Knowledge Center

    Vistas Online 2012

    VISTAS Online is an innovative publication produced for ACA by Dr. Garry R. Walz and Dr. Jeanne C. Bleuer of Counseling Outfitters, LLC. Its purpose is to provide a means of capturing the ideas, information and experiences generated by the annual ACA Conference and selected ACA Division Conferences. Papers on a program or practice that has been validated through research or experience may also be submitted. This digital collection of peer-reviewed articles is authored by counselors, for counselors. VISTAS Online contains the full text of over 900 proprietary counseling articles published from 2004 to 2017.

    2012


    Creatively Training Wellness-Minded Counselors

    Denis’ A. Thomas and Laura Schmuldt

    2012

    Although wellness seems to be a construct historically embedded in counselor training and philosophy, the literature specific to counselor education programs and wellness remains sparse. Myers, Sweeney, Witmer, and Melvin (2000) defined wellness as, “A way of life oriented towards optimal health and well-being in which body, mind, and spirit are integrated by the individual to live life more fully within the human and natural community. Ideally, it is the optimum state of health and well-being that each individual is capable of achieving” (p. 252).

    Download
    PDF, 425.23 KB

    View articles by year

    Join/Renew NOW!

    Connect with Us

    Latest Photos

    View Our Photostream

    Quicklinks

    American Counseling Association

    • PO Box 31110, Alexandria, VA 22310-9110
    • 800-347-6647 | 800-473-2329 (fax)
    • © 2023, American Counseling Association,
    • All Rights Reserved.