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Aug. 13, 2020

COUNSELING HEADLINES

The Revised Meaning of Self-Care in the Wake of COVID-19

CT Online

Counselors are re-thinking self-care — both for themselves and their clients — as routines have been offset by quarantining measures from the COVID-19 pandemic. In spite of the limitations, self-care has never been more meaningful given the conditions that we found (and, in some cases, still find) ourselves in.

Identifying and Addressing Competing Attachments With Couples

Counseling Today

When either partner in a relationship turns toward someone or something else outside of the relationship to get their needs met, it poses a threat to romantic attachment bonds.

Counseling During COVID-19: Three Realizations from a Counselor in the Role of Supervisor

ACA Member Blogs

As I approached the end of my doctoral internship in supervision, I was excited for obvious reasons, such as the end of my final semester of courses nearing and minimizing the number of roles and responsibilities I have maintained throughout the course of my program. Here I share three realizations that I used to help guide me through the challenging time of supervising counselors during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Using Existential-Humanistic Counseling With Incarcerated Black Men

ACA Publications

Young Black males in judicial settings may experience well-founded mistrust of anyone associated with the criminal justice system, including counselors. An article in the July issue of the Journal of Humanistic Counseling (JOHC) discusses how existential-humanistic (EH) and Black critical theory (BlackCrit) may benefit counseling and advocacy with incarcerated Black men. To facilitate therapeutic relationships and advance culturally responsive practices, the authors provide EH counseling guideposts for counselors in judicial settings based on Black male phenomenological reports, components of BlackCrit, and counseling literature.

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ACA Recognizes the Centennial of the Women's Vote: And She Could Be Next

In recognition of the centennial of the 19th Amendment, on August 18 at 6 p.m. (EDT), the American Counseling Association is hosting a screening and discussion of "And She Could Be Next," a docuseries that follows a defiant movement led by women of color as they fight for a truly reflective democracy and transform politics from through grassroots efforts. Register and find out more here.

"And She Could Be Next" is directed and produced by Grace Lee, Marjan Safinia, and Jyoti Sarda (producer only). This event is a collaboration with POV, PBS' award-winning nonfiction film series. Please visit the POV website for access to more innovative independent nonfiction films.

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INDUSTRY HEADLINES

How Trauma Impacts Your Physical Health

EndocrineWeb

Trauma — especially early trauma — is linked to increased rates of anxiety, depression, suicidality and post-traumatic stress disorder. But that's not all. Trauma, if not managed, can also impact your physical health — years after it's occurred. Most of us are no stranger to life's many hardships, but the medical community hasn't always taken a trauma-informed approach to care (trauma-informed care presupposes that all patients have some form of trauma that may be affecting their well-being).

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8 Ways Managers Can Support Employees’ Mental Health

Harvard Business Review

Uncertainty breeds anxiety, and we are living in uncertain times. Between rising numbers of COVID-19 cases, questions about whether or not to reopen economies and businesses, the ongoing protests in the wake of George Floyd's murder, and the economic fallout of the pandemic, we don't know what will come next. That's taking a toll on our mental health, including at work.

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Turning Pain Into Meaning

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Events are traumatic when they are highly stressful, frightening or distressing. Such experiences can inflict deep psychological wounds, damaging our mental health and reducing our overall sense of well-being. Still, while the costs of trauma are well-documented, less consideration has been given to the counterintuitive possibility that trauma might contribute positively to our well-being in particular ways.

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Nasal Spray Is a New Antidepressant Option for People at High Risk of Suicide

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The Food and Drug Administration has approved a variant of the anesthetic and party drug ketamine for suicidal patients with major depression. The drug is a nasal spray called Spravato and it contains esketamine, a chemical cousin of ketamine. In 2019, the FDA approved Spravato for patients with major depressive disorder who hadn't responded to other treatments.

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The Year of Separation Anxiety: How Back to School is Harder Than Ever in 2020

TODAY

Back-to-school jitters are to be expected even in normal times, which 2020 is surely not. After months at home, children leaving the nest may feel intense separation anxiety. Add to that new rules about masks and social distancing, not to mention fear of the virus itself, and you can expect an army of kids clinging to their parents when that first bell rings.

Why Michelle Obama Opening Up About Depression is a Big Deal for Black Women

CNN

Michelle Obama recently revealed that because of the pandemic and racial injustice in the U.S., she has been experiencing low-grade depression. For the former first lady — perhaps the most well-known Black woman in the world — to be so candid about her mental health is hugely significant, two psychiatrists told CNN.

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Poor Mental Health in Lockdown Most Common Among Young Women

Center for Longitudinal Studies

Young women are the most likely to have experienced high levels of depression, anxiety and loneliness in lockdown, compared to older adults, according to new research from the UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS).

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'Is My Parent Disturbed?' How Unhealthy Parents Behave

PsychCentral

Can you remember the impact of your childhood? Can you remember how your father and mother (or guardian) treated you? For most adults, they have a pretty healthy and positive view of their parents. Most of the adults I see in counseling remember the good, the bad and the challenges, but overall, they report a positive experience. Unfortunately, not everyone can remember or access a positive and healthy childhood.

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Selena Gomez on Mental Health Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic

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We're now months into the coronavirus pandemic, and with seemingly no end in sight, plenty of people are navigating how they'll continue to cope with social distancing and stay-at-home orders. That includes Selena Gomez, who recently opened up about how she's making space for her mental health right now. "It was hard, but I tried to find what I needed to get me through it," she said during a recent press tour, according to Entertainment Tonight.

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'Feels Like the World Is Against You:' Young People Struggle With Finding Mental Health Support Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

USA Today

Kathryn Boit feels "guilty for struggling so much" these past few months. As president of the Harvard Student Mental Health Liaisons, she has "college friends, acquaintances, and strangers reach out to me for resources and advice," she said. "I don't know the answers anymore." It's no wonder Boit, a Harvard sophomore, feels overwhelmed. Prevalence of depression among college students increased since the pandemic closed campuses this spring compared with fall 2019, according to a survey of 18,000 college students published by the Healthy Minds Network on July 9.

Lucius Malfoy Actor Jason Isaacs Opened Up About Overcoming His 'Decades-Long Love Affair with Drugs'

Insider

Jason Isaacs, who played Lucius Malfoy in the "Harry Potter" film series, opened up about what he called his "decades-long love affair with drugs" in a new interview with street newspaper The Big Issue. "I've always had an addictive personality, and by the age of 16, I'd already passed through drinking and was getting started on a decades-long love affair with drugs," Isaacs told The Big Issue in their "Letter To My Younger Self" segment.

The Other 2nd Wave

Psychology Today

Throughout 2020, the U.S. has been playing catch-up against the coronavirus. As several well-researched articles have noted, lack of appropriate and timely response has been at the forefront and can be attributed to numerous factors including the highly contagious nature of the virus and simultaneously a delay in formulating an adequate medical management and containment strategy. While there are few, if any, silver linings with respect to eradicating this pandemic, the same does not have to be true when we look back years from now and examine how we began mobilizing to stem what is likely to become an increasingly serious public health crisis: psychological-emotional stress and skyrocketing rates of substance abuse.

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