Russ Curtis, L. Roberts, Elizabeth G. Graves, Heather Thompson Rainey, D. Wynn, D. Krantz, Verena Wieloch
{"title":"The Role of Psychedelics and Counseling in Mental Health Treatment","authors":"Russ Curtis, L. Roberts, Elizabeth G. Graves, Heather Thompson Rainey, D. Wynn, D. Krantz, Verena Wieloch","doi":"10.17744/mehc.42.4.03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17744/mehc.42.4.03","url":null,"abstract":"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.","PeriodicalId":90224,"journal":{"name":"Journal of mental health counseling","volume":"17 1","pages":"323-338"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81687179","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Affirmative Wellness Counseling With Older LGBTQ+ Adults","authors":"Michael P. Chaney, Joy S. Whitman","doi":"10.17744/mehc.42.4.02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17744/mehc.42.4.02","url":null,"abstract":"This article explored the psychosocial risk factors and characteristics that negatively influence wellness among older (65+ years) lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and other nonheterosexual and/or gender-expansive (LGBTQ+) adults. LGBTQ+ affirmative wellness counseling techniques and interventions for counselors working with this population are presented using eight dimensions of wellness as a framework. Affirmative counseling approaches to enhance the emotional, environmental, financial, intellectual, occupational, physical, social, and spiritual dimensions of wellness are examined. Clinical considerations and further research are discussed.","PeriodicalId":90224,"journal":{"name":"Journal of mental health counseling","volume":"2014 1","pages":"303-322"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88036301","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Examining a Mental Health Literacy Intervention Among Economically Disadvantaged Youth","authors":"Jayna Mumbauer-Pisano, Sejal M. Barden","doi":"10.17744/mehc.42.4.04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17744/mehc.42.4.04","url":null,"abstract":"Although mental health problems in adolescence are increasingly common, 60% of diagnosed youth do not receive appropriate mental health treatment. This service gap is even wider among adolescents from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, who face increased mental health stigma and barriers to treatment. Mental health literacy is a pivotal step in addressing the discrepancy between rates of mental health diagnoses and of individuals treated. This study evaluates the influence of a 6-week mental health literacy intervention on economically disadvantaged adolescents’ mental health literacy, implemented by counselors-in-training. From pretest to posttest, adolescents’ mental health knowledge and attitudes toward help-seeking significantly increased, while mental health stigma significantly decreased. These changes were sustained at 1-month follow-up. The results highlight the importance of brief mental health literacy interventions to encourage healthy coping and help-seeking and to dispel stigmatizing beliefs.","PeriodicalId":90224,"journal":{"name":"Journal of mental health counseling","volume":"19 1","pages":"339-355"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83355699","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michael P. Chaney, Fatin Dubaybo, Catherine Y. Chang
{"title":"Affirmative Counseling With LGBTQ+ Arab Americans","authors":"Michael P. Chaney, Fatin Dubaybo, Catherine Y. Chang","doi":"10.17744/mehc.42.4.01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17744/mehc.42.4.01","url":null,"abstract":"This article explores mental health risk factors and cultural considerations of Arab Americans who are LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or belonging to other nonheterosexual and/or non-cisgender identities), including the influence of intersecting identities, religion and spirituality, familial influences, sexuality and sexual behavior, and attitudes toward mental health counseling. LGBTQ+ affirmative counseling recommendations are presented with a focus on developing cultural competence via awareness, knowledge, skills, and action. Implications for counselor training and future research conclude this article.","PeriodicalId":90224,"journal":{"name":"Journal of mental health counseling","volume":"58 1","pages":"281-302"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87569475","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Craig A. Warlick, Jonathan M. Huffman, Jonathan L. Poquiz, Kelsey M. Moffitt-Carney, T. Krieshok, Leslie DeLong, Brynne Schellenger, Julia Leonard, Juliet Nelson
