Showing papers in "Journal of Counseling and Development in 2018"

Examining the Effectiveness of Integrated Behavioral and Primary Health Care Treatment

Abstract: Each year, approximately 61.5 million Americans, or one in five adults, experience some form of mental illness (National Institute of Mental Health [NIMH], n.d.-a, n.d.-b). Of these persons, 13.6 million are diagnosed as having a serious mental illness (SMI; NIMH, n.d.-b). The term SMI refers to a classification of disorders resulting in severe functional impairment for a period greater than 12 months (Insel, 2013; Kessler et al., 2003). Examples of SMIs include the diagnoses of major depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia (National Alliance on Mental Illness, 2014). Among persons diagnosed with SMI, there is a disproportionately higher mortality rate from treatable physical health conditions such as cardiovascular disease and pulmonary disease, when compared to the general population with similar primary health care illnesses, as a result of not accessing the appropriate sector of care or receiving ineffective services in a specialized sector of care (Druss, Zhao, Von Esenwein, Morrato, & Marcus, 2011; Mardone, Snyder, & Paradise, 2014). According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA; 2012), only 40% of persons diagnosed with mental illness, including SMI, sought professional treatment from 2011 to 2012. Numerous reasons exist as to why persons with mental illness abstain from services, including the stigma associated with receiving health care services and perceived or actual barriers inhibiting them from seeking help (Clement et al., 2015; O’Connor, Martin, Weeks, & Ong, 2014). Consequently, barriers to the access and use of appropriate mental health services have had a devastating

Implications for Wellness‐Based Supervision and Professional Quality of Life

Abstract: This study evaluated the efficacy of the Wellness Model of Supervision (WELMS; Lenz & Smith, 2010) for promoting changes across counselors-in-training perceptions of professional quality of life. Participants were three women who identified as Caucasian (n = 1) and Hispanic (n = 2), enrolled in a CACREP accredited program. Results of a single case research design (SCRD) with multiple baselines indicated the WELMS was efficacious across client-CIT interactions on professional quality of life.