Watching Reality TV: The Good, the Bad, and the Possible By Deirdre O’Sullivan

ne of the roles taken on by today’s reality TV program- ming is opening the public to the once-hidden world of O real people with addictions and other psychiatric illnesses. Shows such as A&E’s Intervention and Hoarders, as well as MTV’s Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew and Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew, spotlight the painful process of living with these illnesses and fighting for recovery. It has always been difficult explaining to even those close to me that these are people and problems I work with as a rehabilitation counselor and faculty member. These shows CounseLion have opened up new doors to help them understand, but they are doors that can lead to good places or bad.

The Good Reality TV programs shed fresh light on viewers to recognize symptoms and strug- the intensive interventions often required gles of their own or loved ones, prompting to treat individuals and families. They them to seek treatment. These potential offer viewers a chance to gain awareness results would make such programs a boon of how much people are impacted by such to social structure and caring, but there are compulsive disorders. Another hopeful other less desirable potential outcomes. scenario is that awareness can lead some (Continued on page 2)

C o ntent s The Counselor Education Newsletter 3 Mind-Body Technology Research 7 Stranger In a Familiar Place Lab and Exploratorium March 2010 9 Laurie Bonjo: Yoga for Health Vol. 4, Issue 2 5 Alum Finds Success and Fulfillment in the Rehabilitation 10 Rho Alpha Mu Qualifies for Field National Showcase of Chapters 6 Graduate Takes Over Premier 11 Favorite Books School Counseling Journal 12 Faculty & Staff Updates The Counselor Education Newsletter March 2010

Watching Reality TV: The Good, the Bad, and the Possible Continued from page 1.

The Bad A recent trip to visit a friend and her husband found us watching their favorite Many people question whether these pro- reality TV shows as part of their nightly grams do more harm than good. Entertain- rituals. These are well-educated, compas- ment, not education, is their goal. Viewer sionate people, so I was surprised by how education could be a nice byproduct, but much their views regarding the illnesses that is not what creates TV ratings. Tuning were shaped by these programs (Hoard- in for entertainment with an accompany- ers and Intervention). Both friends were ing lack of knowledge can lead to nega- struck with a sense of sympathy and tive impressions and mixed messages curiosity toward the people spotlighted, Suffering in silence due to stigma is a real- about recovery. Research shows that but they also made it clear about not want- ity for too many people living with mental people living with mental illness already ing to live next door or work with them. It illness. An estimated 22 to 23 percent of face greater public stigma impacting self- was definitely a desire for social distance. the U.S. population experiences a mental esteem, employment, living opportunities, My friends saw addiction to certain drugs disorder in any given year, but almost half and personal relationships. Will watching as an illness that almost certainly cannot of these individuals do not seek treatment. make viewers identify with the pain and be overcome and is probably connected Silence breeds stigma, so one strategy to problems or see the conditions as weak- to a character flaw. I couldn’t help but fight stigma related to mental illness and nesses, character flaws, and reasons to smile and also point out that we were all substance abuse is to talk openly and from avoid them? enjoying wine as we watched these shows an education and compassion perspective. and that they had finished a bottle of wine A few key starters would be: during one show. The Possible Counselors deal with people’s problems Fortunately, my humor turned into a more DO’S on a daily basis, understand them, and are serious discussion about the difference be- • Do use respectful language. in the best position to combat the ever- tween our lives and the lives of the people present stigma that can impede recovery. we were watching. We talked about the • Do emphasize abilities, not These TV programs open opportunities pain that most likely led to the addiction, limitations. to engage friends, family, and others in compulsive hoarding behaviors, and the • Do tell someone if they express conversations about the shows and issues. loneliness, isolation, and shame that kept a stigmatizing attitude. Many of my friends and family members people stuck in a cycle they so desperately know about illnesses such as addiction wanted to escape. We talked about the DONT’S and obsessive-compulsive disorder only potential changes in our own lives that • Don’t portray successful from watching TV, so I have found myself might keep us stuck in cycles of addictive persons with disabilities as trying to combine enjoyment in conversa- or compulsive behaviors and thoughts. super human. tions about pop culture and at the same We were still able to enjoy the entertain- • Don’t use generic labels such as time provide information that can change ment of the shows, but now we were “retarded” or the “mentally ill.” the way we watch and interpret the people watching with new eyes. My friends jok- in these programs. ingly commented that I ruined reality TV • Don’t use terms like “crazy”, for them, because the discussion had taken “lunatic”, “manic depressive”, away their sense of superiority. I reminded or “slow functioning.” “Congress acknowledged that them of all the other TV shows that can society’s accumulated myths and still do that for us when we need it! fears about disability and disease are as handicapping as are the physical limitations that flow from actual impairment.” For more ideas on these issues and how to become a StigmaBuster, see the —William J. Brennan, Jr. National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Web site (http://www.nami.org/template. (former Supreme Court justice) cfm?section=fight_stigma) or visit the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Web site: http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov.  | CounseLion The Counselor Education Newsletter March 2010

