Recently added articles from Adultspan Journal:
Counselor self-care: the discussion begins.(FROM THE EDITOR)(Editorial)
Sep 22, 2009; ... The economic twists and turns of the past year have presented client and counselor challenges that have not been seen in decades. Deep concern about non-health-related issues for adults, such as living conditions and dwindling personal financial assets, has plagued the population as a ...
Family caregivers: psychosocial impacts and clinical needs.
Sep 22, 2009; ... The authors describe how 3 groups of family caregivers (spouses, daughters, and sons) are affected by the caregiving role. In addition, clinical considerations and interventions for mental health professionals working with these different groups of family caregivers are discussed. A ...
Violence survivors with posttraumatic stress disorder: treatment by integrating existential and narrative therapies.(Report)
Sep 22, 2009; ... The author proposes the addition of narrative and existential therapies to current empirically based treatments for victims of interpersonal violence who are experiencing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). A brief history of PTSD, current diagnostic criteria, and cultural influences in ...
Crisis model for older adults: special considerations for an aging population.
Sep 22, 2009; ... As the U.S. population ages, counselors must begin structuring their interactions to meet the unique needs of older adults, especially in the area of crisis intervention. The authors propose a new crisis intervention model that accounts for the needs of older adults in crisis by giving ...
Perceived early childhood family influence, perceived pain self-efficacy, and chronic pain disability: an exploratory study.(Report)
Sep 22, 2009; ... The authors examined, with adult participants, the relationship between perceived early childhood family influence, pain self-efficacy beliefs, and pain-related disability. Perceived pain self-efficacy explained 37% of the variance in chronic pain disability, but perceived early childhood ...