Even though we run a website dedicated to marriage counseling and family therapy we sometimes come across an acronym for a counseling credential that makes us scratch our heads. For our sanity and for yours, we try to maintain an updated list of the credentials that are common in the counseling world and some that […]
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Teen Crime Increases in Memphis, So Does Family Counseling
Published by November 2nd, 2006 in Family Therapy, Laws and Parenting. 0 CommentsCrime among juveniles in Memphis, TN is on the rise and the community is looking for solutions. There were 100+ more aggravated robberies in 2005 compared to 2004. Also, aggravated assaults increased by about 150. Shockingly, the murder rate even increased in 2005 from 6 in ‘04 to 18 in ‘05. […]
Veteran Centers Falling Way Short on Family/Marriage Counseling
Published by October 31st, 2006 0 CommentsA recent report released by the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee says that our Veteran counseling centers are extremely unprepared for the vets returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. The number of vets seeking counseling DOUBLED between March ‘05 and June ‘06. Almost half of the Vet Centers said they were forced to place people […]
Pain of the Past: A Psychologist’s Perspective
Published by October 31st, 2006 in Family Therapy and Group Therapy. 0 CommentsI just read a very insightful article written by a psychologist who attended a family therapy workshop and shared his thoughts. He said that all the mental health professionals were asked to explore their past relationships with their families. Practically everybody who participated ended up crying. So he says that if mental […]
Marriage and Family counselors are fighting to be recognized in West Virginia. Auditors for the state have recommended that specializing in marriage and family counseling continue to be certified along with other types of counselors and social workers.
“Although 48 states have created separate licensure for marriage and family therapists, it is possible for a person […]
