Journal of Mental Health Counseling articles from April 2005

Journal of Mental Health Counseling archives from April 2005

A trip around the world.(SPECIAL ISSUE: COUNSELING AROUND THE WORLD)
April 1, 2005... Counseling has a long history of serving the diverse needs of some of the people around the globe (Gerstein & Moeschberger, 2003: Leong & Blustein, 2000: Leong & Ponterotto, 2003: McWhirter, 1988a, 1988b, 1988c: Norsworthy & Gerstein, 2003:...

Letting a hundred flowers bloom: counseling and psychotherapy in the people's Republic of China.
April 1, 2005... Although the Chinese have been exposed to Western psychotherapies since the 1950s, the practice of counseling is a relatively new phenomenon. In this article, we trace the development of counseling in China, examine its cultural and practical...

Talking to the Master: intersections of religion, culture, and counseling in Taiwan and Ghana.
April 1, 2005... Mental health counseling is gaining worldwide popularity. It is, therefore, important to critically examine the appropriateness of direct importation of Western psychological interventions into non-Western countries. This article reviews the...

Mental health and counseling in Japan: a path toward societal transformation.
April 1, 2005... The collectivist Japanese culture has been influenced by Westernization and internationalization. Today's Japanese mental health problems reflect the confUsion among Japanese individuals who live in an unstable period between enduring...

Counseling in Fiji.
April 1, 2005... This article discusses the evolving role of mental health counseling in Fiji in the context of current social and cultural changes. Although counseling traditionally has been reserved for cultural elders and the clergy, the term counselor is...

Counseling in developing countries: Turkey and India as examples.
April 1, 2005... Turkey and India are developing countries with unique cultural characteristics. The current state of mental health counseling in Turkey and India necessitates new laws, indigenous approaches, adaptations of culture-sensitive approaches, and...

Mental health counseling in Ukraine.
April 1, 2005... In the past two decades, some profound changes have occurred in the former Soviet Ukraine. These changes have significantly affected Ukrainian mental health counseling. This article provides a synopsis of the historical and social influences on...

Counseling and psychotherapy in Italy: a profession in constant change.
April 1, 2005... This article illustrates the state of the art for mental health counseling in Italy through a historic and postmodern perspective. The context of Italian mental health counseling is complex and full of new and old premises, events, and...