Wellness-Based Counseling for Caregivers of Persons with Dementia

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 263-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip B. Clarke ◽  
Jonathan K. Adams ◽  
Joseph R. Wilkerson ◽  
Edward G. Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mental Health Counseling ◽  
Case Vignette ◽  
Counseling Services ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Health Counseling ◽  
Multiple Factors ◽  
The Past ◽  
Counseling Approach

The prevalence of dementia diagnoses has rapidly increased over the past several decades. Family caregivers of persons with dementia face numerous daily challenges that can negatively impact their well-being. The wellness of caregivers is affected by a range of emotional, social, existential, and self-care factors; hence a mental health counseling approach that addresses these elements is needed. The Indivisible Self (IS-WEL) model is an evidence-based framework for conceptualizing the wellness construct and includes multiple factors that are associated with caregiver well-being. Wellness counseling utilizing the IS-WEL model offers a structure for providing counseling services that support the whole caregiver by mobilizing strengths, improving coping, and enhancing overall well-being. A case vignette demonstrating the application of the IS-WEL model for treatment planning and wellness counseling with a caregiver is presented.

scholarly journals The Pros and Cons of Online Competitive Gaming: An Evidence-Based Approach to Assessing Young Players' Well-Being

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Kelly ◽  
Thomas Magor ◽  
Annemarie Wright
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Online Gaming ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Past ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
Negative Health Outcomes

This research addresses a lack of evidence on the positive and negative health outcomes of competitive online gaming and esports, particularly among young people and adolescents. Well-being outcomes, along with mitigation strategies were measured through a cross sectional survey of Australian gamers and non-gamers aged between 12 and 24 years, and parents of the 12–17-year-olds surveyed. Adverse health consequences were associated with heavy gaming, more so than light/casual gaming, suggesting that interventions that target moderated engagement could be effective. It provides timely insights in an online gaming landscape that has rapidly evolved over the past decade, and particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, to include the hyper-connected, highly commercialized and rapidly growing online gaming and esports sector.

Innovation in Parenting Programs

2017 ◽  
pp. 486-503
Author(s):  
Matthew R. Sanders ◽  
Karen M. T. Turner ◽  
Trevor G. Mazzucchelli
Keyword(s):  
Unmet Need ◽  
Family Intervention ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Behavioral Family Intervention ◽  
Parenting Support ◽  
Organizational Contexts ◽  
The Past ◽  
Program Innovation

Innovation has characterized the whole field of behavioral family intervention since its inception. This chapter reflects on the innovative developments that have occurred over the past four decades as the field of evidence-based parenting support has evolved in response to cumulating evidence relating to effectiveness. Despite these advances, it is argued that new approaches are needed to improve outcomes in many areas of unmet need and to address contemporary issues for new generations of parents. The challenge is to deliver evidence-based parenting support on a global scale and thereby substantially enhance the well-being of all children, families, and communities. The organizational contexts and research environments that are likely to nurture a thriving culture of program innovation while training the next generation of parenting researchers and program developers are discussed.

Evidence-Based Relationship Factors: A New Focus for Mental Health Counseling Research, Practice, and Training

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 327-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly K. Parrow ◽  
John Sommers-Flanagan ◽  
J. Sky Cova ◽  
Hugo Lungu
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Counselor Training ◽  
Mental Health Counseling ◽  
Mental Health Counselors ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Warm Up ◽  
Health Counseling ◽  
Counseling Practice ◽  
Relationship Factors ◽  
Counseling Practices

Counselor educators and mental health counselors often have a lukewarm attitude toward counseling research and evidence-based practice. This attitude may be because of a perceived mismatch between evidence-based technical procedures and the relational orientation that most counselors value. To warm up mental health counselors' attitudes toward evidence-based research and practice, we propose a relationally oriented research agenda that focuses on integrating evidence-based relationship factors (EBRFs) into counselor training and practice. Eight EBRFs are defined and operationalized, and specific counselor behaviors are described. Reframing and refocusing counseling research on relational variables has the potential to support current counseling practices and inspire development of a counseling-specific research base. Recommendations for a rapprochement between counselor education research and mental health counseling practice are offered, including a list of brief measures that mental health counselors could introduce into their counseling practice.

A Meta-Study of the Journal of Mental Health Counseling: An Analysis of Publication Characteristics, 2000–2019

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 206-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alyson Menzies ◽  
Leah Kepley ◽  
Stephanie A. Crockett ◽  
Bradley T. Erford ◽  
Rebekah Byrd ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Mental Health Counseling ◽  
Demographic Information ◽  
Health Counseling ◽  
The Past ◽  
Health Community ◽  
Study Characteristics ◽  
Information Work

Articles published in the Journal of Mental Health Counseling (JMHC) from 2000 to 2019 were analyzed to find patterns over time in author characteristics (e.g., demographic information, work setting, and leading contributors and institutions) and article content (e.g., typology, research methodology, research design, sophistication of statistical applications, and participant characteristics). A majority of JMHC lead and total authors are women, while the proportion of practitioner authors dropped significantly over the past 20 years from nearly 15% to less than 5%. Topical content was stable, while the proportion of research articles rose significantly to more than 50% from 2000 to 2019. JMHC displayed consistency in nearly all research study characteristics, commensurate with a mature scholarly journal. Journal reporting standards were stable for sample reliability and validity. JMHC made great strides in increasing the proportion of research studies reporting effect sizes over the past 20 years and is well positioned to continue meeting the scholarly needs of the mental health community.

Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to (Re)conceptualize Stress Appraisal

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Missy Butts ◽  
Daniel Gutierrez
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment Therapy ◽  
Mental Health Counseling ◽  
Stress Appraisal ◽  
Health Counseling ◽  
Commitment Therapy ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Stress Models ◽  
Counseling Approach

Existing models for stress and coping are helpful tools for understanding the stress process and developing interventions to combat stress-related illness. However, popular stress models emphasize cognition and cognitive appraisal, which results in strategies that focus on reappraising, changing the form and frequency of cognition, or using distraction techniques. Research in mental health counseling and other related fields has revealed that changing the content of a stimulus may not be necessary to alter stress response. The purpose of this paper is to present the use of acceptance and commitment therapy as an effective mental health counseling approach for the treatment of stress-related illness by helping clients (re)conceptualize stress appraisal and response.

Mastering the Competency of Case Conceptualization

2021 ◽  
pp. 134-149
Author(s):  
Len Sperry ◽  
Jon Sperry
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Deliberate Practice ◽  
Mental Health Counseling ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Case Conceptualization ◽  
Graduate Courses ◽  
Master's Students ◽  
Health Counseling ◽  
Conducting Research

This chapter provides tools for increasing mastery of case conceptualization with three evidence-based interventions: standardized case conceptualization training, deliberate practice, and mindfulness. It is based on experience in teaching and supervising this approach with master’s students in clinical mental health counseling programs. It also includes experience in conducting research on case conceptualization with trainees and experienced clinicians. The chapter begins with a brief discussion of mastery and then proceeds to describe the three interventions. It describes the experience of achieving a moderate level of mastery in a training program. Finally, an appendix provides a scaffolded format for intentionally integrating this model in various graduate courses.

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