Mind–Body Technology Research Lab and Exploratorium

By Lindsey M. Nichols

everal faculty from the Department of Counselor Education, Counseling Psychology, and Rehabilitation S Services are involved in a new group involved in Mind–Body Research. Founded by Dr. Kyle Peck and Dr. Catherine Augustine in 2007, the group is supported by the department and the College of Education. Collaborating with local, national, and world-recognized experts in many areas of holistic or integrative mind–body techniques (including, but not limited to, biofeedback, neurofeedback, massage, energy healing, homeopathy, and mindfulness), the group is committed to research on mind–body techniques as well as providing individuals in the Penn State community with holistic approaches to improve their mental, physical, and spiritual health.

The Mind–Body Research Lab and Exploratorium opened in (top photo) FLO De-Stressing Technology; (bottom photo) Student using Rackley Building, directly across from CEDAR Building, Healing Rhythms biofeedback program in August 2009. Lindsey Nichols, a second-year doctoral candidate in Counselor Education and Supervision, has been working with Augustine and the Mind–Body Research Group since the fall of 2008 to create a plan that brought the opportunities offered in the Lab and Exploratorium to the clients in the CEDAR Clinic. With the help of the CEDAR Clinic’s coordinator, Dr. Kathleen Bieschke, as well as supervisors Mark Patishnock, Matt Johnson, and Dr. Brandon Hunt, clients who were already being seen in the clinic, but were approaching termination, now have the oppor- tunity to continue counseling in conjunction with the use of the technology in the Exploratorium. While still in the pilot stages, this is a unique opportunity for clients of the clinic, as well as the students and faculty in the department, to learn about and utilize various mind–body techniques that have grown in popularity.

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While still in the pilot stages, this is a unique opportunity for clients of the clinic, as well as the students and faculty in the department, to learn about and utilize various mind–body techniques that have grown in popularity.

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Individuals involved with the CEDAR Clinic have access to several modalities, listed What’s in the Lab and Exploratorium? below, while all students, faculty, alumni, and interested others can contact Nichols The emWave PC Stress The Journey to the Wild ([email protected]) with inquiries about the Relief System (Heart- Divine, Wisdom Quest, tools being used or to schedule an appoint- Math)—The software collects The Passage & Healing ment to explore the opportunities. Some heart rate variability (heart Rhythms—Wearing three of the computer-based programs are also rhythms) from a finger sensor finger sensors that track body available in the Wellness Center at University and translates it onto the com- heart rate variability and skin Health Services and at the De-Stress Zone, puter screen where individuals conductance, participants use located at the Penn Stater Hotel and Con- follow instructions designed to the power of their thoughts, ference Center, which are both open to the decrease stress and anxiety. feelings, breath, and aware- public during operation hours. ness to increase relaxation and FLO—Concepts from quan- restore balance. They practice tum physics (the idea of subtle breathing and meditation while energy) are incorporated in navigating different scenes. harmonious music and light to create an energy or “infor- Procyon AVS—Described as mation field” that circulates a form of “accelerated” medi- around the participant to tation, participants wear spe- reduce stress. Participants lie cial glasses and earphones to “Our bodies communicate down in the FLO on a foam experience 50 preprogrammed mattress for 35–45 minutes light-and-sound sequences that to us clearly and specifically, under controlled conditions. influence cognition, percep- if we are willing to listen.” tion, and relaxation. —Shakti Gawain Galvanic Skin Response (GSR)—Skin temperature Psyleron Mind Lamp—This reactivity is related to stress/ color-changing lamp responds anxiety levels that can be to conscious or subconscious measured through sensors thoughts to convert quantum- on the fingers. Individuals level physical phenomena into recognize their current state a digital feedback output for and employ techniques to participants. better control reactivity levels. Meditation Music/Guided Gas Discharge Visualizer Step-by-Step—Guided (GDV)—This technology meditation/relaxation CDs creates a visual representa- train you to develop produc- tion of the subtle energy of tive brainwave frequencies an individual to help identify through words and music. “blockages” or issues that are contributing to stress.

