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Pharmacology Training Of Counselors, Jessica Fanguy Cortez, Chris Rachal
Pharmacology Training Of Counselors, Jessica Fanguy Cortez, Chris Rachal
Louisiana Journal of Counseling
As the use of psychotropic medications to treat mental illness increases across the lifespan, the need for psychopharmacology training for counselors intensifies. Research by Sepulveda (2011) concluded that counselor educators are not overwhelmingly supportive of including a psychopharmacology course in CACREP–approved school counselor curricula. Expanding on Sepulveda’s (2011) work, our findings indicate that most CACREP-approved counseling programs do not offer psychological or psychopharmacology courses. Most program directors favor such courses in their programs, and agree that licensed counselors are routinely confronted with medication issues in professional settings. But despite the fact that most programs lack training in psychopharmacology, directors believe …
Educating Counselors-In-Training To Work With Parents Of Minors, Krystal M. Vaughn, Erin M. Dugan, Kellie G. Camelford
Educating Counselors-In-Training To Work With Parents Of Minors, Krystal M. Vaughn, Erin M. Dugan, Kellie G. Camelford
Louisiana Journal of Counseling
Counselor education programs offer numerous opportunities for students to receive the necessary knowledge, skills, and experiences to become professional counselors. However, due to limited time, there are areas in the program that are not covered in-depth for various reasons. One such area where students may lack educational or clinical training is in the preparation of working with minors, and more specifically, the treatment of minors surrounding parental consultation practice patterns. The purpose of this article is to define parent consultation, review ethical and legal considerations when working with minors, and to provide counselor educators considerations to utilize when preparing counselors-in-training …