Proper self-care is often the recipe that professional advisors share with their clients to help treat life stressors and mental health symptoms in everyday life. This emphasis has taken on new meaning in the past few months as self-care routines have been offset by quarantine measures from the COVID 19 pandemic. Suddenly sleep patterns were thrown off by newly discovered…
Spring 2020 college graduates have emerged into a world turned upside down by COVID-19. The job prospects and lifestyles after college that these graduates had imagined a few months ago are largely non-existent today. The slogan of the season seems unprecedented, notes Roseanne Bensley, deputy director of the Center for Academic Advice and Student Support at New Mexico State University…
Richard Yep, CEO of ACA 2020 will be a memorable year from many perspectives. With the global COVID-19 pandemic, we've messed up to get this terrible disease under control. the struggle for understanding and the balance between personal rights and prevention efforts for the benefit of all; the reopening, pause and closure of businesses and lives as we once knew…
Sue Pressman, 69th President of ACA For many people in the United States, August traditionally means a month of hot days swimming in pools in the neighborhood, cycling, going to the beach or lake, and participating in friendly outdoor gatherings. And as the month goes on, excitement usually grows with the thought of preparing to return to school. l. But…
Advisors in training often ask me how much money an adviser can expect in a year. In many areas – for example education – this is a fairly simple question. Not so with consultants. Consultants generally have to work free of charge until they have completed their thesis. Depending on where they find employment, they will have to work from…
Racial violence and discrimination are woven into the fabric of the United States. The way policies and laws are implemented. The weapon of white and privilege. Differences in education and health care. The terrible and senseless murders of blacks in our nation's history to the present day. How do daily racist violence, injustice and discrimination affect the mental health of…
One way counselors can help victims of violence in a partnership (IPA) is to create plans to respond to behavioral crises with customers who commit the abuse. We (the authors of this article) have both worked in various roles with IPA programs, from direct service and administrative roles to research and advocacy. We believe that working with IPV offenders is…
Counseling Today employees recently won four awards in APEX 2020, the 32nd annual award competition for outstanding publication achievements, which is conferred by Communications Concepts. The lead author and coordinator for social media, Bethany Bray, won a Grand Award in the writing category for her cover story "Dealing with the Realities of Dementia" in January 2020. In total, only 100…
"In relation to others, people are free to participate in targeted activities or to lose themselves in the intimacy of a close relationship." – Murray Bowen There is no shortage of strained marriages. Two people who have been close to one another can distance themselves over time and establish themselves in their own positions, which they see as opposed to…
Different forms of the same heading say everything: "The worst unemployment rate since the Great Depression." The US Department of Labor announced in early May that 20.5 million people had suddenly lost their jobs because many companies had shut down their workforce or changed their workflows significantly during the coronavirus pandemic. For mental health counselors, the COVID-19 crisis has triggered…