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Tips for Making a Career Change to Counseling

Before making a career change to counseling, identifying the hard and soft skills the job requires and performing a self-assessment are important. While this may seem intimidating, many professionals… Read More

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How to Build and Strengthen Your Counseling Network

Building a solid professional network in the mental health field fosters collaboration and knowledge-sharing among peers; provides professional development opportunities; and helps practitioners stay… Read More

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What Makes a Good Mental Health Counselor?

Skilled counselors are positioned to respond to the growing demand for mental health services. Newcomers to the field can develop good counseling skills and professional dispositions through their… Read More

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Telehealth in Mental Health Counseling: Benefits and Barriers

As technology becomes both more sophisticated and more accessible to the public, the opportunities for remote mental health services have multiplied. Continuing education training and advanced degree… Read More

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Mental Health Counseling vs. Social Work

Completing an advanced degree, such as an online Master’s in Counseling, can prepare graduates with the high-quality education needed to help clients struggling with mental health and life issues.… Read More

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The Top Three Counseling Professions

In the United States, three primary counseling professions can help close the widening gap for counseling services, including career counseling, school counseling, and clinical mental health… Read More

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How School Counseling Is Changing

Nearly every role in education has experienced major shifts over the past few years, and the job of the school counselor is no exception. From checking in on students who do not show up for virtual… Read More

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How Has Technology Changed Counseling

As the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the need for therapy sessions to be made available virtually, rapid developments took place at the intersection of technology and mental health. From telehealth… Read More

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How to Become a Clinical Mental Health Counselor in Ohio

Ohio has higher rates of mental illness, substance abuse and drug-related deaths than almost any other state. It needs compassionate mental health providers now more than ever, and you can be a part… Read More

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