June marks the end of Kimberly Frazier’s term as the 71st president of the American Counseling Association. Frazier has accomplished much over these past 12 months. Surrounded by supportive colleagues, she has worked hard to move the counseling profession and ACA forward with her three spotlight initiatives: justice, equity, diversity
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From the President: Benefits and barriers to wellness
Last month’s column focused on why wellness is important and how to apply it in everyday life. We discussed the importance of advocating for your wellness and creating a wellness plan that you can easily follow, which will help make self-care a part of your regular routine. Wellness can involve
From the President: Making time for wellness
Last month’s column focused on one of my presidential spotlights — mentoring — and featured an interview with Ashlei Petion who recently transitioned from student to new professional. Ashlei discussed what made her transition easier, how to get involved with the American Counseling Association and how she maximized her time
From the President: Making a smooth transition from student to new professional
In the February column, I challenged you to reflect on the costs associated with answering the call of counseling, leadership and advocacy. I also asked you to consider what resources you might need to protect yourself from the costs of answering this call and pursuing your life’s work. This month,
From the President: The cost of being a counselor, leader and advocate
In last month’s column, I asked you to reflect on why you answered the call to be a counselor, leader and advocate. I challenged you to use the following reflection questions to see whether you are expanding your knowledge and skill set to best answer this call to be a
From the President: Renew your ‘why’
Last month, I challenged you to reflect on the type of mentoring relationship that works best for you. Specifically, I asked you to reflect on the time commitment that you want your mentor to provide, the amount of contact you would like from your mentor, and the way you best
From the President: What good mentoring looks like
Last month, I discussed three steps to help you find a mentor that meets your needs: 1) Do your research. 2) Ask questions. 3) Determine if you and your potential mentor are a good fit. I also challenged you to evaluate your current mentors and mentoring needs using two central
From the President: Finding the right mentor
Last month, I challenged you to reflect on your current mentoring relationships and consider whether they were offering you four basic things: support, introspection, access and opportunity. These four basic attributes should be offered consistently, freely and in the spirit of paying it forward. To recap, a true mentor offers:
From the President: The four attributes of a good mentor
Last month’s column illuminated the process you take when you discover the places you work, provide services or volunteer do not align with your own personal justice, equity, diversity and inclusion (JEDI) goals. I included an interview with Keith Dempsey on his decision to change his career path as an
From the President: The journey to finding meaningful work
In last month’s column, I talked about how working at an organization whose values don’t align with your personal goals for justice, equity, diversity and inclusion (JEDI) often results in one of three things: a) The person stays at an organization in the hopes that the organization will change its