Journal Of Counseling Research Articles

Systematic Review of Intervention Research in Rehabilitation Counseling and Related SettingsFrom 2007 to 2018

PurposeRehabilitation counseling has seen many advances in evidence-based practice in the last decade. The purpose of this study was to provide a review of intervention literature conducted within rehabilitation counseling or related fields from the years 2007–2018.MethodA systematic review of rehabilitation research was conducted, and a total of 163 intervention studies were included in the final sample. Description and analysis include a summary of where and when manuscripts were published, aspects of the intervention (target population, setting, and desired change), and criteria for evaluation of the intervention.ResultsFindings show an increase in the use of intervention research during the period studied while also highlighting several patterns in rehabilitation research relating to the targeted samples, outcomes pursued, and the design of research.ConclusionsThere is much more intervention research being conducted related to rehabilitation counseling process and outcomes than is demonstrated in rehabilitation counseling journals. This systematic review provides a greater understanding of the progress being made through these international research efforts.

장애인 연구 동향 분석: 국내 상담 및 심리치료 학술지를 중심으로

본 연구는 상담 및 심리치료 분야에서 장애인이 어떻게 논의되고 이해되어 왔는지를 파악하고, 나아가 추후 연구의 필요성 및 방향성을 제시하는 데 목적이 있다. 이를 위해 본 연구에서는 상담 및 심리치료 분야의 학회지 6개(상담학연구, 상담 및 심리치료, 인간이해, 초등상담연구, 청소년상담연구, 한국아동심리치료학회지)에 출판된 38편의 논문을 연구의 기초사항, 연구 주제, 연구 대상자, 방법론 등을 중심으로 분석하였다. 분석 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 장애인 관련 논문은 연도별로 대략 1~2편이 발간되었다. 둘째, 분석 대상인 6개 학회지 중 5개의 장애인 관련 논문 편수가 해당 학회지에서 출판된 전체 논문의 1% 미만으로 나타났다. 셋째, 장애를 가진 가족구성원이 있는 비장애 가족의 경험에 대한 연구가 다른 주제에 비해 상대적으로 많이 이루진 것으로 나타났다. 넷째, 적은 편수에도 불구하고, 비교적 다양한 ㅇ연구 방법론이 활용된 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 분석 결과는 추후 상담 및 심리치료 분야에서의 장애인 관련 연구가 양적으로 증가할 필요가 있으며, 장애인 당사자에 대한 연구가 더 활발히 이루어져야 한다는 점을 시사한다.

From Christ to Compassion: The Changing Language of Pastoral Care

AbstractThe rise of neurology, psychology, and psychiatry over the last 100 years has challenged the clergy's historical monopoly on dealing with “personal problems” and mental well‐being. In this study, I document the changing language of pastoral care by analyzing over seventy years of academic articles in the Journal of Pastoral Care and Counseling (N = 4,054) using structural topic modeling. Ultimately, I reveal a linguistic shift from the universal to the particular as pastoral care professionals drop language of human nature and morality for that of individual narratives. I also find a decline of overtly religious language since the 1950s in favor of a more ecumenical language of spirituality, hope, and presence. Both of these trends take place alongside a push for “evidence‐based” pastoral care. Together, these linguistic shifts offer insight into a seventy‐year struggle to provide authentic religious care in a world of competing alternatives.

Introduction: The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Counselling Psychology

Over the past 30 years, the field of counselling psychology has experienced many new insights and shifting practices into counsellor education, practitioner and faculty scholarship, and larger systems including post-secondary institutions, accreditation councils, and regulatory bodies. One of the central contributions to this expanding landscape is the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). In this introduction to the present special issue of Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy, the authors outline the trends and developments in SoTL and discuss current applications of SoTL to the field of counselling psychology. They highlight the importance of these applications for moving the field of counselling forward. Each of the four articles within this special issue is described briefly through the lens of its contributions to SoTL within counselling psychology.

