A Call to Action

The ascendance of large-scale disasters, catastrophes, and traumas as a concentrated focus of academic inquiry in counseling psychology is timely, and this special issue and subsequent investigations represent welcome areas of scholarship. The observations and comments herein salute the authors for responding to a post-Katrina discovery by counseling psychology of the heretofore localized and less than systematic responses to large-scale disasters, catastrophes, and traumas. Extensions to and invited elaborations on the collective observations of this team of authors are offered for consideration. This article also doubles as an invitation to counseling psychologists to put into action programs, procedures, policies, and political advocacy aimed at tapping and sustaining the hope and resilience of national and international communities forced to reconcile sudden and life-changing devastation.

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Psychology, counseling psychology, and professional counseling: Shared roots, challenges, and opportunities

The European Journal of Counselling Psychology ◽

10.5964/ejcop.v6i1.105 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 41-62 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Peggy Brady-Amoon ◽

Kathleen Keefe-Cooperman

Keyword(s):

Counseling Psychology ◽

Historical Analysis ◽

Professional Counseling ◽

Call To Action ◽

The Public ◽

Challenges And Opportunities ◽

Narrow Definition ◽

Definition Of ◽

The U.S ◽

Counseling Psychologists

Psychology, counseling psychology, and professional counseling are at a crossroad. The growing movement to establish professional counseling as a distinct profession, based on an increasingly narrow definition of professional identity, is particularly relevant to counseling psychologists and professional counselors and has implications for the broader field of psychology. A brief systematic historical analysis of these professional specialties in the U.S. provides the context to examine current challenges, including proposed restriction of master’s level training, licensure or other authorization to practice, and employment to graduates of programs accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). These restrictions reduce services to the public and threaten the viability of counseling psychology and professional counseling in the U.S. These challenges also have significant implications for counseling psychologists in Europe and internationally given similar efforts. Going beyond a call to action, the article concludes with recommendations for counseling psychologists and allied professionals to address shared challenges, maximize shared opportunities, and foster enhanced intra- and inter-professional collaboration and cooperation.

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Introduction to the Special Issue: Integration of Practice, Advocacy, and Research in Counseling Psychology

The Counseling Psychologist ◽

10.1177/00110000211019667 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 49 (7) ◽

pp. 946-957

Author(s):

Shavonne Moore-Lobban ◽

Anneliese A. Singh ◽

Mary O’Leary Wiley

Keyword(s):

Counseling Psychology ◽

Special Issue ◽

Counseling Psychologists

In this article, we introduce the special issue of The Counseling Psychologist on the integration of practice, advocacy, and research in counseling psychology. This special issue was driven by Dr. Shavonne Moore-Lobban’s project as a member of the Society for Counseling Psychology Leadership Collaborative. The aim of the special issue is to highlight the unique practice, advocacy, and research contributions of practitioners, and specifically focus on the integration of the three roles of everyday counseling psychologists. There are six practitioner-led manuscripts that strengthen a focus within counseling psychology of the integration across the three roles, and through the diverse lens of counseling psychologists as therapists, supervisors, educators, researchers, program developers, and advocates. The development of this special issue is reviewed. We provide a brief summary of the manuscripts and discuss implications for continued integration.

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Counseling Psychology and Neuropsychology

The Counseling Psychologist ◽

10.1177/0011000092204001 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 20 (4) ◽

pp. 549-555 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Paul C. Larson ◽

Albert A. Agresti

Keyword(s):

Counseling Psychology ◽

Special Issue ◽

Knowledge And Skills ◽

Professional Responsibilities ◽

New Knowledge ◽

Traditional Counseling ◽

Counseling Psychologists

This article introduces a special issue of The Counseling Psychologist on the increasing involvement of counseling psychologists in neuropsychology. The rationale for this special issue is based on the dual premises that preparing counseling psychologists in neuropsychology is consistent with the historical emphases of the specialty and that changing professional responsibilities require the acquisition of new knowledge and skills to enable counseling psychologists to continue their involvement in traditional settings and clinical activities. The experience of counseling psychologists actively involved in providing neuropsychological services within traditional counseling psychology employment settings and clinical actvities leads them to argue that to meet changing professional responsibilities and expectations counseling psychologists need to develop minimal competency in neuropsychology.

