The graying of the baby boomers

Experts contend that the counseling profession could position itself as an indispensable provider of expert services to aging baby boomers — or find itself virtually shut off from this unique generation in the not-too-distant future

By Jonathan Rollins

The graying of the baby boom generation is a good news-bad news proposition for the counseling profession. The good news? Numerous mental health experts believe baby boomers have largely come to disregard the stigma that their parents once so strongly attached to mental health services. As a result, many professionals anticipate that baby boomers will readily partake of counseling services as they deal with issues of aging. (Read More...)

Getting educated on psychopharmaceuticals

Counselors don't have prescription privileges, but they do have every reason to become more knowledgeable about drugs being used to treat emotional disorders

By Kathryn Foxhall

Depending on the incidents or data one has reference to, psychopharmaceutical use in children and adolescents today is helpful, harmful, overenthusiastic or downright scary. And all of those factors are valid reasons for counselors to know more about the medications and how they are used, say many counselors and researchers. (Read More...)

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