U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy says the key to increasing vaccination rates is for people who are uncertain about the COVID-19 vaccine to hear from people they trust, including professional counselors.
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Many counselors have changed their perspective on telehealth after a year spent interacting with clients via video, but that doesn’t mean a return to in-person sessions will be any less welcome.
Counselors are trying to help young clients who may not know how to talk about or even recognize the myriad ways the pandemic is affecting them.
Will counseling clients via video remain a viable option for practitioners as pandemic restrictions lessen and many return to in-person office settings?
Staying home during the COVID-19 pandemic has many parallels to the numbing, timeless experience of being on a casino floor. If recognized, we might use these observations to inform our understanding of some of the mental health pitfalls that our clients are currently experiencing.
Landing that first job after graduation is rarely without challenges, but what happens when the beginning of your counseling career coincides with a global pandemic?
The truth is that even when it is safe to resume previous activities, it will never be the same. It can’t be. Too much has happened.
The pandemic has given rise to some very specific worries that threaten to exert control over clients’ thoughts and behaviors, leaving counselors to rethink how they approach treatment.
COVID-19 has largely redefined where people work, how people work and the workplace challenges that confront employees as they try to make ends meet.
Role-playing games have long been an effective group therapeutic modality, but creating a shared imaginary world presents unique opportunities during the COVID-19 pandemic, when we are unable to safely convene in person.