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Alum Finds Success and Fulfillment in the Rehabilitation Field

By Julie Bates students can get experience testing actual clients prior to entering the field. This is Dr. Mike Accordino ’98 D.Ed. got just one aspect of greater professional excited about the field of counseling involvement for our master’s students to following his undergraduate years. Early better prepare them for work in the field. work experiences with individuals who Encouraging conference submissions and had psychiatric disabilities convinced him presentations, as well as writing book that rehabilitation counseling was where chapters and the like, is another part of he wanted to put his energies. “What a that professionalism emphasis.” great decision it was. I’ve never looked back,” he says. Making the Most of Mike is now an associate professor in Dr. Mike Accordino Education the Department of Rehabilitation and Disability Services at Springfield College Mike reflected on his personal educational in Massachusetts. Improving the Lives of process and preparations for entering the field. Specifically he noted that the Clients and Students Working directly with clients and also as doctoral program at Penn State was a counselor educator, Mike recognizes Mike’s current research interests still “supportive, but they didn’t baby any of both positive and negative changes since reflect his early passion for people with us. They showed us what we needed to the early days of his career. “Money mental illness. “Right now I’m working work on and how to go about it. They certainly isn’t there as much as it was in with a colleague on a project aimed at helped us change and get better. The the past,” he notes. “I’ve seen changes in seeing how higher education improves opportunities we had to go outside the how services get paid, such as residential employment outcomes for people with department for a minor helped prepare me services and individual therapy for people mental illness,” he says. “We need to to better interact with other professionals with disabilities.” find out if and how higher education once I got into the field.” experience really does relate to a higher There are also fewer RSA (Rehabilitation rate of successful employment.” Making the most of a program like Penn Services Administration) grants than State’s takes more than just following the there used to be, which makes it harder to Mike’s program was recently reaccredited easiest road, so Mike offers the following provide financial assistance to graduate by CORE (Council on Rehabilitation as advice to current students: “Develop a students studying to be rehabilitation Education) and has taken some major thick skin in supervision. You will need it counselors and educators. On the positive steps forward in the development of its to understand and help other people accept side, Mike notes that returning veterans students. One major effort has been the their supervision in the future. Study hard. are now providing a boost to the field by incorporation of the private rehabilitation Doc students should take as many stats helping legislators see more clearly that sector into the curriculum. “We want to classes as they can. When employment many more people are in need of quality broaden the curriculum in that area so interviewers see that you can do different services. “This is not just a boost for students have increased job opportunities types of research and data analysis, it says clients, but it also increases employment and feel better prepared to enter that a lot about your strengths, versatility, and opportunities for counselors—who are type of work environment,” he says. greatly increases your potential.” only getting better,” he says. The program is also increasing access (Continued on page 8) to updated career software and tools and “connecting with MRC (Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission) so that