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Journal of Multicultural Counseling and DevelopmentVolume 49, Issue 1 p. 1-1 Issue InformationFree Access TOC First published: 03 January 2021 https://doi.org/10.1002/jmcd.12142AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Volume49, Issue1January 2021Pages 1-1 RelatedInformation

Considering beginning counsellors' development of "self" in a personcentred and dramaturgical space.

The counselling space is a safe, controlled, and closed environment in which personal realities can be reflected upon and challenged. In training, this space becomes a stage where the novice counsellor/actor is attempting to make a favourable impression on their client, educator, and supervisor audiences. Here they test out newly acquired knowledge and rehearse and refine an ideal professional counselling self - a self that is initially experienced as dissonant and unfamiliar. To examine this transition from temporary professional counsellor persona to a more fully realised counsellor self this exploration takes a wholly Eurocentric stance in its conscious decision to present two seminal counselling and sociological theories. Carl Rogers's (1961) distinguished and influential theory of self, and Erving Goffman's (1969) unconventional dramaturgy of self-presentation, which uses the imagery of theatre to examine face-to-face interactions. In the former, and exemplified in their working relations with clients, beginning counsellors aspire to become independent, fully functioning persons. In the latter, counsellors in training are effective as actors when their collaborative work with clients achieves mutually believable and successful performances. This discussion invites further comment from counsellors, educators and supervisors on the value of considering this normative phase in the beginning counsellor's training from diverse perspectives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of New Zealand Journal of Counselling is the property of New Zealand Association of Counsellors and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Walking a tightrope: A balancing act by school counsellors.

When clients report harm or abuse to a counsellor and the threshold of "imminent harm" is not met, the counsellor faces potentially competing ethical imperatives. While reporting or informing others can bring safety, it can also harm relationships, including the therapeutic alliance. Focussing on the context of school counselling, this article makes a case for the relative autonomy of counsellors if they wish to consult with other professionals to help clarify their ethical, moral, and legal obligations. We argue that counsellors need not inform clients that such consultation has occurred. In addition, this article explores language that preserves the therapeutic relationship and advocates for a collaborative response to harm reduction that wherever possible prioritises client choice and agency around matters of disclosure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of New Zealand Journal of Counselling is the property of New Zealand Association of Counsellors and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Supervision and continuing professional development: Supervisors' hopes for meaningful, supervision-supported CPD.

Continuing professional development (CPD) is now embedded into the New Zealand Association of Counsellors (NZAC) practices, such as its members' supervision, processes for membership renewal and applications for annual practicing certificates. Since its implementation in 2017, a number of developments have been made to NZAC CPD requirements, and in 2020 the process went online. During the same year, six experienced supervisors participated in a small-scale study in which they were interviewed about their experiences of the CPD process and its effects on supervision. The research project was part of a postgraduate paper in professional supervision and worked to introduce and engage researcher-students, all of whom were experienced counselling practitioners, in a supervised collaborative project. This article offers a review of literature on CPD and supervision, and presents the new findings about supervisors' hopes for meaningful, supervision-supported CPD. The findings highlighted limitations with current competencies for CPD and questioned these competencies as reflecting dominant Pākehā constructions of counselling and therefore, having effects for Māori practitioners. The study also revealed a tension between treating professional development as a requirement to be accounted for and hopes for supervision as a space to reflect on and shape future professional development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of New Zealand Journal of Counselling is the property of New Zealand Association of Counsellors and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

How common is brief counselling in New Zealand?

