Many counselors have changed their perspective on telehealth after a year spent interacting with clients via video, but that doesn’t mean a return to in-person sessions will be any less welcome.
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Financial expert Michelle Singletary advises ACA’s Virtual Conference Experience audience on steps to take to improve their financial health and attitude toward money.
Counselors are trying to help young clients who may not know how to talk about or even recognize the myriad ways the pandemic is affecting them.
Will counseling clients via video remain a viable option for practitioners as pandemic restrictions lessen and many return to in-person office settings?
“It is not that I need to wear a sign around my neck reading ‘Bipolar II right here,’ announcing it to every stranger I meet, but do I want to live in a world where, if that was my choosing, I could do so without being judged or shamed into the darkness.”
The acclaimed writer and spoken word poet tells an ACA Virtual Conference Experience audience why reducing the stigma surrounding mental health diagnosis and treatment has become part of her life’s mission.
Do weighted blankets, often touted as a way to ease stress, anxiety, sleeplessness and other troubles, really help? Professional counselors share their thoughts.
Staying home during the COVID-19 pandemic has many parallels to the numbing, timeless experience of being on a casino floor. If recognized, we might use these observations to inform our understanding of some of the mental health pitfalls that our clients are currently experiencing.
In being aware of the vulnerability to addiction for those affected by adverse childhood experiences, professional counselors can play a pivotal role in prevention and early intervention.
A growing need exists to ensure that future counselors possess the skills and mindset required to easily transition to working as part of interdisciplinary teams.