CS Features – Expert Interviews, Guides, Professional Advocacy & Research in Counseling

Joining a counseling profession is about more than understanding licensing requirements and reading step-by-step guides. This is a profession committed to continued education, listening, and learning. To be a successful counselor or therapist, you have to be engaged with and aware of the larger conversations in the community.

Whether you are just starting your counseling career or already working in the field, CS features cover topics relevant to you. It holds scholarship and resource guides, expert interviews, tips for avoiding burnout and compassion fatigue, discussions of the latest academic research, and detailed analyses of the most pressing advocacy issues within counseling professions. Overall, we bring you into the conversation around the biggest issues in counseling and professions today.

An Expert’s Guide to Fighting Coronavirus Fatigue and Seasonal Depression

Calendar Icon 12/23/20 Nina Chamlou

As we approach the one year mark of living in a global pandemic, communities around the world are suffering from what experts are calling “pandemic fatigue”—the feeling of exhaustion of life in the new normal. The endurance and sense of unity that many of us felt months ago at the beginning of the crisis is beginning to dissipate, and in its place is a feeling of restlessness and impatience.

Covid-19 and Mental Health: How Will the Pandemic Impact Children in the Long Term?

Calendar Icon 12/16/20 Vanessa Salvia

When the coronavirus became a household word earlier this year, the world quickly shifted. We all had to perform many daily tasks differently—from how we grocery shopped to how we cleaned our homes, from how we worked to how we cared for our children. Developmental psychologists quickly recognized how much this impacted the daily lives of parents, and by extension, that of their children.

An Expert on the Long-Term Effects of Covid-19 Social Isolation

Calendar Icon 12/10/20 Matt Zbrog

Lockdown measures and social distancing have a critical role to play in curbing the Covid-19 pandemic, but they come with the side effects of social isolation and loneliness, which have been proven to have harmful effects on the public.

Mental Health Disabilities & Employment: An Interview with the U.S. Department of Labor

Calendar Icon 11/24/20 Cevia Yellin

Started in 2001, the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) is a non-regulatory federal agency housed in the U.S. Department of Labor. ODEP’s primary objective is to eliminate barriers to the employment and training of individuals with disabilities.

Treating Narcissists: The Psychology of Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NBD)

Calendar Icon 11/17/20 Nina Chamlou

Variations of the word narcissism, which comes from a Greek myth about a handsome youth named Narcissus who fell in love with his own reflection, have been around for millennia. But in the early 20th century, Sigmund Freud published a paper on narcissism, generating interest from the psychology community. It has since been seen as a legitimate psychological condition.

Can You Change Someone’s Mind? An Expert on How to Bridge the Political Divide

Calendar Icon 11/02/20 Rachel Drummond, MEd

The pandemic of 2020 has caused worldwide suffering, but could it be what bridges the bipartisan gap in America? Read on to learn what a leadership psychology professor has to say on political persuasion.

Why People Are Drawn to Cults – The Psychology of Brainwashing

Calendar Icon 10/28/20 Nina Chamlou

Dr. Patrick O’Reilly has served as an expert witness on cults, gangs, undue influence, and false confessions.

A Guide to FORCE & Other Resources for Those Affected by Hereditary Cancers

Calendar Icon 10/01/20 Cevia Yellin

Briana Arnold was eight years old when her mother was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, and twelve when her mom passed away from the disease. A decade later, Arnold’s college advisor suggested she speak to a geneticist about her own risk of cancer due to her family history. This led to a referral from her doctor for genetic testing and the discovery that she carries the BRCA 1 mutation.

Does Medicare Reimburse in Mental Health Services?

Calendar Icon 09/09/20 Kenneth Parker

Discover the challenges, complexities, and intricacies of Medicare disbursements for mental health coverage.

Why Are Mental Health Issues More Prevalent Among Certain Groups?

Calendar Icon 09/01/20 Becca Brewer, MEd

There are four common underpinnings to struggles with mental health: isolation, a lack of access to fundamental rights and services, exclusion, and prejudice.