Journal of Counseling and Development articles from January 2008

Journal of Counseling and Development archives from January 2008

Emotional abuse in the classroom: implications and interventions for counsellors.(Practice & Theory)(Report)
January 1, 2008... It had taken Jason several weeks to muster the courage to speak to his assigned school counselor. He was at the peak of his humiliation. Every day when Jason entered the classroom, he had to face his second-period teacher, who...

Real scenarios and complementary lectures: a classroom training approach to increase counselor awareness, knowledge, and skill.(Report)
January 1, 2008... Cultural competency for counselors has gained considerable momentum in the professional literature and, more important, in some counselor training programs. The literature reveals that most programs in counseling offer at least one course...

A scholarly writing resource for counselor educators and their students.(Report)
January 1, 2008... Dissemination of research findings and sharing clinical perspectives are foundational to counselor education and in enhancing the profession of counseling. According to the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational...

Racial identity development in middle school: a case for school counselor individual and systemic intervention.(Report)
January 1, 2008... Conceptually, the emergence of middle schools is an attempt to attend to the unique growth and development of the emerging adolescent. The middle school format configures grades, classes, and learning opportunities to help facilitate...

Reaching for independence counseling implications for youth with Spina Bifida.(Report)
January 1, 2008... In the United States, an estimated 70,000 people live with spina bifida (Spina Bifida Association of America [SBAA], n.d.), one of the most complex congenital abnormalities compatible with long-term survival (Bowman, McLone, Grant, Tomita, &...

Do lesbians differ from heterosexual men and women in Levinsonian phases of adult development?(Research)(Report)
January 1, 2008... Heterosexual women constitute the basis of adult development research in women. In reviewing several studies on adult development in women, I found only one study that mentioned lesbian participants (3% of sample; McQuaide, 1998). As a result,...

Mind--body medicine and the art of self-care: teaching mindfulness to counseling students through yoga, meditation, and qigong.(Report)
January 1, 2008... Unmanaged chronic stress can have deleterious effects on the physical and psychological health of individuals. Stress may lead to or worsen disorders and diseases such as heart disease, anxiety, depression, hypertension, substance abuse, and...

Role overload, job satisfaction, leisure satisfaction, and psychological health among employed women.(Report)
January 1, 2008... Contemporary definitions of career (McDaniels, 1984; Super, 1984) and career counseling have emphasized the importance of nonwork variables, such as leisure and other life roles (Herr, Cramer, & Niles, 2004; McDaniels & Gysbers, 1992; Zunker,...

The effectiveness of individual wellness counseling on the wellness of law enforcement officers.(Report)
January 1, 2008... To date, law enforcement is considered to be one of the most dangerous, stressful, and health-threatening occupations (Hem, Berg, & Ekeberg, 2001). Many researchers have suggested that life as an officer poses many hazards to the psychological,...

Adolescent diabetic control: using the process-person-context-time model.(Report)
January 1, 2008... Diabetes is a serious, yet relatively common, chronic disease, affecting nearly 17 million Americans. There is no cure for diabetes. In fact, diabetes is the sixth-leading cause of death by disease in the United States. Estimates suggest that...

The influence of culture, self-reported multicultural counseling competence, and shifting standards of judgment on perceptions of family functioning of white family counselors.(Report)
January 1, 2008... Over the past several decades, the field of counseling has increasingly emphasized the importance of adopting a multicultural framework to understand clients, design interventions, and train future practitioners (e.g., Ponterotto, Casas,...

Assessing multicultural competence in counselor trainees: a review of instrumentation and future directions.(Assessment & Diagnosis)(Report)
January 1, 2008... In 2000, approximately 70% of the U.S. population was composed of non-Hispanic Whites, yet this proportion is projected to significantly decline by 2100. Ethnic minorities are expected to constitute approximately half of the U.S. population by...

Serving clients with hearing loss: best practices in mental health counseling.(Best Practices)(Report)
January 1, 2008... According to the National Association of the Deaf (NAD; 2003), more than 28 million Americans have some degree of hearing loss. Three out of every 1,000 infants are born with a hearing loss, the most prevalent birth defect in the United States...

Best practices for counseling in cardiac rehabilitation settings.(Report)
January 1, 2008... Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States, accounting for almost 50% of all deaths (American Heart Association, 2004). These statistics rank cardiovascular disease far ahead of cancer, AIDS, and...

Book review of The Evidence-Based Practice: Methods, Models, and Tools for Mental Health Professionals and Evidence-Based Practice Manual: Research and Outcome Measures in Health and Human Services.(Book review)
January 1, 2008... * The Evidence-Based Practice: Methods, Models, and Tools for Mental Health Professionals by Chris E. Stout & Randy A. Hayes (Eds.), 2005, Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 363 pages, $60.00, ISBN 0-471-46747-2. * Evidence-Based Practice Manual: Research...

Video review of Moment by Moment: The Healing Journey of Molly Hale.(Video recording review)
January 1, 2008... Moment by Moment: The Healing Journey of Molly Hale by Dorothy Fadiman (Director), 2003, available from Concentric Media, PO Box 1414, Menlo Park, CA 94026, VHS tape, 57 minutes, $29.95 (individual), $99.00 (library/university). The...