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New SDS Video Goes Viral!
October 8, 2013
Here at PAR, we are delighted by the positive response to our new
Self-Directed Search®, 5th Edition
. One of the most widely used career interest inventories in the world, the SDS® has been revised to meet the needs of today’s clients.
To help spread the word about the new
SDS® 5th Edition
, we created a humorous video about college planning—or rather, what happens when there isn’t a plan! This video is making its way around the Internet as students, parents, teachers, and counselors are sharing the message that students need reliable tools to help them explore careers and find their future.
So take a moment to enjoy this short video, and if you like it, please share it through e-mail or your favorite social medium.
Introducing the (ahem!) four-year plan…
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Recent NDAA amendment paves way for cross-state PTSD counseling
February 21, 2012
The
National Defense Authorization Act
recently passed by Congress
omitted a key requirement
, possibly making it easier for active-duty military personnel and veterans to receive mental health care.
Previously, mental health practitioners were required to be licensed in the state in which
care was being administered. The removal of this provision means that military personnel and vets located anywhere in the US may be able to receive counseling through video teleconference technology from a mental health professional located elsewhere.
A previous exemption allowed cross-state counseling only if both practitioner and patient were located on federal property, but the new law permits care to be provided at any location, including from a civilian location or even inside a patient’s home.
Limitations still exist, however. The delivery of care via telehealth into service members’ homes is not currently authorized under Tricare policy.
Nearly 20% of service members returning from Iraq and Afghanistan report symptoms of PTSD or major depression, according to a
Rand Corporation study
. And telehealth is a hot topic within the military—last year, the Department of Defense National Center for Telehealth and Technology
launched an online educational tool
that enables combat veterans to learn more about PTSD within a “second life”-type environment.
How do you feel about using telehealth technology to deliver PTSD therapy? What other changes must be made to make this type of counseling more accessible? Weigh in—we’d love to hear what you think.
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What Would You Do?
December 27, 2011
When do suspicions about a client’s behavior become serious enough to warrant calling the authorities? An employee of Three Rivers Mental Health Solutions in Missoula, Montana is asking herself the same question. The
employee was fired after reporting
a client’s
computer search history
for child pornography to police.
The employee, concerned about two children the client babysat, became alarmed after noticing the client’s Web search for “female child nude” and “preteen nude girls.” The mental health worker approached her supervisor to report her concerns, but was advised not to report the client because the situation did not meet the criteria for notifying the authorities. Namely, because no actual child abuse was observed and there were no names or addresses of possible victims, the supervisor said the incident did not warrant calling the police and could be considered engaging in dual roles.
The employee was particularly worried about the safety of the children the client babysat, so she went against her supervisor’s advice and reported the client to police. The client was charged with sexually abusing a child after a DVD of child pornography was found in his home. The employee was consequently fired for her actions.
What do you think about this case? Was this a breach of patient confidentiality? Was the employee right for going to police? Should she have been fired for her actions? How would you have handled this situation?
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Can Animals Help When Psychologists Can’t?
November 22, 2011
Some of the world’s best ideas happen by accident – as did the creation of animal-assisted therapy (AAT). In the 1950s, psychologist Boris Levinson discovered that his dog, Jingles, was able to engage a child with autism in a way that humans had not been able to. Since that time, the theory and practice of using animals in therapeutic ways has grown and a substantial body of research has documented the health benefits unique to the human-animal bond.
The Delta Society
is an organization dedicated to improving people’s lives through positive interactions with animals. The society trains dogs, the most frequently used therapy animals, but also trains cats, birds, reptiles, and more. According to their research, when people hold or stroke an animal, their blood pressure lowers, their ability to be more extroverted and verbal increases, and the individual reports a decreased sense of loneliness and an increase in self-esteem. Another organization, the
Equine Assisted Growth & Learning Association
(EAGALA), focuses specifically on how
horses
and humans work together to improve mental health.
The benefits of animal-assisted therapy have been documented through studies with many different groups, from
children with pervasive developmental disorders
to senior citizens in
assisted living situations
. Studies have even gone so far as to say that statistics show that individuals exposed to AAT in
psychiatric rehabilitation
settings exhibit better outcomes than those in a control group that did not have the benefit of AAT, with the AAT group scoring higher on interaction, sociability, and responsiveness to surroundings. EAGALA has found that equine-assisted therapy has been helpful with at-risk youth, military, veteran, and trauma populations.
Do you use animals in your practice? How have they helped your clients?
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PAR Author Adele Gottfried Recipient of WPA Social Responsibility Award
March 22, 2011
PAR author Adele Eskeles Gottfried, professor of educational psychology and counseling at the California State University at Northridge, is being honored by the Western Psychological Association (WPA) at their convention next month in Los Angeles. Dr. Gottfried, creator of the
Children’s Academic Intrinsic Motivation Inventory (CAIMI)
, has been named recipient of the WPA’s 2011 Social Responsibility Award based on her research in the field of intrinsic motivation that has contributed to enhancing knowledge about children’s motivational development and educational attainment. In recognition of her award, she has received a special invitation to present at the convention; her talk will be entitled, “Searching for Motivation from Childhood through Adulthood: Findings and Implications.” Dr. Gottfried will also present her research on intrinsic motivation at the 2011 Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Biennial Meeting next week in Montreal. This presentation will be entitled, “Developmental Motivation Roots and the Need for Cognition: A 20-Year Longitudinal Study.”
Dr. Gottfried developed the Children’s Academic Intrinsic Motivation Inventory (CAIMI) as a tool to help differentiate motivation from achievement and ability factors in students with academic difficulties. The CAIMI is also useful for counseling students in the general population with regard to academic interests and course selection, in instructional planning to stimulate motivation in weak areas and facilitate intrinsic motivation in strong areas, in providing individualized program planning, and in program and educational evaluation by schools and school districts. In addition, the CAIMI is the basis for the construct of gifted motivation, which addresses the concept that individuals with exceptionally high intrinsic motivation have a history of higher academic competence and functioning. Through the years, the evidence for the validity and stability of the CAIMI has continued to mount. Dr. Gottfried currently has both a book chapter and a journal article in press that extend the CAIMI to leadership literature.
To learn more about Dr. Gottfried’s research,
click here
for her intrinsic motivation bibliography.
Congratulations to Dr. Gottfried on this honor!
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Psychologists by the Numbers
June 2, 2010
34
The percentage of psychologists who are self-employed—mainly as private practitioners.*
12
The percentage of employment growth expected between 2008 and 2018 for the overall field of psychology. Clinical, counseling, and school psychology are expected to grow about 11%, while industrial-organization psychology is expected to grow 26%.*
6,800
The projected number of additional neuropsychologists that will be needed by 2018 to keep up with demand.*
2
The number of states that currently allow appropriately-trained psychologists to prescribe medications (Louisiana and New Mexico).*
170,200
The number of jobs held by psychologists in 2008.*
0.270%
The percentage of the employed population who are psychologists in New Mexico, the state with the highest concentration of psychologists. Massachusetts, New York, Vermont, and Connecticut all have concentrations of more than 0.1% of their respective populations.*
$87,130
The annual mean wage for psychologists in New Jersey, the top paying state for psychologists.*
93,000
According to the American Psychological Association’s (APA) Center for Workforce Studies, the number of practicing psychologists in the U.S.
31
The number of psychologists who are members of a union.*
*Information from the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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