In any given year, as many as one in five American children and adolescents experiences a mental health disorder, according to a study released in May from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). To Lynn Linde, that is evidence that an irrefutable need for professional school counselors exists.
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Thinking creatively: Expressive arts for counseling youth in the schools
Meeting the needs of today’s students is challenging for counselors working in the schools, particularly with the increasing diversity of the U.S. population. To engage today’s students, school counselors must think innovatively in delivering school counseling services. Creative “nontraditional” counseling approaches, when integrated into traditional school counseling services at both
Q & A with a counselor: Kendal M. Tucker
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. once said that “faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” Kendal M. Tucker, president-elect of the Idaho Counseling Association, a branch of the American Counseling Association, uses faith-based counseling techniques to help her clients do just that. She
Home is where the client is
For some counselors, meeting clients where they’re at is more than a figure of speech. Counselors who specialize in home-based therapy work with clients in their living rooms and at their kitchen tables, giving much-needed assistance to families and individuals who otherwise might not be able to access mental health
Promising practices for school counselors working with students of military families
According to Military Officer magazine, there are 2 million children in military families in the United States. Studies conducted by the National Military Family Association, and various articles, have illuminated the many challenges that students from military households encounter as well as the exceptional strengths and methods of coping that these
Specialist, generalist or niche provider?
When budding counselors finish their graduate programs and head out into the world with degrees in hand, they face an often complex decision — whether to specialize in a certain area of counseling in hopes of working with a particular type of client or issue or whether to serve a
Fitting together as a family
Kara Carnes-Holt’s daughter had one wish on her fifth birthday. “I wish that this mommy and daddy keep me forever,” the little girl said as she blew out the candles on her cake. Hearing her wish, Carnes-Holt and her husband assured their daughter they were going to keep her forever.
A calming presence
Called to the scene of a fire, Michael Dubi immediately noticed the elderly woman. She stood in place, silently, simply watching as her home and all of her belongings were consumed in flames directly in front of her. “She could not speak or move,” says Dubi, president of the International
Licensure Reciprocity: A Critical Public Protection Issue That Needs Action
Summer 2019 update: The American Counseling Association has created a state-by-state guide with updated information on licensure requirements across the country. Go to counseling.org/knowledge-center/licensure-requirements for information on licensure in your state or U.S. territory. **** David Kaplan, chief professional officer for the American Counseling Association, delivered the following
Getting off the couch
In the world of stereotypes, a counseling session goes something like this: The client lays on the couch, revealing his innermost thoughts to the therapist, who sits in a leather chair, glasses perched low on her nose as she slowly nods and inquires, “And how did that make you feel?” In