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Skip to content About us Writing guidelines ACA Website Advertising -- Search for: A Publication of the American Counseling Association Download this month's full edition Cover Stories Features Knowledge Share Member Insights Online Exclusives Archives Lessons learned from a community crisis The small city of Charlottesville, Virginia, was left reeling after a large-scale White nationalist rally resulted in deadly violence in 2017, but a community of counselors quickly coalesced to offer help and hope — and to better plan for future crises. READ MORE Choosing your path wisely Veteran counseling professionals tackle a dozen of the most frequently voiced questions from novice counselors pertaining to navigating career options. READ MORE Techniques for helping children navigate anxiety related to COVID-19 The deepening of a connection to a loved one can be a reassuring experience when a child’s sense of safety has been compromised due to the unforeseen circumstances families find themselves in currently. READ MORE School counseling in the time of the coronavirus School counselors are doing their best to maintain the social and emotional well-being of students in an educational environment unlike any other. READ MORE Helping clients develop a healthy relationship with social media Social media has an outsize influence on many people, making it imperative that counselors provide education, guidance and strategies to ensure that clients take control of the role it plays in their lives. READ MORE Cover Stories Helping clients develop a healthy relationship with social media Social media has an outsize influence on many people, making it imperative that counselors provide education, guidance and strategies to ensure that clients take control of the role it plays in their lives. Knowledge Share Lessons learned from a community crisis The small city of Charlottesville, Virginia, was left reeling after a large-scale White nationalist rally resulted in deadly violence in 2017, but a community of counselors quickly coalesced to offer help and hope — and to better plan for future crises. Features Choosing your path wisely Veteran counseling professionals tackle a dozen of the most frequently voiced questions from novice counselors pertaining to navigating career options. Online Exclusives Techniques for helping children navigate anxiety related to COVID-19 The deepening of a connection to a loved one can be a reassuring experience when a child’s sense of safety has been compromised due to the unforeseen circumstances families find themselves in currently. Features School counseling in the time of the coronavirus School counselors are doing their best to maintain the social and emotional well-being of students in an educational environment unlike any other. Online Exclusives Using existential-humanistic psychotherapy in the treatment of COVID-19 survivors Existential-humanistic psychotherapy can be a helpful method for counselors to guide clients through the many stages of their COVID-19 journey. Online Exclusives Voice of Experience: The miracle of 28 days This current pandemic is changing the way we do business, and that change isn’t going away when the virus eventually fades away. I predict that some of our clients will never choose to go back to the way it was. And maybe they shouldn’t. Member Insights Self-injury: An overview for counselors By building an understanding of the motivations for nonsuicidal self-injury, counselors can develop detailed plans that address clients’ underlying issues. Online Exclusives Solution-focused tools to help school counselors in a pandemic Practical and efficient, solution-focused counseling tools are a good fit for school counselors working in the virtual school climate brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Subscribe to CT Online via email Stay in the loop! Enter your email address to subscribe and receive an email anytime a new article is posted at CT Online. Email Address Subscribe Tweets by @ACA_CTOnline Recently posted Lessons learned from a community crisis CEO’s Message: How many more? From the President: October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month Choosing your path wisely Techniques for helping children navigate anxiety related to COVID-19 Cover Stories Features Knowledge Share Member Insights Online Exclusives Archives © 2020, American Counseling Association . All Rights Reserved....