Journal of Mental Health Counseling articles from April 2002

Journal of Mental Health Counseling archives from April 2002

Interventions and prevention strategies for counseling adolescents. (Introduction To Special Issue: Counseling Adolescents).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Intervention and prevention strategies for counseling children and adolescents is one of the most promising areas of mental health counseling one can envision. Although certainly not comprehensive, this special edition provides a contextual...

Partnerships in preventing adolescent stress: increasing self-esteem, coping, and support through effective counseling.(Counseling Adolescents)
April 1, 2002... Primary prevention initiatives are important not only for mental health professionals but for school personnel as well. We offer mental health counselors two prevention models: Bloom's Configural Equation and Albee's Incidence Formula as...

Interpersonal theory and adolescents with depression: clinical update.(Counseling Adolescents)
April 1, 2002... Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) is a brief, time-limited therapy originally developed for use with adults diagnosed with major depression. During the past decade, IPT has been modified for use with many different age groups including...

Evidenced-based treatment for child ADHD: "real-world" practice implications.(Counseling Adolescents)(Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder )
April 1, 2002... The purpose of this article is to discuss evidenced-based treatment for 7- to 1O-year-old children experiencing ADHD (combined type) with the goal of potentially informing "real-world" mental health counselor practice. This article first...

Medication interventions for ADHD youth: a primer for school and mental health counselors.(Counseling Adolescents)
April 1, 2002... This primer on the medical aspects of treating ADHD youth will help counselors feel better informed about the types of medications available, the possible side effects, and the advantages and disadvantages for use. In addition, we discuss the...

Adlerian-based responses for the mental health counselor to the challenging behaviors of teens.(Counseling Adolescents)
April 1, 2002... The Adlerian concept of all behavior being purposeful and socially embedded offers a contextual backdrop for understanding the actions of teens. Dreikurs' explanation of the four mistaken goals of discouraged children, expanded by Walton to...

Passing notes: the use of therapeutic letter writing in counseling adolescents.(Counseling Adolescents)
April 1, 2002... Uses and advantages to using letter-writing techniques within a therapeutic context of counseling adolescents are examined. A theoretical framework for letter writing is discussed, along with specific guidelines to follow when using...

Multicultural counseling competencies: guidelines in working with children and adolescents.(Counseling Adolescents)
April 1, 2002... The application of multicultural counseling competency guidelines toward children and adolescents has been lacking in the counseling literature. This article uses a case vignette to illustrate the application of multicultural counseling...