Research from Michigan State University scientists suggests that in the long run, people who are married are happier than those who remain single. The study, which reflected data from thousands of participants in a long-running British survey, found that while being married doesn’t make people happier than they were when
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I enjoy watching track and field competitions. I recognize the level of skill required for each of the events, but I am particularly impressed with what it takes to field a winning relay team. Each member of the team must possess certain skills and perform certain assignments to enable the team
Since the late 1990s, I’ve had the good fortune to serve as your executive director. I am sometimes asked if it’s difficult serving under a new president each year. My response: Not really. Perhaps that’s because I am flexible and have already worked with the president during his or her
The 20/20: A Vision for the Future of Counseling initiative calls on all counselors and counselor educators to recognize and consider changes necessary for the sustainability and growth of the counseling profession. As emerging counselor educators, we’d like to offer our perspective on the vision of 20/20 in the only
The importance of developing culturally competent counselors has never been greater. As the world becomes increasingly interconnected because of technology, economic and business initiatives, pop culture and professional opportunities, cultures are less and less segregated. The likelihood of daily encounters with individuals from other countries or with different ethnic backgrounds
Working with couples and families requires a different stance from working with individuals. I like that I can experience the relationship dynamics directly by being in the same room with the couple. It’s so different seeing the dynamics in action as opposed to having one individual describe it to you
For some counselors, helping their clients through a divorce may feel like accepting failure. After all, shouldn’t “good counseling” help couples avoid an unhappy end to marriage? But the reality, according to research released in March by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is that half of all first
Kathleen Sebelius was sworn in as the 21st secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on April 28, 2009. Since joining the Obama administration, she has been a key strategist in the federal effort to improve the health of Americans and enhance the delivery of human services to
When a military plane on a routine mission from Anchorage, Alaska, to Juneau crashed and killed all eight service members aboard in 1994, Judy Mathewson found herself thinking about the families of the deceased and their need to grieve. “I knew the children who had lost their fathers that day
When someone hides his or her true identity in the workplace, whether it’s race or ethnicity, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation or a disability, it can lead to decreased job satisfaction as well as high job turnover, according to a new study from researchers at Rice University, the University of