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Youth who have parents with bipolar I disorder appear to be most at risk for developing early-onset bipolar symptoms. The current study examined how one group counseling intervention, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy-child, may improve emotional awareness and influence the family environment over a 12-week treatment interval for a group of youth aged 11-16. Improving emotional awareness and the family environment may help slow symptom expression for youth at risk for developing bipolar I disorder. Changes in depressive symptoms for each participant were assessed using a single-case research design method to help better understand the mechanisms of change throughout treatment. While results indicate changes in emotional awareness, the majority were statistically nonsignificant. Notably, participants' perception of control significantly changed, and participants reported significant positive changes in family environment. Some participants experienced decreases in depression over the course of the intervention., Bipolar I disorder (BID) is a debilitating mental health disorder characterized by mood lability, irritability, depression, and mania, which increases the risk for psychosis, substance abuse, and suicidality (Diler et [...]

ABSTRACTGun violence within the United States has become a public health crisis, negatively impacting the wellness of individuals and communities. While professional counseling associations have called upon members to advocate against gun violence, the literature remains sparse. Furthermore, activism can impede counselor wellness, thus, increased self-care and wellness promotion practices are needed. For these reasons, we propose the combined use of the ACA Advocacy Competencies and CSI Wellness Competencies for counselors advocating against gun violence.

The experiences of African American couples facing prostate cancer include cancer concerns that intersect with sexuality, older age, and culture. We provide a review of concerns and counseling strategies and present an integrative approach through a case study. Future research on testing such approaches is encouraged.

The goal of the present investigation was to examine associations between emotion reactivity in global and specific distress tolerance domains. Participants were 113 undergraduates (65.5% female, 82.3% Caucasian; Mage= 20.0, SD = 4.02, range = 18–45 years) who completed a battery of self-report measures. As hypothesized, the results indicate that, after controlling for sex and negative affectivity, greater levels of emotion reactivity were significantly associated with lower levels of global distress tolerance (12.5% unique variance) and the four specific distress tolerance domains: tolerance (8.6% unique variance), absorption (11.4% unique variance), appraisal (8% unique variance), and regulation (8.1% unique variance). These findings suggest that individuals who tend to react more strongly to their emotions have greater difficulty tolerating emotional distress, and interventions that target emotion reactivity may be an effective way to improve distress tolerance and reduce the risk of developing psychopathology among undergraduates.