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Counseling Today
America's average student-to-school counselor ratio is the narrowest it's been in three decades. However, individual state ratios vary widely, ranging from 202-to-1 in Vermont to 905-to-1 in Arizona.
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Georgia counselor Gregory K. Moffatt takes a look at a slice of the population that is often forgotten, not only by the average citizen but by mental health practitioners: The incarcerated.
"It is hard to describe the public humiliation of being arrested, tried, and sent to prison. And that humiliation is shared by family members," he writes. "They are numbers in a system, not names. And they are identified by their crimes by probation officers, future potential employers and others. I would hate to be identified by my mistakes rather than by my character."
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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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ACA Brand and Engagement
Throughout the month of May, people have shared their stories on social media about their journeys toward mental wellness. For tools and resources, including a downloadable mental health crossword puzzle and Spotify relaxation music playlist, check out ACA's Mental Health Month webpage. Explore the page and #CareToShare during #MentalHealthMonth!
ACA Publications
The counseling profession is clear in its commitment to multiculturalism and social justice. The ACA Code of Ethics stipulates that counselors do not condone discrimination but that they also refrain from imposing their personal views onto clients. Therefore, how should counselors handle prejudices that clients express in counseling? A recent article in the Journal of Counseling & Development outlines how constructive clinical supervision can be used to assist supervisees in working with clients who espouse discriminatory views toward others that conflict with the core values of the profession.
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ACA Member Blog
People around the world have used complementary, integrative and alternative therapies for healing a variety of physical and mental health concerns. In the U.S., by the late 1990s, the NIH formed what is now known as the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (formerly named the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine) to support the rigorous scientific exploration of CAM (complementary and alternative modalities).
USA Today
The nation's medical system falls far short of meeting the demand for teen mental health services because cases of suicide and psychiatric disorders are skyrocketing, underscoring a public health crisis that is already costing Americans billions to combat.
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Foundations Recovery Network
Glennon Doyle, author of the #1 New York Times bestselling memoir Love Warrior, sat down with Recovery Unscripted podcast to share her journey to sobriety and discuss her appreciation for all mental health professionals, whom she also calls “warriors.” Click here to hear more from Glennon about what recovery means to her and how our own self-care impacts the care we provide for our patients.
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The Washington Post
In the two decades since the massacre at Columbine High School, digging into the psychology of mass shooters has sadly become an all-too-familiar habit — now something we seem to do almost weekly.
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NME
Game of Thrones actress Maisie Williams has explained how finding fame on the hit show adversely affected her mental health.
The actress, who has drawn widespread acclaim for her portrayal of Arya Stark, told Fearne Cotton's Happy Place podcast how it was tricky to navigate fame as a teenager.
The star was just 13 years old when she was cast in the role and said that she often became overwhelmed by negative comments on social media.
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Psych Central
A toxic or codependent relationship can make you feel trapped, small, and deficient. It can feel like an anchor weighing you down, suffocating you.
People who grew up in dysfunctional families, with parents who lacked boundaries, abused drugs or alcohol, or suffered from mental illness, develop a set of coping skills that helped them deal with the chaos and dysfunction in their families. And although these coping skills helped us get through a lot of difficult childhood experiences, they can make it hard for us to manage our emotions and prioritize our needs.
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VICE
Anyone in Florida can be "Baker Acted," but it's become much more common for kids recently.
The decades-old state law says that someone threatening to harm themselves or others can be involuntarily or voluntarily committed to a mental health facility for 72 hours. Invoking the act has become so common in Florida that people use it as a verb — increasingly for teens: Between 2011 and 2016, the number of Baker Acted kids rose by nearly 50%, according to the most recent data available from the University of South Florida's Baker Act Reporting Center.
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WWD
The ability to influence knows no bounds — even when it comes to mental health.
Platforms such as Instagram, Twitter and YouTube are giving rise to a new phenomenon in which users treat their accounts like chat rooms for mental health, amassing tens of thousands of followers in the process. Influencers and brand owners alike have begun using their feeds to raise mental health awareness and even share their personal struggles. Their posts are a break from the #SponCon sweeping social media. They are also, perhaps, a sign that a new kind of influencer is emerging: The mental health influencer.
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The Association for Advanced Training in Behavioral Sciences (AATBS) has been the leader in licensing exam preparation since 1976. We offer comprehensive NCE and NCMHCE exam study materials including online mock exams and questions, one-on-one coaching and study aids. Explore everything AATBS has to offer today!
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Timberline Knolls is a residential treatment center located on 43 beautiful acres just outside Chicago, offering a nurturing environment of recovery for women and girls ages 12 and older struggling to overcome eating disorders, substance use, mood disorders, trauma and co-occurring disorders. An adult partial hospitalization program is also available.
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Harvard Business Review
I have an anxiety-prone brain. When presented with a new idea, my first instinct is usually to think of what could go wrong and the worst-case scenario. Whenever communication is ambiguous, the first conclusion I jump to is a negative one.
If you share these tendencies, you won't necessarily be able to change them, and nor do you need to; they're probably your hard-wired defaults and they can yield positive outcomes, such as diligence and sensitivity to others. However, you can learn to recognize when you're seeing through anxiety-tinted glasses and adjust your thinking so it doesn't limit you.
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Self
Your thoughts are racing. Your heart is practically pounding out of your chest. Your forehead is damp with sweat. Whether you're about to have a job interview or walk into a party alone, you might chalk up these feelings to run-of-the-mill anxiety. But when does feeling anxious actually qualify as having an anxiety disorder? How much anxiety is a typical part of the human experience?
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Psychology Today
When my 18-year-old son returns home from his freshman year at college, the thumping sounds of Fortnite, screams about New York Yankees' home runs and over-zealous commands for our dog to chase a tennis ball will stomp out the tranquility that has pervaded my home for the last nine months. Will I ask him to quiet the screens and keep his voice down? Or will I wax nostalgic about how I've missed all the noise and smile lovingly?
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Reader's Digest
When Army surgeon Rhonda Cornum regained consciousness after her helicopter crashed, she looked up to see five Iraqi soldiers pointing rifles at her. It was 1991 and her Black Hawk had been shot down over the Iraqi desert. Dazed from blood loss, with a busted knee, two broken arms and a bullet in her shoulder, the then-36-year-old medic was subjected to a mock execution by her captors, sexually assaulted and held prisoner for a week.
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Phys.org
Some Australian students are reportedly shunning Year 12 exams in favor of other less stressful pathways to finishing school. These reports come amid warnings of rising rates of anxiety and depression among young people, with psychologists calling for better mental health support services in schools. Experts say exam stress could be making depression and anxiety worse for vulnerable young people.
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Outside Magazine
You've seen it. You're scrolling through Instagram and its one outdoor fantasy highlight after another. The picture-perfect remote landscape, shot from somewhere at a great height. It's dusk or dawn, and there's a woman: White, young, thin, tan, with effortlessly cascading hair, looking as though she was flown directly onto a peak or ledge and not at all like she just climbed an actual mountain. Or maybe the person is a man, also white, young, etc., standing on some precarious boulder protruding from a viewpoint. The caption is always some apolitical, inspirational message about good vibes and spreading positivity.
This has become the trope of outdoor social media, but whose life is actually like this?
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