As counselors, we recognize the importance of ethics, so much so that it is a required component of our training. Particularly in our current social climate, with issues such as personal values versus counselor competencies being debated in U.S. court systems, it is crucial for students to prepare to be ethical
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Making your next move
It’s been said that the only constant in life is change. Counselors aren’t exempt from that rule, as anyone who has made the transition from graduate student to new professional, from one job setting to another, or from practicing professional to retiree can attest. Sometimes the change is exhilarating, as
It’s not about sex
Q: Sexual addiction is a result of: A) Overactive libido B) My partner’s disinterest C) Cultural permissiveness D) None of the above The answer may be obvious to those familiar with the multiple choice trope: D) None of the above. But the point remains true: There are many common misconceptions
Reducing excessive anger in adolescents through a martial arts intervention
Picture the following scenario. You are a counselor with less than one year of experience. Recently, an employment opportunity opened up at a school to work with adolescents who have a variety of behavioral issues, including excessive anger. An interview is scheduled, a job offer extended. You eagerly accept. The
Anti-anxiety medications: What counselors need to know
Gulnora Hundley has a message for counselors: You might not have a medical degree, but you need to know something about the medications your clients are taking. As the director of the outpatient Community Counseling Clinic at the University of Central Florida, Hundley says she’s seen cases of anxiety rise
Civil unrest, technology multitasking combine to raise anxiety levels in Egypt
On Jan. 24, I was sitting in the break room of my office in a human rights organization in Cairo, Egypt, where I work as a counselor for African refugees. As the oldest person in the office, I argued that the demonstrations scheduled for the next day would probably be like
Look out – and beyond: The Singularity is coming
Robotic counselors. Virtual solutions. Personality uploading. These are not science fiction fantasies but real possibilities that lie just beyond the horizon for the field of counseling. According to some futurists, a trend of great historical magnitude is unfolding: the exponential growth of technological development leading to an event referred to as
Counselor’s best friend
Cynthia Chandler has a secret weapon in her counseling toolbox. He’s furry, has four legs and facilitates breakthroughs with clients that Chandler suspects would not happen otherwise. His name is Rusty, and he’s one of Chandler’s cocker spaniels. Rusty might not be able to talk, but there’s no doubt he
Finding a way forward together
When Kim Olver set out to find 100 happy couples to profile for a book, it turned into a much tougher task than she had ever anticipated. It also affirmed for her the genuine need for a book about making relationships work. “It took me two years to find 100
Don’t turn away
Julie Bates offers a sobering thought to anyone who assumes that certain individuals choose a life of addiction. Bates, a doctoral candidate in counselor education at Penn State University, worked for three years at a methadone clinic in Massachusetts. One of her clients, a 23-year-old woman who exhibited track marks