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he journey from school counselor Another step in Amy’s development came Graduate to writing good papers for class, through editing. “I probably learned so T to professional writer, to editor much about myself as a writer by review- of the most prestigious school counseling ing other people’s writing,” she says. Takes Over journal is one that Dr. Amy Milsom ’93 Writing and editing feels like a good M.Ed., ’01 Ph.D. has traveled. The gradu- match for Amy. She noted, “I’m a pretty ate of the Penn State Counselor Education stereotypical introvert, so writing allows Premier program has most recently been appointed that personality room to shine by express- as the editor of Professional School Coun- ing myself and contributing to the profes- School seling (PSC) as of the spring 2009 edition. sion through writing and editing.” Serving first on the editorial board, then Amy’s plans for Professional School Counseling moving to associate editor, her commit- Counseling are to encourage more articles ment and expertise were noticed by others that are evidenced-based practices with on the board, and she was appointed editor empirical support. These types of articles Journal following in the footsteps of school coun- are what can expand counselor and admin- seling guru Dr. Richard Lapan. istrator confidence in school counsel- By Stuart Roe ing practices. She would like to further Editing a journal of this nature is not a combine this work with more articles commitment to be taken lightly, and Amy written through collaborations between knows that well. It requires a four-year researchers, schools, and school counsel- commitment, two years as an associate ors. “There are so many great research editor and two years as the editor. Another ideas and projects out there in the schools, commitment revolves around the fact that but counselors just don’t have the time or the busiest time of year for the editor is statistical expertise to do the research on summer. Long leisurely vacations will their own,” she says. To that end, Amy not be part of her summer plans any and the editorial board developed a special time soon. issue of PSC in the fall of 2009, titled

Amy’s plans for Professional School Counseling are to encourage more articles that are evidenced-based practices with empirical support. These types of articles are what can expand counselor and administrator confidence

Dr. Amy Milsom in school counseling practices.

Amy attributes her success as a writer “Action Research in School Counseling,” and editor in part to the education she got which focused on the research of practic- here at Penn State. She remembers being ing school counselors. encouraged and supported in her writing and receiving feedback that was specific, The blending of research and counseling including lots of good editing tips (in was something that grew for Amy as a green pen) from Dr. Brandon Hunt. She school counselor in central Pennsylvania states, “My identity as a writer emerged for several years before she earned her from the positive reinforcement I received doctorate at Penn State. This experi- at Penn State. Until I began writing for ence had a great influence on her current those classes, journals, and receiving work as a counselor educator at Clemson positive feedback, I never really saw myself as a writer.” (Continued on page 10)  | CounseLion The Counselor Education Newsletter March 2010

Stranger in a Familiar Place

By Nancy Nguyen, Doctoral Student in Counselor Education

year ago I found a story about a young female singer named Quynh A Anh, the daughter of two Viet- namese immigrants who studied music in Belgium and won a national vocal contest. In 2005, Marc Lavoine, a famous French composer, created the song Hello Vietnam especially for her and there was now an English version available. I opened the video and was mesmerized by her voice, the lyrics, pictures on the screen, and how the song expressed my own thoughts growing up as a Vietnamese-American. I played it over and over, writing the lyrics down line by line so I could sing along in my off-key voice.

Nancy visited the graves of her ancestors My parents told stories about Vietnam, but this music renewed a sense of wonder and curiosity about a homeland I had yet That last one became important on our we experienced an amazing reunion after to visit. If I don’t go now before starting way back, when customs officials sepa- 28 years. Aunts were full of tears, but not counselor education studies across the rated my brother and me from our mother my mother. She seemed too calm—so I country at Penn State, when will I go? and asked her for coffee money before asked her about it later. She said there was The yearning only grew and I wanted to letting us pass. a choice made 28 years ago to leave every- experience it with my parents while they thing behind in hopes of finding a better were still with me. The trip began in Hanoi (north) and life. Her cousins live in the same house just traversed south to Saigon, or as it is now three houses down from where my moth- The idea was received with mixed reac- referred to as Ho Chi Minh City. It was er’s house was. “This is the only world tions. Mom sprung into action, calling amazing to see how a country the size of they know,” she said. “Each time they look friends, gathering information, and com- California could be filled with 86 million at the surroundings they are reminded of paring prices with tour agents. Dad often people whose dress, speech, and ways of those who left. It is always harder for the said he would not go back to Vietnam living differed vastly from north to central people left behind because of the constant until the communists were no longer in and south. I speak Vietnamese fluently, reminders of loved ones gone.” control, and he stuck to that commitment. but natives recognize me as “viet kieu,” or My mother also had anxieties because of tourist of Vietnamese heritage. Emotions were high at a visit to the family her experiences dealing with the commu- gravesite where several generations are nist government and the insecurity it cre- The most powerful part of the trip was at buried. I recall videos of family members ated. She made each of us wear security the end in Saigon. This was the city my returning to the graves, walking down belts to hold money, citizenship papers, mother fled as a refugee in 1981. Some- an alleyway to the plot, searching for the and a small amount of “bribe” money. how she managed to sponsor most of her markers, then solemnly praying and cry- immediate family to the United States, ing at the graves. It was surreal to realize but some close cousins were left behind. myself doing the same at this small plot Showing up unexpectedly at their house, (Continued on page 8)  | CounseLion The Counselor Education Newsletter March 2010

