CS Features – Expert Interviews, Guides, Professional Advocacy & Research in Counseling
Joining a counseling profession is about more than understanding licensing requirements and reading step-by-step guides. This is a profession committed to continued education, listening, and learning. To be a successful counselor or therapist, you have to be engaged with and aware of the larger conversations in the community.
Whether you are just starting your counseling career or already working in the field, CS features cover topics relevant to you. It holds scholarship and resource guides, expert interviews, tips for avoiding burnout and compassion fatigue, discussions of the latest academic research, and detailed analyses of the most pressing advocacy issues within counseling professions. Overall, we bring you into the conversation around the biggest issues in counseling and professions today.
Covid-19 and Mental Health: How Will the Pandemic Impact Children in the Long Term?
12/16/20
When the coronavirus became a household word earlier this year, the world quickly shifted. We all had to perform many daily tasks differently—from how we grocery shopped to how we cleaned our homes, from how we worked to how we cared for our children. Developmental psychologists quickly recognized how much this impacted the daily lives of parents, and by extension, that of their children.
An Expert on the Long-Term Effects of Covid-19 Social Isolation
12/10/20
Lockdown measures and social distancing have a critical role to play in curbing the Covid-19 pandemic, but they come with the side effects of social isolation and loneliness, which have been proven to have harmful effects on the public.
A Guide to FORCE & Other Resources for Those Affected by Hereditary Cancers
10/01/20
Briana Arnold was eight years old when her mother was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, and twelve when her mom passed away from the disease. A decade later, Arnold’s college advisor suggested she speak to a geneticist about her own risk of cancer due to her family history. This led to a referral from her doctor for genetic testing and the discovery that she carries the BRCA 1 mutation.
Does Medicare Reimburse in Mental Health Services?
09/09/20
Discover the challenges, complexities, and intricacies of Medicare disbursements for mental health coverage.
The Other Looming Crisis: How Covid-19 is Impacting Our Mental Health
08/28/20
While people from all walks of life are vulnerable to mental struggles during this time, some of those living with pre-existing mental disorders have been suffering disproportionately.
Interview with a Professor: Empowering Florida’s School Counselors
08/17/20
Something is broken in America’s schools. In the last 18 years, there have been more victims of school shootings than in the entire 20th century combined. No other nation has anything remotely resembling this problem.
How to Avoid Mental Health Professional Burnout – Interview with an Expert
08/03/20
As the economic burden of COVID-19 continues to rise, the WHO said it anticipates a direct effect on societies’ mental health.
Telebehavioral Health During Covid-19
08/03/20
The demand for online services like TalkSpace and BetterHelp has grown since the onset of the pandemic.