Brief counselling is pervasive in the international counselling and therapy literature. Average sessions per client of fewer than ten are the rule, not the exception, and the modal number of sessions is most often one. Earlier data from New Zealand were consistent with these findings (Manthei, 2017), and more recent research has provided additional support. This additional research is summarised in this article and the implications for counsellor-educators and practitioners discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of New Zealand Journal of Counselling is the property of New Zealand Association of Counsellors and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Message from editor

Message from Editor
 
 Dear reader,
 
 It is a privilege for us to publish Volume 10, Number 3, of the Global Journal of Guidance and Counseling: Current Perspectives. The COVID-19 pandemic which surfaced in 2019 spread throughout the world, slowing down activities in various sectors. Most people have lost a sense of balance as a result of the pandemic. We therefore see the need to offer guidance and counselling to our readers, to help them maintain a balance amid this global pandemic.
 The five (5) papers published in this current issue were carefully selected from a list of submitted papers. The current issue covers papers submitted from five different countries from three continents. The papers which were submitted by researchers from Northern Cyprus, Ghana, Iran, Nigeria and Zimbabwe cover a list of topics including; Examining the relationship between academic procrastination behaviours and problematic Internet usage of high school students during the COVID-19 pandemic period; Relationship between personality factors and marital conflict resolution strategies among spouses in Abuja Municipal Area Council FCT Abuja; Peer pressure as a predictor of career decision-making among high school students in Midlands Province, Zimbabwe; Influence of demographic factors on guidance needs of teacher trainees in Ghana; Self-efficacy and identity statuses in students of Iran.
 We would like to appreciate our highly skilled authors for their inputs and submissions for this issue. Our reviewers also worked hard to make sure the quality of accepted papers were of high quality and we acknowledge their efforts. Many thanks to our publishing team as well. 
 We desire that this issue inspires you and keeps you expectant for the next issue. Enjoy reading!!
 
 
 Best regards
 Prof. Dr. Kobus Maree 
 Editor 
 

Content analysis of Journal of Genetic Counseling research articles: A multi-year perspective.

Content analyses of published papers in journals inform readers, editors, and members of the profession about historical publication patterns and how the journal has represented the field. This study is a content analysis of original research papers published in the Journal of Genetic Counseling from January 2011 through December 2017. This is the first study of its kind for the flagship journal of the National Society of Genetic Counseling. Of 794 papers published in the 7-year period, 428 were original research included in the analysis. Content analysis yielded categories reflecting the types of data analyses, genetic counseling practice specialties, characteristics of the study sample, and major topics/issues investigated in each study. There was an overall positive linear trend in the number of articles published during this period (p=.002). Approximately equal percentages of studies used qualitative (34%), quantitative (31%), and mixed (35%) analyses, and these proportions did not vary significantly across volumes (p=.73). Cancer (27%), prenatal (13.3%), and general genetics (12.6%) were the most prevalent specialties represented. The number of studies about prenatal and pediatrics was less, and the number of studies about neurogenetics was greater than would be expected based on the clinical workforce (p<.001). Patients were the most common sample (55.6%). While there was a significant increase in the number of articles with diverse samples (p=.001), the proportion of such articles did not increase over time (p=.86). The most common content areas were genetic counseling practice (16.8%); attitudes, perceptions, and beliefs about genetics services (16.1%); and decision-making (14.5%). In contrast, relatively few studies focused on laboratory genetic counselor, male, gender non-conforming, and adoptee populations. The trends and gaps highlighted in this content analysis can inform future research endeavors.

Advocating for Ourselves, Advocating for Our Communities: Canadian Counselling Psychology Into the Next Decade and Beyond

This special issue of Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy is an outgrowth of the landmark 2018 Canadian Counselling Psychology Conference called “Advocating for Ourselves, Advocating for Our Communities: Canadian Counselling Psychology Into the Next Decade and Beyond.” This conference centred on seven working groups: the future of counselling psychology education and training in Canada, foregrounding clinical practice and clinical supervision within the field of Canadian counselling psychology, student advocacy in Canadian counselling psychology, responding to the TRC in Canadian counselling psychology, internationalization of counselling psychology, the role of Canadian counselling psychology in advocating for the needs of members of under-represented groups, and the responsibility of Canadian counselling psychology to reach systems, organizations, and policy-makers. This introduction highlights the seven articles included in this special issue, each of which summarizes the discussion included within one working group and elaborates upon topics that emerged within each working group discussion. We expect that, after reading the articles contained within this special issue, readers will be able to experience some of the intellectual stimulation and inspiration felt by many who attended the working groups in person. We also hope that this collection of articles will inspire those who did not attend the conference to advocate for and to help increase the presence and the influence of Canadian counselling psychology locally, provincially, nationally, and globally as it seeks to promote the best interests of the various communities it serves.

