Diverse Populations
Essays

School counseling in the past has been considered an ancillary part of education; nice to have, but not really necessary (Scarborough & Luke, 2008). It has been one of the first things cut in a school budget if trimming…

¶ … personal theory of career and guidance counseling. In order to effectively accomplish this task, it is important to consider a review of pertinent career/vocational and career guidance counseling theories that have…

Conduct a data analysis of a problem that you perceive can be improved through health education/health promotion activities.

The need for school-based mental health programs in inner-city schools.

There is much debate and contention about secular as opposed to religious approaches to counseling - which is in effect a reflection of the secular / religious divide in contemporary culture.

Although conflict constitutes "an inevitable, natural process in important romantic relationships and can contribute positively to the relationship's creation and stability," when a husband and a wife do not resolve…

Interracial relationships have long been at the forefront of debate in the United States and throughout the world. In fact interracial relationships were once illegal and some were punished by death if they were found…

The Tuskegee Study was intended to examine the long-term side effects of untreated syphilis. It tracked a group of 600 poor African-American men in Alabama, 399 who had syphilis and the rest who did not, for over 40…

Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is a form of behavior therapy aimed at treating various different disorders, most commonly major depressive disorder. It developed from an interaction between cognitive therapy and behavior therapy, which is known as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). It adds the component of mindfulness, which is more than simply changing what a person perceives, but how those perceptions are made. The goal of MBCT is to increase awareness of thoughts and feelings, so that a person can accurately label his thoughts and separate them from self-image or self-perception. This paper will examine MBCT including: major tenets and historical developments; conceptual and philosophical foundations; therapeutic technique; human development; personality; psychopathology; presumed mode of therapeutic action; goals for treatment; strengths and limitations of the orientation; application in diverse and multi-cultural contexts; and review and critique of the scientific evidence.

Although counselors work in a wide range of treatment settings, including healthcare institutions, organizations of all types and sizes in both the private and public sectors and even academia, they share some…