For several decades, college counseling centers have struggled to meet a steady rise in demand for services. Research suggests that therapeutic advancements, including psychotropic medication, have led to an increase in students with serious mental illnesses who now represent a significant portion of this demand. Current strategies to meet the…

In this paper we paper evaluate the effectiveness of eight sessions of cognitive analytic therapy (CAT) for treating obsessive morbid jealousy (OMJ), using a mixed-methods A/B with followup single-case design. Ideographic jealousy measures were collected throughout baseline (2 sessions), treatment (6 sessions) and follow-up phases (one session),…

The outcome of a psychodynamic counselling intervention for students seeking psychological help at a university counselling centre in Italy was evaluated by examining its effect on clinical symptoms of the students. The intervention consisted of four counselling sessions and a later three-month follow-up session. The sample (N = 160) was drawn…

Medical, nursing, and other healthcare students undergo specific stressors. Their mental health represents a priority for universities and the entire community. This review aimed to gather evidence about the effectiveness of individual psychological counselling offered by universities to healthcare students. A systematic review was conducted by…

The role of school psychologists in Italy is undefined and insufficiently integrated into their inclusive education system. Unlike in countries like the United States, where school psychology is a well-established profession, Italian school psychologists receive limited training and primarily engage in direct interventions, such as interviews and…

This systematic literature review investigated school counselling needs in East and Southeast Asia based on 109 studies from 14 countries published since 2011. School counselling needs were categorised using an international taxonomy (Morshed & Carey, 2020, Development of a taxonomy of policy levers to promote high quality school-based…

This study aims to identify the effectiveness of a virtual psychological counseling program to activate psychological immunity during the Coronavirus pandemic among students of Mutah University in Jordan. The program was implemented during the second semester of 2019-2020 on a sample of 30 students over 6 weeks period. The results indicated a…

The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of 10 professional school counselors' usage of child-centered play therapy (CCPT). Research participants holding the CCPT credential means that they possessed former training to utilize play therapy in schools. At the time of this study, limited research existed about the experiences of…

Background: Hurricane Harvey struck southeast Texas in August 2017 resulting in widespread destruction and significant emotional distress. Objective: We examined the effectiveness of a transdiagnostic psychotherapeutic intervention delivered to youth with emotional disorders in a large, community health system following this hurricane. Methods:…

Purpose: Effective counseling skills are included in standards of practice by speech-language pathology accrediting and training programs, although many speech-language pathologists (SLPs) continue to report a lack of skills in this area. The purpose of this study was to determine whether SLP graduate students and early career SLPs who have taken…

This research study aimed to understand academic advisors' (AAs) perspectives on their preparedness to address students' mental health concerns during advising sessions. AAs encounter various student challenges ranging from academic and social stressors related to attending college to more serious mental health concerns. These difficulties have…

University students frequently face significant distress. With increasing rates of students accessing University Counseling Center (UCC) services, it is critical for UCCs to provide targeted prevention and intervention efforts. However, researchers have conducted minimal research regarding the relationship of students' declared majors and mental…

This paper reports on the counselling knowledge and skills held and utilised by Papua New Guinean counsellors. Twenty-five counsellors from government and non-government sectors, representing all four regions of PNG, participated in individual in-depth interviews and video-recorded simulated counselling sessions. Counselling knowledge was assessed…

A guide for professional counselors and counseling researchers for calculating and interpreting Percent Improvement as an indicator of clinical significance is provided. Strategies for reporting findings are described and illustrated. Guidelines for contextualizing discussions of clinical significance within the boundaries of psychometric evidence…

Empathy is fundamental to therapeutic change. This engaging and accessible text teaches students the clinical skills they will need as therapists to communicate empathy and help clients change. Slattery and Park begin by outlining a framework for understanding how clients think -- what meaning they give to difficult situations -- and how those…