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Digital Storytelling Methodologies: Recommendations for a Participatory Approach to Engaging Underrepresented Communities in Counseling Psychology Research

10.31234/osf.io/dm8jr ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Jillian Fish ◽

Moin Syed

Keyword(s):

Counseling Psychology ◽

Quantitative Methods ◽

Digital Storytelling ◽

Psychology Research ◽

Special Issue ◽

Arts Based Research ◽

Social Justice Advocacy ◽

Marginalized Communities ◽

Five Phases ◽

Counseling Psychologists

While counseling psychologists made substantial proposals to advance qualitative research since the special issue on related-methods was published 15-years ago (Haverkamp et al., 2005), the field continues to demonstrate an overreliance on quantitative methods. Though important for producing knowledge we can depend on, excessive use of these methods poses a barrier for counseling psychologists to address the needs of the communities that are at the core of our discipline’s values – those who are marginalized and underserved in society. In alignment with our values of social justice, advocacy, and empowerment, we propose counseling psychologists adopt a methodology within a critical paradigm to better address issues of inequality and inequity when working with underrepresented communities, such as digital storytelling. Rooted in a movement to increase access to art for marginalized communities in the 1970s and 80s, digital storytelling is an arts-based research methodology that captures first-person narrated accounts of peoples’ lives through the use of stories, photos, and videos, and empowers communities to be a part of research to create social change. We provide recommendations for using digital storytelling in counseling psychology research as outlined through five phases, including 1) digital storytelling’s critical paradigm, 2) project development, 3) implementation, 4) data analysis, and 5) dissemination. While doing so, we draw on examples from two digital storytelling projects we are familiar with, Immigrant Stories and OrigiNatives, providing a framework for a digital frontier in counseling psychology research.

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Introduction and Overview

The Counseling Psychologist ◽

10.1177/0011000010392245 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 39 (8) ◽

pp. 1070-1086 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Sue C. Jacobs ◽

Mark M. Leach ◽

Lawrence H. Gerstein

Keyword(s):

Hurricane Katrina ◽

Counseling Psychology ◽

Large Scale ◽

The United States ◽

Terrorist Attacks ◽

Vocational Counseling ◽

Mass Trauma ◽

Strength Based ◽

History Of ◽

Counseling Psychologists

Counseling psychologists have responded to many disasters, including the Haiti earthquake, the 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States, and Hurricane Katrina. However, as a profession, their responses have been localized and nonsystematic. In this first of four articles in this contribution, “Counseling Psychology and Large-Scale Disasters, Catastrophes, and Traumas: Opportunities for Growth,” the authors assert that counseling psychology can make important contributions in disaster research and response. Throughout all the articles, the authors use Bronfenbrenner’s bioecological model of human development as a foundation from which to more broadly view counseling psychology’s role in training, prevention, intervention, and research in mass trauma work. Disasters affect individuals, families, communities, work places, and disaster responders. Thus, they require a multisystem analysis and response, which counseling psychologists can provide through their scientist-practitioner, strength-based approaches, supported by social justice values based in multicultural and vocational counseling. The authors also provide the history of the Society of Counseling Psychology’s response to disasters following Hurricane Katrina, from which the need for this contribution arose.

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Black Lives Matter: A Call to Action for Counseling Psychology Leaders

The Counseling Psychologist ◽

10.1177/0011000017733048 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 45 (6) ◽

pp. 873-901 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

Candice Hargons ◽

Della Mosley ◽

Jameca Falconer ◽

Reuben Faloughi ◽

Anneliese Singh ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Counseling Psychology ◽

Black People ◽

Black Communities ◽

Racial Justice ◽

Systemic Racism ◽

Psychology Trainees ◽

Call To Action ◽

Black Lives Matter ◽

Multiple Levels ◽

Counseling Psychologists

Police brutality and widespread systemic racism represent historical and current sources of trauma in Black communities. Both the Black Lives Matter movement and counseling psychology propose to confront these realities at multiple levels. Black Lives Matter seeks to increase awareness about systemic racism and promote resilience among Black people. Counseling psychology states values of multiculturalism, social justice, and advocacy. Executive leadership in counseling psychology may seek to promote racial justice, yet struggle with how to participate in Black Lives Matter movements and address racial discrimination within larger systems spontaneously and consistently. However, counseling psychology trainees and professionals are actively involved in the Black Lives Matter movement, leading the way forward. Through the framework of spontaneity in social movements, this manuscript highlights what counseling psychologists are currently contributing to Black Lives Matter and makes recommendations that build on the opportunity counseling psychologists have for further involvement in the movement.

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Future Shock: Counseling Psychology in a VUCA World

The Counseling Psychologist ◽

10.1177/0011000017744645 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 45 (7) ◽

pp. 1048-1058 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Ruth E. Fassinger ◽

Sandra L. Shullman ◽

Lydia P. Buki

Keyword(s):

Future Study ◽

Counseling Psychology ◽

Current Knowledge ◽

The State ◽

Special Issue ◽

Counseling Psychologists

This article represents the conclusion of our special two-part issue of The Counseling Psychologist focused on leadership in counseling psychology. In this article, we reflect upon the state of leadership in counseling psychology as captured in the articles in this special issue. First, we explain the concept of a VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous) world and why it is important to considerations of leadership by counseling psychologists. Next, we comment on each of the articles that comprise this two-part special issue, noting their strengths, relevance to current knowledge about and concepts of leadership, and questions that remain unanswered and thus ripe for further study. We conclude with recommendations for leadership-related efforts in counseling psychology as a field. It is our hope that this brief critique provides directions for future study and action regarding leadership in counseling psychology.

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