Thirty million Americans will struggle with a clinically significant eating disorder such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa or binge eating disorder at some point in their lives, according to the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA). Pressure to conform to the “thin ideal” starts early. The NEDA website indicates that between
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Taking the lock off the Spiritual Integration Toolbox
Students in counselor education courses often ask what special training they need to counsel clients with spiritual issues. I ask these students to consider what course content, prior employment, life experience or other education might prepare them to address religious or spiritual themes. Some report they would rely on pastoral
Global influence
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
Creature comforts
Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) in counseling continues to be a topic of much confusion and curiosity among professional counselors, clinical supervisors and counselor educators, mainly because the concept of animal-assisted mental health is only marginally understood. For many who have experienced the power of the human–animal connection, the rationale behind incorporating a
Building a more complete client picture
Imagine picking up a stone on the side of a creek. Your task is to understand its markings, characteristics and shape solely through examination of the stone itself. Using that method would result in a comparatively limited view of the stone, says Michelle Flaum Hall. “If, however, we acknowledge the
DBT: An introduction and application with adolescents
Marsha Linehan developed dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) in the early 1990s specifically for the treatment of borderline personality disorder. DBT is a multifaceted treatment approach that includes facets of cognitive behavior skills training, mindfulness meditation, behaviorism and dialectics. Though none of these individual aspects is novel on its own, implementing
Grown-up bullying
Editor’s note: This is the second article in a two-part series examining the culture of bullying at various stages throughout the life span. The first article, “Bully pulpit,” addressed bullying among children and adolescents. When you think of bullies, do you envision them on the quad of a college campus
Using neurofeedback to treat ADHD
Attendees of next month’s 2013 American Counseling Association Conference & Expo in Cincinnati will be treated to a new series of conference sessions aimed at shedding light on research by ACA members on topics that uniquely benefit clients. Called the Client-Focused Research Series, these 30-minute presentations aim to increase awareness of research
Evaluating cloud-based practice management systems
Click here to read part two in this series. Many of us in private practice have expressed the desire for a paperless office, although this dream has become a possibility only in recent years. Completing all of our work via a laptop or tablet is a panacea that saves time,
The fight against bullying: A new professional’s perspective
The cover story of our February issue, “Bully pulpit,” focused on the critical role that counselors, and school counselors in particular, play in combating bullying among children and adolescents. As an online sidebar to our cover story, Counseling Today caught up with new professional Dennielle McIver, a counselor who is aiming