Stranger in a Familiar Place Continued from page 7. Alum Finds Success and Fulfillment in the surrounded by houses. I realized it was not prevalence of HIV and drug problems. Rehabilitation Field only for my loss of relatives never known, TV commercials show people with Continued from page 5. but also for a country where I could feel needles shooting up, prostitutes being so at home, but yet be a stranger. arrested, and former drug users can be I like working with forced to labor in factories to pay back people, their research I was ready to leave after a month, feel- debts. Only now is a first rehab center ing blessed and honored to present my opening similar to the recovery model ideas, and helping them American passport and jump on a plane. common to those in the U.S., but even it develop as professionals But a piece of me remains tied to Vietnam. is affordable only for affluent citizens. and people. While opportunities to study and advance educational pursuits in America are even How can Vietnam address problems like more amazing to me now, I’m also left drug use and HIV when the government Dr. Accordino’s experiences as wanting to contribute to this distant land cannot even create a drainage system to both a counselor and counselor so close to my heart. Describing my work keep Saigon from flooding? How can educator have yielded personal as a child counselor to relatives, friends, social problems be addressed in a country and professional success, but and neighbors, they stare blankly knowing where even basic necessities are limited? despite this level of achievement, there are no such jobs in Vietnam. The questions linger as I return to studies he retains a passion for the work in this privileged country. They left me and a commitment to students. Traveling through Vietnam, it was obvious with an even bigger piece of Vietnam in “I like working with people, that mental health services have thus far my heart, convinced that even with all their research ideas, and helping been neglected. Every 10 kilometers along the studies, work, and life tasks ahead, them develop as professionals the roads are signs of a woman in the I must seek ways to give back a piece of and people,” he states. “Stats and palm of a hand and next to it a needle my heart as a professional counselor to supervision are still enjoyable, with an arrow through it. The pictures the people of Vietnam. and they allow me to incorporate are for the illiterate to understand the my own research interests into the work of students and colleagues. For the future, I’ll likely keep working to advance the employment opportunities and outcomes of people with mental illness. It continues to be an important motivator for me.”

No doubt Mike’s motivation and effort are a big plus for his students and their clients as well.

Randy (brother), Nancy, & Cindy (mother) on the fishing peer

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“The breathing really opened up possibili- Laurie has been teaching yoga in the com- ties for me, and my mother went further, munity for almost 20 years, “everywhere teaching me poses that strengthened from the Unitarian Fellowship to Gold’s my stride through loosening hip and leg Gym.” She even taught yoga one time Laurie muscles,” said Laurie. in a cow field. “Hey, after all, it’s central Pennsylvania,” she exclaims. Bonjo: Laurie’s yoga practices progressed and began helping beyond the physical area. Laurie opened her own studio, Harmony As a University of Pennsylvania under- Yoga Center, in 2000, but the faltering grad, Laurie was pressed to maintain two economy caused her to close it in 2008 majors and two jobs. The stress came to a for the time being. She continues teach- head in an organic chemistry class, where ing private classes but is also working as she had a particularly difficult time memo- a freelance research assistant and editor Yoga for rizing all the material and feared failing for the Joint Economic Commission of the the next morning’s exam. U.S. Senate. Health Through meditation in action I find peace and stillness, gain confidence, self-awareness, and an understanding of my own resilience. By Monica Witzig

