Practice Briefs

Both domestically and abroad, there are many children available for adoption (Intercountry Adoption, 2014). An essential therapeutic need for families who have adopted children is the development of healthy and secure relationships among family members.

Bullying is characterized as repeated aggressive behavior involving a power imbalance that causes harm. It can include traditional bullying, cyberbullying, hate speech, and targeting based on identity. Bullying and suicidality are closely intertwined...

Psychosocial aspects of cancer depend largely on the cancer site, stage of the disease, and other contextual factors (e.g., presence of other chronic illnesses), but the psychosocial issues of cancer can be similar among different types of cancer.

Couples with a trauma history are those in which one or both partners have a history of trauma -that is unrelated to combat since there is a separate literature on combat trauma- and has led to significant traumatic symptom displays.

Chronic disease and chronic illness are terms that are often used interchangeably, but actually convey different meanings.

Consensual non-monogamy (CNM) comes in many forms. Polyamory refers to relationship structures in which partners are open to or engage in more than one loving relationship

Human migration is permanent or semi-permanent movement from one geographical location to another (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees [UNHCR], 2017).

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurological processing disorder in which youth, in most cases before the age of seven years, show difficulty in the areas of attention, impulsivity, and/or hyperactivity (APA, 2013).

Death and dying is a complicated and multifaceted topic. This Practice Brief will focus on death and dying, the counseling process, and those facing death. Also, the Practice Brief will cover caregivers who work with the dying...

The National Center for Health Statistics reported data from the 2006-2010 National Survey of Family Growth indicating approximately 50% of first marriages end in divorce. Divorce rates were influenced by several factors including...