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Destined for Counseling

Counseling Today

The post Destined for Counseling appeared first on Counseling Today. Rick Balkin inspires and educates future and current counselors through his contributions on practicing forgiveness and working with teenagers in crisis.

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Out With the Old, In With the New: Decolonizing the School Counseling Profession to Support Black Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

School counseling programs can significantly address students’ challenges by providing a safe and supportive environment for students to discuss their concerns, connect with resources, and develop coping strategies. There is a merger of traditional counseling with Black culture documented by A.

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College Counseling and Mental Health

Counselors' Corner

The key to all counseling—personal, academic, career, mental health, college—lies in one goal: To give the client something new to think about. That’s counseling. I thought about this when I read about a new survey of high school counselors showing more time is being spent on mental health counseling, and less on college counseling.

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Counseling Today’s 15 most-read articles of 2023

Counseling Today

The post Counseling Today’s 15 most-read articles of 2023 appeared first on Counseling Today. Some of our most-read stories in 2023.

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Counseling Today recognized with five awards

Counseling Today

The Counseling Today staff won five awards in APEX 2023, the 35th annual awards program recognizing excellence in publishing. The post Counseling Today recognized with five awards appeared first on Counseling Today.

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Navigating white privilege in the counseling room

Counseling Today

The post Navigating white privilege in the counseling room appeared first on Counseling Today. Without the awareness and willingness to acknowledge how they have benefited from cultural racism, white counselors risk creating fractured alliances and distrust in the therapeutic process.

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Integrating psychological flow in counseling

Counseling Today

The post Integrating psychological flow in counseling appeared first on Counseling Today. Focusing on a challenging activity may have mental health benefits, especially for clients experiencing anxiety, depression or trauma.