Experts will tell you most habits are “I began to do everything and anything What does it take to get started with yoga? learned at home. For Laurie Anne I could think of to avoid studying,” “The most important piece of equipment Bonjo, this was true of yoga. she said. “I painted my fingernails and is a mat. Past that, a strap and bricks are toenails. I made pudding; I ate pudding. I good choices. You won’t go broke from Laurie is a 2009 graduate of the Coun- played my bass guitar. The last straw was the cost of doing yoga,” says Laurie. selor Education master’s program who to do every single yoga pose my mother has shared her many forms of wellness had ever shown me!” Laurie recommends easy and reputable training both inside the program and with sources like Gaiam for buying equipment the public. Her enthusiasm is boundless, When Laurie had finished going through and Living Arts Press for videos like and she says, “Why wouldn’t it be? Yoga all 25 poses, she took up her work one Yoga for Flexibility with Patricia Walden, is most often translated to mean union or more time and found it well organized. Rodney Yee’s Yoga For Strength, or Yoga integration of body with mind and soul. Her mind was finally clear and everything for Energy as other excellent choices. This It is popular and can be undertaken by made sense, and she no longer feared is something you can start on your own or anyone at any age.” the exam. Much better than failing, she with an instructor. got a B. When Laurie was 13, she had tuberculo- sis. Her mother, who practiced yoga at a “That day was huge for me,” she says. local community center near their home “The impact was so obvious that I in southern New Jersey, taught her poses committed to making yoga a part of to help open air passage to her lungs. The my daily life.” help was dramatic enough that Laurie was able to run on the high school track team. Laurie, now approaching 40, still practices yoga 20 years after her big breakthrough in college. Why does she continue?

“Through meditation in action I find peace and stillness, gain confidence, self-awareness, and an understanding Laurie Bonjo of my own resilience,” she says.

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Graduate Takes Over Premier School Counseling Rho Alpha Mu Qualifies Journal Continued from page 6.

University in South Carolina. Her for National Showcase students know she has walked the walk of a school counselor, which of Chapters gives her great credibility. She continues to take the opportunity to get into schools as often as she The Rho Alpha Mu Chapter (RAM) of can to stay in touch so that her RAM | ΧΣΙ Chi Sigma Iota was selected to participate in classroom instruction is as cur- the 2010 Showcase of Chapters on March 19 at rently relevant as possible. the American Counseling Association Conference in Pittsburgh. RAM, along with several other selected university chapters, plan to In addition to her role as journal participate in this event. editor, Amy continues to work on her own line of research around The purpose of the Showcase is to celebrate the chapters of Chi Sigma Iota and students with disabilities tran- provide an opportunity to highlight chapter activities and accomplishments. Chapter sitioning into higher education leaders will converge to share, learn, network, and develop connections for future settings. Leading by example, she collaborations. recently published Defining Col- lege Readiness for Students with Because Chi Sigma Iota is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, Rho Alpha Mu Learning Disabilities: A Delphi will center its presentation on past, present, and future initiatives. Past and present Study with practicing school initiatives such as Habitat for Humanity and Out of the Darkness Walk will be counselor Lauren Dietz of the highlighted, along with social events, professional development presentations, and School without Walls in Washing- community service activities from this year. The new mentoring program led by a ton, D.C. In the December 2009 current member will be a focus of the future section. The proposed mentoring edition of PSC, Amy co-authored program will provide doctoral and master’s students opportunities to interact and a paper examining the relation- learn from one another while on their academic and professional journeys. ship between school counselors and school principals. The authors Chi Sigma Iota (CSI) has initiated more than 66,000 professionals and professionals- give current and future school in-training worldwide and currently has over 12,500 active members among the 258 counselors some practical advice current campus-based chapters in this country and abroad. Rho Alpha Mu is proudly for building quality relationships one of these active chapters that has provided professional development opportunities, with principals using skills that spearheaded service activities benefiting the community, hosted social events bringing school counselors already possess. together counseling students from all the specialty tracks across several cohort years, and published newsletters highlighting faculty, staff, and student activities. Amy’s words of wisdom to cur- rent students emphasize taking This year’s Initiation Ceremony and Induction of New Officers Banquet was held every advantage of all the oppor- March 26 at the White Course Community Center. But the year is not over yet, so tunities to become involved with look to the leadership team of President Meaghan Kolpack, Co-Vice Presidents writing and research projects at Sarah Kresge and Carly Scarton, Secretary Jamie Potchak, and Treasurer Penn State. “Find out where your Jennifer Nelson to bring more exciting experiences your way! strengths and weaknesses are and jump on board,” she states. If she were to give one piece of advice, it would be to move beyond your anxieties to “solicit and accept feedback.”