{"title":"A Pilot Investigation of Positive Psychology Instruments and Dialectical Behavior Therapy Treatment Outcomes","authors":"Craig A. Warlick, Jonathan M. Huffman, Jonathan L. Poquiz, Kelsey M. Moffitt-Carney, T. Krieshok, Leslie DeLong, Brynne Schellenger, Julia Leonard, Juliet Nelson","doi":"10.17744/MEHC.42.4.05","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17744/MEHC.42.4.05","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":90224,"journal":{"name":"Journal of mental health counseling","volume":"1 1","pages":"356-373"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83050038","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Using Photovoice to Promote Meaning-Making in a Suicide Loss Support Group","authors":"Heather Delgado, Kelly L. Wester","doi":"10.17744/mehc.42.3.01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17744/mehc.42.3.01","url":null,"abstract":"The loss of a loved one to suicide is a devastating event that results in a complicated grief experience for those survivors left behind. This specific bereavement experience consists of three challenging obstacles: the unanswered question of why, the stigma concerning the manner of death, and the forced isolation of the grievers. These obstacles complicate the ability to make meaning of the loss, which is an important part of the healing process. Therefore, counselors can target meaning-making as an intervention by utilizing photovoice because it can provide survivors with the opportunity to create new meaning and thus work through these obstacles. This article discusses practical applications of a photovoice intervention with a loss by suicide support group and addresses the implications for clinical mental health counselors.","PeriodicalId":90224,"journal":{"name":"Journal of mental health counseling","volume":"60 1","pages":"189-205"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73373671","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Emily C. Goodman-Scott, Melanie Burgess, Gina B. Polychronopoulos
{"title":"Counseling Adults With Sensory Processing Disorder: An Exploratory Study","authors":"Emily C. Goodman-Scott, Melanie Burgess, Gina B. Polychronopoulos","doi":"10.17744/mehc.42.3.04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17744/mehc.42.3.04","url":null,"abstract":"Sensory processing disorder (SPD) is a neurological disorder impacting up to 20% of the global population. The majority of SPD research has been conducted outside the counseling profession and typically examines the presentation of SPD in youth. Therefore, counselors often have limited awareness of this disorder. The purpose of the present study was to conduct an exploratory qualitative thematic analysis (N = 89) examining the primary concerns of adult counseling clients with SPD, as reported by their counselors. Results include 12 themes that were organized into three categories: biological, psychological, and social. Thus, the results reflected the biopsychosocial model, originally outlined by G. L. Engel, as it pertains to SPD. Researchers provided implications for mental health counselors’ practice and suggestions for future research.","PeriodicalId":90224,"journal":{"name":"Journal of mental health counseling","volume":"100 1","pages":"234-250"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80288038","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alyson Menzies, Leah Kepley, Stephanie A. Crockett, Bradley T. Erford, Rebekah Byrd, Benlina Aier
{"title":"A Meta-Study of the Journal of Mental Health Counseling: An Analysis of Publication Characteristics, 2000–2019","authors":"Alyson Menzies, Leah Kepley, Stephanie A. Crockett, Bradley T. Erford, Rebekah Byrd, Benlina Aier","doi":"10.17744/mehc.42.3.02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17744/mehc.42.3.02","url":null,"abstract":"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.","PeriodicalId":90224,"journal":{"name":"Journal of mental health counseling","volume":"106 1","pages":"206-219"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88098952","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Young Adults’ Attitudes About Corporal Punishment: Implications for Mental Health Counseling","authors":"Jessica L. Smith, Michael T. Kalkbrenner","doi":"10.17744/mehc.42.3.05","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17744/mehc.42.3.05","url":null,"abstract":"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).","PeriodicalId":90224,"journal":{"name":"Journal of mental health counseling","volume":"20 1","pages":"251-264"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73504956","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Cook, Shannon M. Skaistis, S. Borden, Dhanya Nair
{"title":"Inquiring About Client Cultural Identities: A Content Analysis of Intake Paperwork","authors":"J. Cook, Shannon M. Skaistis, S. Borden, Dhanya Nair","doi":"10.17744/mehc.42.3.03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17744/mehc.42.3.03","url":null,"abstract":"We assessed clinical intake paperwork (N = 128) from three similar, mid-sized Midwestern counties for cultural variable inclusion and response formats (i.e., checkbox, open-ended) via systematic content analysis. We found no patterns across intakes or geographic area in terms of which cultural variables counselors included on their intake paperwork, though we found consistency in terms of response type. To date, few researchers have examined counselor intake paperwork, specifically cultural variable inclusion, and theoretical recommendations are inconsistent. We suggest that asking about client cultural identities on intake paperwork is a vital first step in the counseling process, demonstrating openness, warmth, and unconditional positive regard as a foundation for the working alliance. We present pertinent literature and research findings and offer recommendations for counseling professionals to strengthen cultural identity inclusion in their intake paperwork.","PeriodicalId":90224,"journal":{"name":"Journal of mental health counseling","volume":"35 1","pages":"220-233"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78395089","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}