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Counseling Today
It's estimated that 14% of people ages 71 and older have some form of dementia, and Alzheimer's disease is the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States. Whether counseling individuals, couples or even children, the far-reaching implications of dementia mean that practitioners of any specialization may hear clients talk about the stressors and overwhelming emotions that can accompany a dementia diagnosis.
Counseling Today's January cover story takes an in-depth look at helping clients with dementia, as well as their families and caregivers. Also, see CT's extended Q+A with LPC Ruth Drew, the Alzheimer's Association's director of information and support services, for more on this topic.
CT Online
Which counseling topics grabbed the most reader attention in 2019?
From emotional support animals and perfectionism to counselor self-disclosure and setting up a private practice, CT's most-read articles of 2019 ran the gamut. Check out what other topics made the list.
American Counseling Association Foundation
The American Counseling Association Foundation supports counseling students and counselors in need. Each donation makes an impact and enables ACAF to offer grants for graduate students and innovative projects proposed by counseling practitioners.
Help us reach our fundraising goal by donating today. Your gift supports the counseling profession.
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ACA 2020 Conference & Expo
We are excited to announce that Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy, PhD, will join us in San Diego to address our 2020 conference attendees on Friday, April 18, at 8 a.m. Dr. Holcomb-McCoy is the Dean of the School of Education at American University and is widely recognized for her work in multicultural/diversity research, college advising and counseling.
Learn more about Dr. Holcomb-McCoy and book your ticket today. Advance rates end Feb. 4, 2020.
To access this keynote, you must register for the conference or purchase a one-day pass for Saturday, April 18. Pre-Conference Learning Institute(s) registration alone does not provide access to this event. Speaking of Pre-Cons — have you registered to earn eight additional CE credits?
ACA Publications
There is an established connection between mental illness stigma, discrimination, and professional help seeking behaviors among racial and ethnic minorities in the United States. However, an article published this month in the Journal of Counseling & Development (JCD) indicates that familiarity with mental health treatment plays a moderating role in the relationship between self- and public stigma and positive attitudes toward seeking mental health care. In addition, the authors found that study participants with higher levels of life satisfaction and lower levels of stress were less likely to have self-stigma toward mental health treatment. The authors suggest that it is especially important for counselors to consider how to help the general public reduce levels of self-stigma, including outreach and education in non-traditional settings to encourage people who may not typically seek formal help in order to reduce this treatment gap.
Note. Full-text content from the JCD is free to ACA members by logging into the ACA website and available for purchase to nonmembers through the Wiley Online Library.
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NBC News
By and large, physical health is still more straightforward and (often) more tangible than mental health, but over the course of the past decade, there's been increased willingness to recognize mental health as an essential part of one's well-being. In short, we've come a long way. With the help of mental health experts, we've taken a look at some of the most significant breakthroughs concerning mental health over the last 10 years, as well as where we need to do better going forward.
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VTDigger
The number of children accessing mental health services in Vermont has doubled over the past two decades, according to a new report from a group that measures early childhood outcomes in the state.
A report from Building Bright Futures found that in 2018, 3,322 children ages 9 and under utilized mental health services in Vermont — up from 1,708 in 1999. That comes despite a steady decline in the total number of children in the state over the same period.
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Ohio State News
When college students post about feelings of depression on Facebook, their friends are unlikely to encourage them to seek help, a small study suggests.
In fact, in this study, none of the 33 participating students said their friends told them they should reach out to a mental health professional to discuss their problems. Instead, most friends simply sent supportive or motivating messages.
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PsychCentral
Problem-solving is a valued competency. Successful problem-solving frequently requires knowledge, skills and activities related to systematic exploration, critical thinking, organization, planning, monitoring, flexibility, persistence, imagination and creativity. Sometimes, when we cannot solve our problems, it might help to create new problems (preferably ones simpler than but still related to the original problem).
Under what circumstances might this approach be helpful?
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The Springfield College Department of Counseling educates and trains critically reflective and highly skilled counselors, advocates and leaders. Graduates have a strong professional identity, a broad knowledge base and the skills and expertise necessary to meet the diverse needs of the populations they serve.
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The Oakland Press
Every day more and more workers are ditching their daily commute in favor of stepping into their home office, perhaps making the transition to remote work one of the past decade's biggest trends.
However, it's unfair to call working remotely a trend. It's more of a permanent change to the American workplace — and one that is being embraced by older workers who are either looking for more flexibility in their daily schedule or starting their own businesses as part of their "second act."
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Science Daily
What drives a person to smoke cigarettes? What role do emotions play in this addictive behavior? Why do some smokers puff more often and more deeply or relapse many years after they've quit? If policy makers had those answers, how could they strengthen the fight against the global smoking epidemic? A new report by researchers offers a key insight: sadness plays an especially strong role in triggering addictive behavior relative to other negative emotions like disgust.
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Psychology Today
Empathy is an emotion that stems from understanding what another person might be feeling, and then feeling that same thing (or something similar). The first requirement — the ability to understand what another person might be thinking or feeling — is something that develops slowly; it starts in infancy and continues into the preschool years.
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WebMD
The crisis of opioid abuse continues in the U.S.. However, a new study finds there still aren't enough doctors authorized to prescribe the leading drug treatment for opioid addiction.
This shortfall occurs even though the number of physicians approved for the drug, called buprenorphine, has risen dramatically over the past decade, researchers say.
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The Washington Post
Fewer than 1% of Americans have schizophrenia, though the rate is difficult to measure, because the illness can be hard to diagnose. Many population studies omit people who are institutionalized, incarcerated, do not speak English or are homeless, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. It is a severe mental illness affecting how a person thinks, feels and acts.
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PsychCentral
Narcissists or similar types of abusers will benefit from certain traits of the other parties in their relationships. The following list includes some of these traits. If you are a partner (also known as co-narcissist) of a narcissistic abuser, then use this list to help make the necessary changes you need to protect yourself.
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Selena Gomez has been through a lot in the past few years. From struggling with Lupus to undergoing surgery for a kidney transplant to heartbreak, and having to deal with mental health issues — it definitely hasn't been easy. But if there's one thing about Gomez that's worth noting, it's that she's a survivor. Even when it feels like she's at rock bottom, she always manages to find a way to get herself back up.
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The New York Times
Lee Siegel cites statistics showing alarming increases in anxiety, depression and suicide in the U.S., noting (rightly) that the actual numbers would be even higher if they included those who suffer in silence. He attributes this increase in part to the "frightening environment" in which we live. In fact, the World Health Organization identifies depression as a leading cause of disability worldwide.
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Greater Good Magazine
For many people, depression is a lifelong battle. If you have one episode of depression, there is a 30% chance of recurrence within 10 years, increasing to an 80% chance after two episodes. Only about one-quarter of people achieve remission after six months of antidepressant medication treatment.
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Psychology Today
How many hours do you need to sleep each night in order to stay healthy?
The National Sleep Foundation's sleep time duration recommendations are pretty clear. The sleep experts suggest the appropriate sleep duration for teenagers is 8 to 10 hours per night, while it is 7 to 9 hours for young adults and adults, and 7 to 8 hours for older adults. Thus, they consistently recommend to get seven hours or more of sleep per night, no matter which age group you are in.
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