Monthly Archives: August 2012
Counselors With Personal Issues: Empathetic Healer Or Impaired Provider?
It’s an open secret among mental health professionals that many of us have entered the field due to our own personal issues. It may be because we have experienced for ourselves the incredible transformation brought about through the healing power … Continue reading
Top Seven Things You Can Do To Avoid Graduate School Burnout
Graduate school can be challenging for anyone, but learning how to be a counselor presents its own unique challenges. Because we are learning how to listen to, think about, and talk to people with emotional problems we are at higher … Continue reading
Discover Your Theoretical Orientation
Your theoretical orientation is one of the most important decisions you will make as a counselor. Right along with your area of specialty and populations you serve, your theoretical orientation plays a large role in determining your professional identity. Or, as … Continue reading
Why Conversion Therapy Is Controversial
Conversion therapy, or psychotherapy to repair homosexuality, is controversial. If you believe that homosexuality is due to biological factors, then conversion therapy really won’t work. But, if it is true that homosexuality is a choice, conversion therapy could be a … Continue reading
