Research Priorities for Mental Health Counseling With Youth: Implications for Counselor Preparation, Professional Development, and Research
✍ Scribed by Elizabeth A. Mellin; Terry L. Pertuit
- Publisher
- American Counseling Association
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 140 KB
- Volume
- 49
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0011-0035
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✦ Synopsis
Counselors encounter the needs of youth (3-17 years) in a variety of settings; however, outside of school counseling, the profession faces a lack of preparation, professional development, and research focused on mental health practice with youth. Using the Delphi method, 12 counselor educators and 15 practicing counselors were polled regarding research priorities for mental health counseling with youth. Research that considers how varying developmental stages and systems (e.g., families, schools, communities) affect the mental health of youth was identified as a priority. Implications for counselor preparation, professional development, and research are offered on the basis of these results.