More Than a Vacation: Exploring the Impact of Reentry for International Sojourners

2014 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 315-327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katie Kostohryz ◽  
Pamela Wells ◽  
Cristen Wathen ◽  
David Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Mental Health Counseling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Mental Health Counselors ◽  
Grief And Loss ◽  
Mental Health Needs ◽  
Global Society ◽  
Health Counseling ◽  
The Impact

As our population becomes increasingly internationalized in today's global society, a need emerges for awareness, research, and support for the mental health needs of clients who have returned from sojourns abroad. This article describes how mental health counselors can become more aware of the reentry experience. It also explores such factors as expectations, transition, advocacy, and grief and loss. It diminishes the perception of sojourning as simply a vacation and discusses adjustments clients often have to make upon returning home. The article offers recommendations for working with clients who are finding reentry difficult, explores implications for the mental health counseling profession, and offers ideas for future research.

Being a Stay-at-Home Dad (SAHD): Implication for the Mental Health Profession

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 150-158
Author(s):  
Eric S. Davis ◽  
Steven Haberlin ◽  
Vernon S. Smith ◽  
Sharlene Smith ◽  
Jennifer Wolgemuth
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Social Experiences ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Mental Health Counseling ◽  
Mental Health Needs ◽  
Health Counseling ◽  
Mental Health Profession ◽  
Counseling Practices ◽  
At Home

Stay-at-home dads (SAHDs) have become more prevalent in today’s society. Despite these changes, there remains a paucity of research on the mental health needs of SAHDs. This qualitative study examined SAHDs’ social experiences and mental health needs. The research identified three themes: (1) becoming a SAHD, (2) being a SAHD at home, and (3) being a SAHD in society. Implications for mental health counseling practices and future areas of research are discussed.

Differences in Mental Health Counselors' Diagnoses Based on Client Race: An Investigation of Adjustment, Childhood, and Substance-Related Disorders

2008 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin Feisthamel ◽  
Robert Schwartz
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Disruptive Behavior ◽  
Behavior Disorders ◽  
Health Professions ◽  
Mental Health Counseling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Mental Health Counselors ◽  
Adjustment Disorders ◽  
Health Counseling ◽  
Substance Related Disorders

This study of mental health counselors' diagnoses of African-American and Euro-American clients (N=899) found that African-Americans were diagnosed disproportionately more often with disruptive behavior disorders whereas Euro-Americans were diagnosed more often with less severe adjustment disorders. These findings mirror those of researchers from other mental health professions considering different mental disorders. Implications for mental health counseling practice and future research are discussed, and pathways to account for the phenomenon are proposed.

Evaluating the impact of participatory art projects for people with mental health needs

2008 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 638-648 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sue Hacking ◽  
Jenny Secker ◽  
Helen Spandler ◽  
Lyn Kent ◽  
Jo Shenton
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Mental Health Needs ◽  
Participatory Art ◽  
The Impact

Counseling in Developing Countries: Turkey and India as Examples

2005 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shonali Raney ◽  
Deniz Canel Çinarba s
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Mental Health Counseling ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
Mental Health Counselors ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Cultural Characteristics ◽  
Health Counseling ◽  
Current State

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 research projects to validate such approaches. It is the job of mental health counselors to accomplish such complicated and trying tasks in the absence of social and financial resources.

Young Adults’ Attitudes About Corporal Punishment: Implications for Mental Health Counseling

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 251-264
Author(s):  
Jessica L. Smith ◽  
Michael T. Kalkbrenner
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Corporal Punishment ◽  
The United States ◽  
Mental Health Counseling ◽  
Mental Health Counselors ◽  
Physical Pain ◽  
Parenting Strategies ◽  
Health Counseling ◽  
Effective Parenting

Corporal punishment, defined as the application of physical pain (e.g., spanking, slapping, or grabbing) to decrease a child’s undesirable behavior, is associated with negative mental health outcomes. Clients may present to mental health counselors with concerns that stem from their experience of corporal punishment. Mental health counselors work to prevent deleterious consequences of corporal punishment through the provision of psychoeducation on effective parenting strategies. Given that young adults are the largest group of prospective parents in the United States, the present investigators examined attitudes about the utility of corporal punishment as a disciplinary strategy among young adults who do not have children. Results revealed differences in the rates of endorsement of corporal punishment as a disciplinary strategy by gender and ethnicity. Higher rates were found among young adults who identified as male and those who identified as White relative to those who identified as female and those who identified as Latinx, respectively. These findings have a number of implications for challenging stereotypes (e.g., that Latinx clients endorse corporal punishment at higher rates than clients who identify as White) and enhancing mental health counselors’ prevention efforts (e.g., targeting attitudes about corporal punishment among those likely to become parents).

Comprehensive Program Development in Mental Health Counseling: Design, Implementation, and Evaluation

2008 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy Calley
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Program Development ◽  
Program Design ◽  
Mental Health Counseling ◽  
Mental Health Counselors ◽  
Due Diligence ◽  
Evidence Based Practices ◽  
Health Counseling ◽  
Clinical Program ◽  
Business Principles

With increasing emphasis on the use of evidence-based practices and efficient clinical operations, mental health counselors must be competent in comprehensive clinical program development that covers program design, implementation, and sustainability. To address this need, a practice model here presented integrates scientific knowledge and business principles by emphasizing research-based program design and due diligence in program development. The model consists of 12 sequential, interrelated phases to guide the professional in creating comprehensive mental health counseling programs.

On-scene Mental Health Counseling Provided Through Police Departments

2008 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 345-361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Young ◽  
Jill Fuller ◽  
Briana Riley
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Mental Health Counseling ◽  
Police Departments ◽  
Crisis Counseling ◽  
Health Counseling ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
The Impact

The expectation that police officers can address every need in every situation is daunting and unrealistic. Recognizing this, some police departments have instituted special training or used other resources to better serve the needs of citizens. One example is an on-scene crisis counseling unit comprised of volunteer mental health professionals who respond to calls with police officers. These counselors provide mental health services that police officers cannot. This article explains the usefulness of this type of program, and crisis counseling in general, for both officers and victims as they deal with crises like domestic violence, homicide, suicide, and sexual assault. The study examines survey results from victims and police officers about the impact of this intervention. The data support the helpfulness of the program. Implications and recommendations for further research are included.

Assessing the impact of a work station-mental health counseling program.

1978 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 36-45
Author(s):  
Thomas L. Radinsky ◽  
John M. Rein ◽  
Anthea Blanas
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Counseling ◽  
Counseling Program ◽  
Health Counseling ◽  
Work Station ◽  
The Impact
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