role? Hard enough that John Sommers-Flanagan and Sara Polanchek teamed up to present a session titled “How to Listen So Parents Will Talk and
Our experience working with students and professionals in training and research suggests the necessity of re-examining the issues affecting older adults. This population, defined for the purposes of this article as individuals age 65 and older, is quickly increasing in number and will need our services in multiple ways, including
Imagine two women standing in front of a mirror. The first one has the following thoughts: “I can’t stand the way I look. I’m so fat.” She feels anxious, insecure and depressed. The other woman says to herself, “I’ve gained a few pounds, but it’s not the end of the
Each June, ACA experiences several transitions, from our employees who find the weather outside nice enough to do their lunchtime health walks, to closing out “the books” as we finish our fiscal year. There are also personal transitions, such as staff members with children switching from getting their kids to
Licensed professional counselor and college professor Angela McDonald is helping her students learn more about the mental health of military service members, veterans and their families, and what the best practices are for counseling them. McDonald, an assistant professor and program director of the clinical mental health counseling programs at
The National Institute for Mental Health has launched a plan replace the DSM-5 with a new “Research Domain Criteria (RDoC)” project. Stating that the DSM is little more than a dictionary, that the DSM criteria are unreliable, and that those diagnosed with mental disorders “deserve better,” NIMH Director Thomas Insel