Role of Student Affairs in Promoting Religious and Secular Pluralism and Interfaith Cooperation

This essay explores the contributions of student affairs professionals to religious and secular pluralism and interfaith cooperation in higher education. The authors propose a preliminary model of competencies necessary for student affairs professionals to engage in conversations effectively with students about issues of religion, spirituality, secularism, and belief as well as to promote campus-wide transformation for religious and secular pluralism and interfaith cooperation

New Mandates and Imperatives in the Revised ACA Code of Ethics

The first major revision of the ACA Code of Ethics in a decade occurred in late 2005, with the updated edition containing important new mandates and imperatives. This article provides interviews with members of the Ethics Revision Task Force that flesh out seminal changes in the revised ACA Code of Ethics in the areas of confidentiality, romantic and sexual interactions, dual relationships, end-of-life care for terminally ill clients, cultural sensitivity, diagnosis, interventions, practice termination, technology, and deceased clients

Making Connections: Food and Health

To Supplement is Human, To Eat Naturally is Divine Dr. Kathleen Laquale Scientific evidence has shown that certain herbals and dietary supplements can improve health and symptoms of disease. As a result, many Americans are self-prescribing and spending in excess of $30 billion annually on herbal and dietary supplements to address their health or fitness concerns. However, many supplements may not work or they can wreak havoc with an individual’s medical condition or dietary status. This session will provide participants the tools to critically analyze the many aspects of dietary supplements to help guide their client’s decision to use herbals or dietary supplements. The “foods first philosophy” will be reviewed and participants will become familiar with reliable resources to evaluate the safety, purity and efficacy of dietary supplements. Culinary Therapy: The Use of Cooking as an Emerging Therapeutic Intervention with Individuals and Families Dr. Michael Kocet The field of counseling and mental health currently has a variety of established expressive modalities in existence, such as art therapy, music therapy, and drama therapy. Given the increase of stress and anxiety in society today, many people often turn to cooking as a stress relieving activity. This presentation will introduce participants to the use of Culinary Therapy. Culinary Therapy, which was created as a graduate course at BSU, is the therapeutic use of cooking and culinary arts as a therapeutic modality in counseling and therapy. Little to no research has been done examining the therapeutic benefits of using cooking as a counseling intervention with individuals and families. This presentation will serve as an introduction of cooking therapy and the structure of the graduate course on campus

Addressing Value‐based Conflicts within the Counseling Relationship: A Decision‐making Model

A growing number of legal and ethical cases have involved value conflicts between counselors, or counselors‐in‐training, and their clients. The authors examine considerations that professional counselors are encouraged to take into account when value conflicts arise within the therapeutic relationship. The authors present a strategy known as ethical bracketing and the Counselor Values‐Based Conflict Model as tools to use when facing conflicts that arise between personal and professional values

Association for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues in Counseling’s Best Practices in Addressing Conscience Clause Legislation in Counselor Education and Supervision

The amount of various, state-level legislation allowing the denial of counseling services to individuals with values that conflict with those of the professional counselor continues to increase. Such laws are in direct conflict with the values, principles, and ethical standards of the counseling profession. These “conscience clause” legislations are of concern due to the ability of the counseling profession to safeguard and protect the welfare of clients seeking counseling services. Potently, however, much of the focus of conscience clause legislation centers around the legal sanctioning of bias and refusal to provide services to affectional and gender minority clients, and the intersection of sexual/affectional orientation to spiritual and religious values. Provided is a review of these laws and the way they clash with the counseling profession. To assist profession counselors in navigating appropriate ethical behavior, specific counseling-appropriate and lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer affirming recommendations are provided. Each layer of professional counseling, direct work with clients, supervision, and counselor education, is addressed