As a domestic violence survivor, I have found that society is often not friendly or understanding on matters related to this particular form of abuse. Often times, society seems to perceive it as something someone has chosen for their life rather than something someone has been forced to do. Grace and empathy are generally granted when we talk about other…
D allas came into my life when I was eight weeks old, when I was only 19. The little brown bundle of rolls and folds that clumsily marched through my house with oversized paws never stood a chance of developing into what most would consider a classically "good dog" to be. As he grew to his oversized appendages as a…
J enna Hershberger, a licensed professional counselor, was working on a crisis response team for a regional human service center in North Dakota when she received a call from a young woman reporting physical abuse. The woman commented on her medical complaints, but not on her mental and emotional health. Hershberger knew there was more to the woman's story, so…
The United States has seen a significant increase in anti-Asian hate crime and discrimination over the past year. Since spring 2020, "anti-Asian bigotry and misinformation spread almost as quickly as the virus [corona] itself," said Rep Judy Chu at an online panel discussion hosted by the American Counseling Association last month to highlight the recent surge in the anti-Asian mood…
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I wish it had only happened once, but unfortunately that would not be the truth. Over the course of my career, I've been asked several dozen times to review a case for a company, school, or litigation where someone in psychiatry wrote a letter on behalf of a client. This letter has all too often turned out to be a…
W When a crisis strikes, clients need a counselor who listens and shares their heartache without meddling, says Amanda DiLorenzo-Garcia, American Counseling Association member and mobile aid coordinator for the Alachua County Crisis Center in Gainesville, Florida. She describes crisis counseling as short-term intervention in an acute situation with a single goal: to give the client security and to feel…
People in need send messages to the Crisis Text Line around the clock looking for help and support. The organization has responded to nearly six million chat calls since the nonprofit was founded in 2013. Some people find the line of text more accessible and convenient than face-to-face counseling, notes Ana Reyes, a licensed professional counselor and bilingual director of…
S. Kent Butler says he's an elephant in a world built for giraffes. And he's here to shake things up. This metaphor comes from the book Building a House for Diversity by R. Roosevelt Thomas Jr. and Marjorie L. Woodruff: How a Fable About a Giraffe & an Elephant Offers New Strategies for Today's Workforce, explains Butler, who later went…