More bilingual mental health counselors needed to serve as language brokers

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (40) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Valerie A. Canady
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Counselors ◽  
Language Brokers

Caught in the Middle: Spanish-Speaking Bilingual Mental Health Counselors as Language Brokers

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 341-352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward A. Delgado-Romero ◽  
Jhokania De Los Santos ◽  
Vineet S. Raman ◽  
Jennifer N. Merrifield ◽  
Marjory S. Vazquez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
The United States ◽  
Psychological Services ◽  
Mental Health Counselors ◽  
Counseling Services ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Health Counseling ◽  
Spanish Speaking ◽  
Language Brokers ◽  
Training And Research

Literature regarding language brokering has primarily focused on family and community members serving as language brokers. However, bilingual mental health counselors often find themselves serving as language brokers as well. In this article we focus on bilingual mental health counselors who work with the growing Spanish-speaking immigrant population in the United States. We examine bilingual counselors without formal training in Spanish who serve as language brokers, and examine the ethical and professional challenges they face. Such challenges highlight the complexities of living in two worlds and providing psychological services in two languages. In examining their roles as language brokers, we discuss implications for future mental health counseling practice, training, and research. We present the ¡BIEN! Bilingual and Bicultural Counseling Services model for training counselors to deliver services to Spanish-speaking clients, along with recommendations for training programs.

scholarly journals Neuroeducation: Integrating Brain-Based Psychoeducation into Clinical Practice

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raissa Miller
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Clinical Assessment ◽  
Mental Health Counselors ◽  
Counselor Competence ◽  
Effective Interventions ◽  
Neuroscience Research ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Learning Principles

Understanding and integrating neuroscience research into clinical practice represents a rapidly growing area in mental health. An expanding body of neuroscience literature increasingly informs clinical practice by validating theory, guiding clinical assessment and conceptualization, directing effective interventions, and facilitating cross-disciplinary communication. Little attention, however, has been given to the use of neuroeducation with clients. In this article, the author provides mental health counselors with a definition of neuroeducation and a rationale for incorporating neuroeducation into clinical practice. The author identifies common neuroeducation topics and offers activity suggestions to illustrate their use in counseling. Finally, the author offers best practices for implementing neuroeducation, including attention to counselor competence, client readiness, and neuroscience of learning principles. Implications for research are also discussed.

Ethical Dimensions of Diagnosing: Considerations for Clinical Mental Health Counselors

2010 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria E. Kress ◽  
Rachel M. Hoffman ◽  
Karen Eriksen
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Counselors

An Exploration of Clinical Mental Health Counselors’ Attitudes Toward Professional Identity and Interprofessionalism

2022 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-81
Author(s):  
Jennifer L. Klein ◽  
Eric T. Beeson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Identity Development ◽  
Professional Identity ◽  
Interprofessional Education ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Codes Of Ethics ◽  
The United States ◽  
Mental Health Counselors ◽  
The University ◽  
High Degree

Opportunities for clinical mental health counselors to practice in interprofessional settings are likely to increase as the larger health care system in the United States evolves. While aspects of interprofessionalism are embedded in the codes of ethics of the counseling profession, discussion of identity has primarily been focused on intraprofessional identity. To concurrently assess intraprofessional identity, interprofessionalism, and interprofessional identity, a study was conducted with clinical mental health counselors (CMHCs) using the Professional Identity Scale in Counseling–Short Form (PISC-S) and the University of West of England Interprofessional Questionnaire (UWE IPQ). Results indicated that CMHCs place importance on both intra- and interprofessional identity, although they have more confidence in their intraprofessional identity. A high degree of correlation was found between the PISC-S and UWE IPQ, indicating the interrelatedness of these aspects of identity. Results can be used to inform interprofessional education and identity development models for the CMHC profession.

Ethical Standards for a Post-COVID-19 World

2022 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-96
Author(s):  
Anabel Mifsud ◽  
Barbara Herlihy
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Culturally Responsive ◽  
Ethical Decision Making ◽  
Ethical Reasoning ◽  
Codes Of Ethics ◽  
Family Counseling ◽  
Mental Health Counselors ◽  
Case Scenario ◽  
Health Counseling ◽  
Inclusive Approach

The cataclysmic events of 2020 created an urgent need for mental health counseling to help individuals, families, and communities deal with grief, loss, and trauma. The sheer magnitude of the challenges has highlighted the necessity for collective interventions, as the need for help far surpasses what can be met through traditional individual or family counseling. Clinical mental health counselors must be prepared to respond to the new challenges in creative, culturally responsive, and ethical ways. The authors discuss the limitations of the prevailing codes of ethics, which are grounded in principle ethics, and propose that virtue ethics and relational ethics perspectives can be incorporated into ethical reasoning to make the process more responsive to collective interventions. A case scenario is presented and analyzed to illustrate this broader and more inclusive approach to ethical decision-making in a situation that calls for a collective intervention.

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