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Brain Wave Biofeedback: Benefits of Integrating Neurofeedback in Counseling
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Myers, Jane E.; Young, J. Scott – Journal of Counseling & Development, 2012
Consistent with the "2009 Standards" of the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs, counselors must understand neurobiological behavior in individuals of all developmental levels. This requires understanding the brain and strategies for applying neurobiological concepts in counseling practice, training, and…
Descriptors: Brain, Biofeedback, Counselor Training, Standards
Wellness, Professional Quality of Life, and Career-Sustaining Behaviors: What Keeps Us Well?
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Lawson, Gerard; Myers, Jane E. – Journal of Counseling & Development, 2011
A sample of 506 professional counselors who were members of the American Counseling Association completed measures of professional quality of life, career-sustaining behaviors (CSBs), and wellness. Significant differences were found both within the sample based on caseload characteristics and between the participants and available norm groups.…
Descriptors: Counselor Training, Wellness, Quality of Life, Counselors
Wellness of Counselor Educators: An Initial Look
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Wester, Kelly L.; Trepal, Heather C.; Myers, Jane E. – Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education and Development, 2009
This study with 180 counselor educators showed that, overall, educators appeared to have high levels of wellness. However, differences related to academic rank, children in the home, gender, and marital status were found. Perceived stress and number of children were found to have a negative impact on wellness. Implications for wellness are…
Descriptors: Marital Status, Academic Rank (Professional), Wellness, Counselor Training
Wellness of Counseling Students: Practicing What We Preach.
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Myers, Jane E.; Mobley, A. Keith; Booth, Caroline S. – Counselor Education and Supervision, 2003
A study of wellness among 263 graduate students in counseling revealed that counseling students experienced greater wellness than the general population; however, significant within-group variability existed. Doctoral students reported significantly greater wellness in most areas measured by the Wellness Evaluation of Lifestyle as compared with…
Descriptors: Counselor Training, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Student Characteristics
Integrating Spirituality into Counselor Preparation: A Developmental, Wellness Approach.
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Myers, Jane E.; Williard, Kirk – Counseling and Values, 2003
Incorporating spirituality within a wellness paradigm can help counselors and counselor educators value and address spirituality as an integral component of optimum human functioning. By distinguishing between religiosity and spirituality and operationally conceptualizing spirituality as a lifespan developmental phenomenon that is essential for…
Descriptors: Counseling, Counselor Educators, Counselor Training, Individual Development
Wellness, Perceived Stress, Mattering, and Marital Satisfaction among Medical Residents and Their Spouses: Implications for Education and Counseling
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Powers, Anne S.; Myers, Jane E.; Tingle, Lynne R.; Powers, John C. – Family Journal Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, 2004
Numerous studies document that medical education is demanding and stressful, yet few studies have examined the effects of medical training on spouses and medical marriages. Eighty-three individuals (42 couples) living in medical marriages completed questionnaires measuring marital satisfaction, perceived stress, general mattering, and wellness.…
Descriptors: Spouses, Marriage Counseling, Marriage, Counselor Training