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Counselors Audience
Presidential elections always inspire strong feelings such as anticipation, a sense of hope and sometimes anger, but the pandemic and general chaos of 2020 have tightened the public’s tension. Voters are looking to counselors to help them cope with their anxiety and fear.
A “psychedelic renaissance” is occurring in the research and treatment fields but without the counseling profession’s voice or values being heard and integrated.
Confabulation has the potential to compromise screening, assessment and treatment planning, making it a crucial clinical phenomenon for mental health professionals to understand and address in practice.
Counselors and other helping professionals who are regularly exposed to others’ trauma almost invariably find themselves confronting symptoms of compassion fatigue at some point during their careers.
Counselors have a role to play not only in helping clients cope with the mental health effects of climate change but also in fostering climate resilience in communities.
Managing your mental health while freeing yourself from tobacco is possible — and professional counselors are well-equipped to support you on the climb.
Supporting clients’ mental health takes on a new dimension when a job loss or income reduction is added to everything else they are managing during COVID-19.
Counselors typically embrace the idea of advocating for clients and social issues, but the same passion and dedication must be extended to advocating for the profession itself.
Many clinicians in the field tend to neglect mental imagery despite evidence suggesting that it can be very helpful for clients who do not respond well to CBT ‘thought’ interventions.