Practice Briefs

“Complex Trauma” is both a description of the horrific experiences a person has survived, as well as a diagnostic term for the overwhelming stress reactions that a person experiences. The reactions are usually “…

Conduct Disorder (CD) is characterized by behavior that violates either the rights of others or major societal norms, and begins in childhood or adolescence (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2013).

The bipolar disorders are characterized by dramatic changes  in mood, activity, and/or  energy levels that significantly affect one’s functioning (NIMH, 2016). Those who have  these disorders  may dis- play mixed episodes in which they demonstrate...

Emerging adulthood is a term coined by Arnett (2000, 2015) that describes the stage of development between adolescence and young adulthood for individuals between the ages of 18-25 years in industrialized countries worldwide.

The Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (2013) defines infertility as a “disease, defined by the failure to achieve a successful pregnancy after 12 months or more of appropriate, timed...

HIV/AIDS is a chronic illness that consists of three stages: acute HIV infection, chronic HIV infection, and AIDS (AIDS Info, 2014). AIDS is the most advanced stage of HIV infection and it is diagnosed by a physician based...

Human trafficking, which encompasses both labor and sex trafficking, occurs within the United States and across the globe.

When counseling youth who identify as transgender, trans, or gender nonconforming (TGNC), counselors must first understand the diverse ways in which clients might experience their gender identity and expression.

The prevalence of bipolar disorder among youth ranges from approximately 0.5-3% depending upon the assessment strategy and the type of bipolar disorder assessed (APA, 2013; NIMH...

Disaster mental health (DMH) counseling, also known as disaster behavioral health, is the treatment of the immediate reaction to, and ongoing exacerbated stress born of, extreme natural or human-made crises ...