Richard Yep, ACA CEO W As the ACA's new program year begins on July 1, we will welcome officials, representatives of the Governing Council and representatives on committees, task forces and commissions. When Dr. Kent Butler begins his tenure as the 70th President of the ACA, the staff and I wish him and his colleagues the best in their new…
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It was more than 30 years ago, but I remember the following experience with great clarity. I told my manager about an interaction with one of my clients – a tiny 10-year-old boy who probably weighed less than 50 pounds – and just gave her a quick recap of the start of our session before moving on to more important…
Dry needling as a modality is increasingly used in the treatment of patients, and more healthcare providers are now able to incorporate it into their specialty. This prompted the authors to update the first edition of this book with current knowledge and to include chapters on the treatment of people with various diseases such as tendinopathy, enthesopathy and spasticity. The…
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer + (LGBTQ +) people are marginalized and are often at risk of discrimination on the basis of sexual, gender and loving minority orientations. While queer people experience heightened prejudice, research by the American Psychiatric Association has shown a lack of appropriate counseling for LGBTQ + groups who would benefit greatly from increased services. This…
The counseling sector is not immune to racism, systemic or otherwise. Before the Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (AMCD) was founded, non-white members of the American Counseling Association paid their dues, but had limited representation on the board and senate of the ACA . A group of advisors campaigned for AMCD (then the Association for Non-White Concerns) to become…
Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) training, or KAATSU training, has been around for nearly half a century but has recently become a popular mainstream strength training and rehabilitation technique. It was created in Japan in the 1970s by Dr. Yoshiaki Sato and has been controversial since its conception because of the possible side effects of excessive muscle damage and rhabdomyolysis. The…
At an online event for psychiatrists earlier this week, US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy emphasized that the role of professional counselors as "trusted healers" in their communities provides them with an important opportunity to support clients – and clear up misinformation – as they make decisions regarding the COVID-19 vaccine. “The name of the game right now is trust. This…
When it comes to trauma, Hillary Cook, a licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with a solo private practice in Boise, Idaho, says a saying she often shares with clients: It is possible to drown in a puddle like in the depths of the ocean. Trauma is often categorized as “big T” or “small T” – some would even say that…