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Journal of Counseling & DevelopmentVolume 99, Issue 1 p. 1-2 Issue InformationFree to Read TOC First published: 10 December 2020 https://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.12274AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Volume99, Issue1January 2021Pages 1-2 RelatedInformation

A Meta-Study of Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation (CORE): An Analysis of Publication Characteristics from 2010–2019

Articles published in Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation (CORE) from 2010–2019 were analyzed using meta-study procedures for trends over time related to author characteristics (e.g., gender, work setting, domicile, leading contributors and institutions) and article content (e.g., typology, research methodology, characteristics of participants, research design, statistics used, report of effect size, reliability and validity). Nearly all author and article characteristics displayed stable trends over time. The proportion of research articles increased significantly and CORE now joins the upper echelon of counseling family journals at a rate of more than 75%. CORE is in some ways leading counseling journals in best practice methods and high-quality standards of research publications. CORE publishes among the highest proportions of research articles, true and quasi-experimental research designs, and intervention studies. As such, CORE is fulfilling its mission of providing outcome research and program evaluation evidence of effective counseling practices.

Please Wait for the Host to Start This Meeting: A Push for H.R. 3235 Amid COVID-19.

Please Wait for the Host to Start This Meeting: A Push for H.R. 3235 Amid COVID-19.

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Journal of Multicultural Counseling and DevelopmentVolume 48, Issue 4 p. 209-209 Issue InformationFree Access TOC First published: 10 October 2020 https://doi.org/10.1002/jmcd.12135AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Volume48, Issue4October 2020Pages 209-209 RelatedInformation

Naturalness, Personality, and Mindfulness Predict EcoWellness: Implications for Counseling Practice

This study explored the role of individual differences in relation to overall EcoWellness (Reese and Myers in Journal of Counseling & Development, 90, 400-406, 2012) in a sample of online participants situated in the United States. Data were collected through self-report measures of mindfulness, personality traits, EcoWellness, and perceived naturalness of environmental settings. Aspects of mindfulness, greater perceived naturalness, extraversion, agreeableness, and openness predicted overall EcoWellness. Thus, individuals who scored higher on these traits were more likely to be regarded as EcoWell. These findings give insight to who might benefit from counseling interventions targeting EcoWellness and help to further build a conceptual understanding of the concept of EcoWellness in the international counseling literature.

Counseling Military Populations: A Content Analysis of Counseling Journals From 1998 to 2018

Mental health scholarship of military populations is largely guided by researchers in psychiatry and psychology. Recent advocacy efforts have created increased opportunities for professional counselors to serve military clients, but the research within the profession has yet to be explored. A content analysis of 23 professional counseling journals from June 1998 to June 2018 was conducted to determine military population research trends. Findings indicated that counselors are researching topics similar to those of other mental health fields, such as posttraumatic stress, but are contributing to those topics conceptually rather than empirically. Topical areas in which counselors do produce more empirical studies include career counseling, and these studies relied on college student veteran populations. Suggestions for incorporating the philosophical principles of counseling into future research are provided to inform the trajectory of military scholarship in the profession.

Fabry Disease practice resource: Focused revision

Fabry Disease practice resource: Focused revision

A Content Analysis of the Counseling Literature on Technology Integration: American Counseling Association (ACA) Counseling Journals between 2000 and 2018.

This content analysis provides an overview of articles specific to technology integration in the field of counseling published in American Counseling Association (ACA) journals between the years 2000 and 2018. In addition to the number of articles on this topic published during this time period, the study identified other aspects such as authors and institutional affiliations; methodology, study locations, and application settings; target populations and sample characteristics; and areas and types of technology integration. Recommendations are provided for counseling research in general and for future research extending from specific circumstances such as the COVID-19 pandemic.