Counseling in Fiji

2005 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 142-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. R. Auxier ◽  
Peter M. Forster ◽  
Selina C. Kuruleca
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Gender Roles ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Mental Health Counseling ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Mental Health Counselors ◽  
Cultural Changes ◽  
Health Counseling

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 being redefined, due to Western influences, to include persons who are formally educated and trained to provide mental health services. Contemporary issues such as changing gender roles, violence, and suicide are discussed as forces that are influencing the need for trained mental health counselors. This article discusses the current status of educating and credentialing counselors in Fiji and emphasizes counselor education that stresses methods suited to the cultural characteristics of persons in the region.

Mental Health Services in Primary Care: Implications for Clinical Mental Health Counselors and Other Mental Health Providers

2014 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Hooper
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Primary Care Physicians ◽  
Mental Health Counseling ◽  
Mental Health Counselors ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Health Counseling ◽  
Primary Care Settings

I am pleased to introduce this special issue of the Journal of Mental Health Counseling dedicated to mental health in primary care. Though the idea of incorporating mental health services into primary care is not new, there is a clear need to promote the transportability of counseling theories and culturally sensitive counseling practices to primary care settings. Clinical mental health counselors who are not aware of the importance of fostering meaningful collaborations and consultation with primary care physicians can garner useful information from the articles that appear in this special issue of the Journal of Mental Health Counseling. Knowledge acquired from this special issue about the dearth of quality mental health care for some patients seen in primary care settings may engender innovative solutions, both put forward by clinical mental health counselors and co-created with primary care physicians. I also hope that the articles in this special issue may stimulate future research and produce implications for treatment and services that can be piloted and evaluated for their sustainability, patient-centeredness, and cultural responsiveness to the long-standing clinical issue of ensuring effective mental health services in primary care settings.

The Role of Psychedelics and Counseling in Mental Health Treatment

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 323-338
Author(s):  
Russ Curtis ◽  
Lisen Roberts ◽  
Elizabeth Graves ◽  
Heather Thompson Rainey ◽  
David Wynn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Treatment ◽  
Mental Health Counseling ◽  
Mental Health Counselors ◽  
Treatment Resistant ◽  
Health Treatment ◽  
Federal Drug Administration ◽  
Health Counseling ◽  
Number Of Factors

Psychedelics (i.e., ketamine, methylenedioxymethamphetamine, psilocybin) have been effectively used globally for centuries to treat mental health and addiction issues. However, in the 1950s–1970s, a number of factors, including misuse, abuse, and poorly conceptualized and conducted clinical trials, caused the Federal Drug Administration to classify most of the psychedelic substances as having no medical value. Now, however, recent research is indicating that psychedelic-assisted therapy can significantly reduce depression and suicidal ideation in treatment-resistant clients, and it may be efficacious in treating other mental health and addiction issues as well. Researchers have also identified the critical therapeutic components that ensure effective psychedelic-assisted therapy, not least the need for mental health counseling before, during, and after treatment. The purpose of this manuscript is to share the latest psychedelic therapy research and to discuss how mental health counselors can contribute to this reemerging therapeutic trend.

The Relationships of Public and Self-Stigma to Seeking Mental Health Services

2011 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geoff Bathje ◽  
John Pryor
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Mental Health Counseling ◽  
Public Stigma ◽  
Health Counseling ◽  
The Common

The label of mental illness has long been recognized as one of the most powerful of all stigmas. Public stigma, the common societal reactions to people who seek help for psychological distress, can be distinguished from self-stigma, the internalized impact of public stigma. This study examined how awareness and endorsement of public stigma may influence self-stigma. It also examined how both types of stigma are connected to attitudes and intentions to seeking counseling. Awareness and endorsement of public stigma were found to predict self-stigma. Endorsement of sympathy for a person with mental illness was especially predictive of self-stigma, while endorsement of public stigma and self-stigma were independently related to attitudes to seeking counseling. Finally, attitudes were most proximally related to intentions to seek counseling. These results suggest that different aspects of stigma play different roles in influencing attitudes to seeking mental health counseling.

Mental Health Counseling in Ukraine

2005 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oksana Yakushko
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Social Influences ◽  
Mental Health Counseling ◽  
Mental Health Counselors ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Health Counseling ◽  
The Past ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Health Field

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 Soviet and Ukrainian mental health services, transformations that are occurring within the mental health field of the present day Ukraine, and specific mental health issues faced by Ukrainian women and men. The conclusion shares potential implications of this information about Ukrainian mental health issues for U.S. mental health counselors.

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