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& On Paradise Drive & The Tracker Clarise Ines Ribon Richard Hazler (Rehabilitation Counseling, 2011) (faculty member) On Paradise Drive, by David The Tracker, by Tom Brown Brooks, takes a witty look at Jr., is a book I first read over the middle-class mentality 30 years ago. The story of that makes America the most Tom’s boyhood adventures in manic and discombobulating the New Jersey Pine Barrens of nations. Why do we behave leading to a tracking career is the way we do? The author an enjoyable adventure. How describes how it is because these experiences expanded his we live under the spell of physical, cognitive, emotional, paradise. Inheriting a sense of and spiritual connections to limitless possibilities, we are the land, people, and Native raised to think in the future American traditions is special. tense and to strive for happi- But the contents go far beyond ness we naturally expect. The those stories for me. Each time author calls this view comic reading it revitalizes me pro- sociology and the observations fessionally by recognizing how are insightful and hilarious. the listening and observing skills Tom uses and teaches are & Bohemian Manifesto: closely related to similar skills that strengthen my counseling A Field Guide to and teaching. Living on the Edge Carly Scarton (Elementary School Counseling, 2010)

Favorite Books Bohemian Manifesto: A Field Guide to Living on the Edge, by Laren Stover, is a book I have read before, but lately I find myself reading it again. There are lots of different reviews of this book, but for me it is about the creativity that comes from free think- ing and originality. This book definitely stirs my imagination and inspires me to live the life I want to live.

“Reading is a basic tool in the living of a good life.” —Mortimer J. Adler

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Department of Counselor Faculty & Staff Updates Education, Counseling Psychology, and Rehabilitation Services Some Publications: JoLynn Carney. (2010). Using Elizabeth Mellin & Fang, H.N. (2010). College of Education assessment in counseling. In S. Nassar- Exploration of the pathways to delinquen- 327 CEDAR Building McMillan & S. Niles (Eds.), Developing cy for girls with depression: Implications University Park, PA 16802 your identity as a professional counselor: for cross-systems collaboration and Phone: (814) 865-3428 Standards, settings, and specialties. counseling. Journal of Addictions & Fax: (814) 863-7750 Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole. Offender Counseling, 30: 58–73. [email protected] Richard Hazler & Barwick, N. (2001). Elizabeth Mellin & Pertuit, T. (2009). The therapeutic environment: Core condi- Research priorities for mental health tions for facilitating therapy, Philadelphia: counseling with youth: Implications for Open University Press. (Recently trans- counselor preparation, professional lated for publication in China.) development, and research. Counselor Education and Supervision, 49: 137–155. Jim Herbert. (2010). Rehabilitation counseling. In S. Nassar-McMillan & Nassar-McMillan, S. & Spencer Niles S. Niles (Eds.), Developing your identity (2010). Developing Your Identity as a as a professional counselor: Standards, Professional Counselor: Standards, settings, and specialties. Belmont, CA: Settings, and Specialties, Brooks/Cole Brooks/Cole. Cengage

Brandon Hunt. (2010). Integrating Spencer Niles (2002). Adult career technology and counseling: Promises development: Concepts, models, and and potential pitfalls. In S. Nassar- practices (3rd edition). Tulsa: OK: McMillan & S. Niles (Eds.), Developing National Career Development Associa- your identity as a professional counselor: tion. (Recently translated for publication Standards, settings, and specialties. in China.) Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole. Jerry Trusty—First editor of special Elizabeth Mellin. (2009). Children issue of Career Development Quarterly, of families affected by parental mental Vocational Psychology and Career illness: Community approaches to build- Guidance Practice: An International ing self-esteem. In M.H. Guindon (Ed.), Partnership, (57), 4 June 2009. Self-esteem across the lifespan (79–90). New York: Routledge. Jerry Trusty—Second editor of special International Symposium issue of International Journal of Educational Visit us on the Web at us on the Web Visit www.ed.psu.edu/educ/cecprs/counselor-education/

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