This research study utilizes a consensual qualitative research (CQR) design to investigate how the COVID-19 pandemic affected how counselor educators use technology. Research suggests that technology use in counselor education was steadily becoming more integrated before the onset of the pandemic. Following March 2020, there was an observable…

This study examined the contribution of affirmative training and implicit bias on affectional identity counselor competencies among new professionals. Data were collected from June to August 2023. New professionals from across the four geographic regions of the United States (N = 92) completed an online Qualtrics survey comprised of four…

The purpose of this research was to explore master-level counseling students' lived experiences when taking online counselor education courses within the past five years (i.e., 2017-2022). Traditionally, counselor education programs and classes are offered through in-person learning modalities. However, the increased movement and utilization of…

Counseling theories created by White theorists have traditionally failed to consider the religious or spiritual experiences of Black clients. Integration of Black liberation theology and narrative therapy provides a novel approach to support counseling trainees in meeting the needs of Black clients. Decolonizing therapeutic strategies are…

Our Q method exploration of counselor educators' perspectives of minimally acceptable cognitive complexity (CC) in trainees at the end of internship yielded two factors: Trainee's Conceptual Integration Ability and Trainee's Ability to Apply Integrated Knowledge. Implications for teaching, supervision, and research pertinent to assessment of and…

In this study, we explored variation in religious value conflict navigation through a Q-sort procedure of strategies for reaching an affirming stance toward counseling lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) clients. Factor analysis of the correlation matrix revealed a five-factor solution accounting for 63% of the variance. We…

The evaluation of clinical mental health counseling competencies is essential for preparation programs. Therefore, our article (a) reviews the developmental nature of counselors-in-training, (b) presents the importance of quality evaluation measures, (c) introduces the Assessment of Clinical Mental Health Counseling Competencies, and (d) offers…

The purpose of this interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) study was to garner a greater understanding of professional counselors' experiences and understandings of the role and boundary changes in their personal relationships following counselor education and preparation. Additionally and interrelatedly, professional counselors'…

Most individuals receiving mental health treatment have trauma histories, yet counselors and counselor educators trained in traditional counseling programs have insufficient background in trauma and trauma-informed care. Here, we describe the literature-supported approach we use to integrate trauma knowledge and competencies across the graduate…

Supervision is an essential aspect of counselor development. Supervisors should have the necessary qualifications to provide effective supervision. The difficulties encountered and ethical problems can make the supervision they provide ineffective or harmful. As emphasized in the supervision literature, supervisors may unwittingly offer…

Poverty is a pressing yet overlooked sociopolitical issue in the United States. Poverty experiences include social and economic barriers limiting access and increasing mental health illnesses (Hodgkinson et al., 2017). Poverty is problematic due to the impact on society-at-large, including physical and social implications, such as lack of…

Social work education programs in the U.S. are accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. Amendments made to the 2022 competencies reflect antiracism language, which requires assessment opportunities in the classroom moving forward. An assessment tool that assesses efficacy across the four domains, specifically related to antiracism, is…

This article aims to address issues of culture in counselling, with a particular emphasis on the links between culture, action, and counselling. It also addresses how action can be incorporated into counselling, with contextual action theory as an integrative framework. To this end, the article reviews the notion of culture and a general…

Eating disorder mental health literacy (ED-MHL) refers to one's knowledge and beliefs about eating disorders which aid their recognition, management, and prevention. While programs accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) are recognized for the content and quality of their programs, they…

For the last decade, psychiatric hospitalization rates for children and adolescents have significantly increased, taking many students out of school to receive appropriate care (Clemens et al., 2011; Hall & DuBois, 2020; Leeb et al., 2020). Furthermore, recent trends show that students experience considerably shorter psychiatric stays focused…