Marquette counseling blog

Marquette Counseling program director, Dr. Krystyne Mendoza, explores how a perfect storm of factors during the COVID-19 pandemic came together to result in a lack of mental health providers and how Marquette University has restructured its offerings to prepare the next generation of providers to fill gaps in care.

Children go through many rites of passage that mark their physical development. Toddlers transition from infant car seats to booster seats, elementary kids finally become tall enough to ride the most intense roller coasters, and teenagers outgrow shoes at an astonishing pace. However, measuring a child’s emotional and mental progress can be more challenging. Read on to understand the influences that may cause developmental delays.

Mental health counselors provide many different types of services. Learn about the different approaches to counseling and benefits of the practice.

As you decide whether you’re ready to earn your master’s in counseling degree, it’s important to recognize the vast array of counseling jobs you can pursue. There’s a critical need for mental health counselors experienced in substance abuse, inpatient care and children and adolescents.

The American Mental Health Counselors Association defines clinical mental health counseling (CMHC) as “flexible, consumer-oriented therapy” conducted by highly skilled mental health professionals. Traditional forms of psychotherapy are integrated with a problem-solving, practical approach to solve day-to-day problems and affect change. Many different methods are used, based on general theories of psychological counseling developed over the years.