Our Work: Research
JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING( JMHC)
July 2024 This issue includes a theory article on acceptance and commitment therapy as a conceptual treatment model of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, and research articles on counselors’ perceived preparedness with suicidal clients; one on ethno-religious engagement, minority experiences and strengthening American Jewish identity; and an article on adverse childhood experiences, substance use and poor mental health among the US adult population.
October 2024 This special issue on international counseling includes an overview from the editor, and introduction to the special issue. Research articles include supporting international students’ mental health through transnational identity development. Theroretical articles include helping international couples in Italy navigate relational challenges, counseling services in international schools and opportunities for counselors as well as personal experiences, cautions and considerations for short-term transcultural counseling.
January 2025 This issue includes an article on psychometric evaluation of wellness-based screeners, search strategies for identifying mental health providers, and a content analysis of neurodiversity constructs in counseling. Practice articles include a practitioner-scholar model to conceptualize resilience interventions in trauma therapy and a research article on mental health counselors addressing social determinants of mental health.
April 2025 AMHCA welcomes a new Editor of the JMHC, Arne Weigold, Ph. D. Thank you Ingrid Weigold, Ph. D. for your service to the JMHC during your six year tenure.
April 2025 This issue includes a practice article on nightmare relief, a professional exchange about how diagnosis obscures systemic oppression and research articles on Black and African American women in counseling, CMHCs political ideology, political party affiliation, and treatment approaches to clients with a history of abortion as well as an exploratory study on counselor competency to work with clients following reproductive trauma.
2024-25 AMHCA Annual Report