Journal of Mental Health Counseling articles from October 2004

Journal of Mental Health Counseling archives from October 2004

Mental health counselors' decision-making priorities related to inpatient admissions for anxiety disordered clients: a pilot study.(Research)
October 1, 2004... Factors related to making decisions about whether or not a client should be admitted as an inpatient are poorly understood. Research focused on mental health counselors' decision-making priorities related to admission decisions for anxiety...

The aftermath of the Gulf War:. mental health issues among Iraqi Gulf War veteran refugees in the United States.(Research)
October 1, 2004... Iraqi Gulf War (GW) veteran refugees or those who fled the Hussein regime and were subsequently granted refugee stated by the United States are at high risk for the same mental health maladies that afflict U.S. GW veterans. We conducted a pilot...

Childhood sexuality: discerning healthy from abnormal sexual behaviors.(Practice)
October 1, 2004... Empirically determined characteristics that mental health counselors can use as a reference when assessing the normalcy of sexual behaviors in preadolescent children are summarized. Once sexual behaviors have been determined to be problematic,...

Integrated health care: improving client care while providing opportunities for mental health counselors.(Practice)
October 1, 2004... Integrated healthcare, the co-location of mental health and medical professionals within primary care settings, is an emerging trend. In essence, integrated care eases the access such that underserved primary care clients with mental health...

Helping older adolescents search for meaning in depression.(Practice)
October 1, 2004... This paper examines some ways that logotherapy (Frankl, 1984) can be used with older adolescents struggling with depression. The focus of treatment is on the adolescent's initiating and sustaining a search for meaning. According to Erikson...

Incorporating prevention into mental health counselor training.(Professional Exchange)
October 1, 2004... The mental health counseling literature has consistently noted that prevention is integral to the field, yet largely neglected in graduate training programs. This article provides an in-depth discussion of a prevention seminar course in an...

Getting the most out of clinical supervision: strategies for mental health.(Professional Exchange)
October 1, 2004... Strategies are presented for helping mental health counseling (MHC) students navigate the process of receiving clinical supervision, from preparing for and initiating supervision to participating actively within and between sessions....