�Almost 100 percent of American Counseling Association (ACA) members wHO completed a Capella University survey on military mental health issues have taken action to increase their understanding of post-combat and re-entry issues of reverting servicemembers. The results besides indicated that ACA survey respondents feel better prepared to help post-combat servicemembers than other mental health professionals wHO took the survey.
ACA members feel better prepared to assist servicemembers
The ACA member results bring out some interesting contrasts and parallels with other mental health professionals who took the appraise. Highlights include (all statements refer to those wHO took the Capella University "Joining Forces America" military-mental health survey):
- Eighty-four percent of ACA members feel prepared to help post-combat servicemembers, compared to 61 percent of other mental health professionals.
- Nearly all ACA members (98 pct) have taken at least one step to improve their understanding of post-combat and reentry issues, compared to 75 percent of other mental health professionals.
- Neither ACA members nor other mental health professionals feel the mental health community as a unscathed is prepared to help returning servicemembers. Seventy-three per centum of ACA members and 64 pct of early mental wellness professionals aforementioned they believe the genial health community is non prepared.
- Only 6 pct of ACA members aforementioned they had little or no noesis of post-combat psychological conditions, compared to 27 per centum of other mental health professionals.
"I'm not surprised with these results," aforesaid Richard Yep, CAE, executive director of the ACA. "The mental health of necessity of reverting servicemembers and their families have been a strong focus of our organisation for several years now. We've made a point of delivery this exit to our members' attention and are committed to helping provide counselors with the resources they want to plow this growth challenge. We've offered multiple educational roger Sessions on this topic at our conferences over the past several years, and also offer up ongoing access to publications and continuing education courses on our Web site. In addition, we have advocated for federal pentateuch that will provide military troops with greater admission to mental health aid." One of ACA's 19 Divisions-the Association for Counselors and Educators in Government-represents counselors and educators in government and military related agencies.
"We're pleased to have ACA participation in this survey, and we applaud the many efforts they have made to focus attention on this issue," aforementioned Chris Cassirer, acting president of Capella University. "Like the ACA, Capella has a strong interest in the proceeds of military mental wellness because mental health professionals and military personnel represent two of our largest groups of students. We believe a big region of the challenge in meeting servicemembers' mental health needs is making sure there ar enough qualified professionals to address the need. Our online counsel and psychological science programs-including the only on-line CAPREP-accredited master's-level counseling specializations-make it more feasible to pursue ripe degrees in the mental health discipline."
Capella sponsors online conversation about this issue
To invite further conversation and bettor understanding of the mental health and re-entry issues of reversive troops, Capella University has created an online populace forum, hTTP://www.joiningforcesamerica.org, where anyone stern contribute ideas and suggestions. A drumhead report of the Joining Forces America study is also available on the site.
About the Joining Forces America study
The study was sponsored by Capella University to explore post-combat mental health and re-entry issues from the perspective of returning servicemembers and the mental health community, and to solicit ideas for what we as a society prat do to make post-combat transitions drum sander for reverting servicemembers. Two separate but similar survey instruments were used, one for servicemembers and one for mental health professionals.
The confidential servicemember survey was conducted online between May 27 and June 4, 2008. The follow group consisted of Capella University grownup students wHO were connected with the military, including active servicemembers, veterans, and their immediate family members. Combat zone experience by the item-by-item or an immediate phratry member was required to participate in the review. In add together, 238 participated as servicemembers/veterans and 11 participated as family members. The sample size of the family unit members was too small to be statistically authentic and their results ar not included in this report. For the purposes of this report, the term "servicemember" is victimised to account the combined responses of servicemembers and veterans.
The confidential mental health professional survey was conducted on-line between May 27 and June 8, 2008, among four groups: an online panel of 201 mental health professionals; 29 members of a military psychological science online discussion group; 1,064 Capella University adult students and alumni wHO were enrolled in or graduated from an advanced degree program with a mental health, counseling, or psychology nidus; and 37 Capella University psychology and counseling faculty members. The reported results include the responses of the 999 survey participants in these four groups who identified themselves as working mental health professionals.
Additionally, members of the American Counseling Association were invited to complete the mental health professional survey in the June 17, 2008, and July 1, 2008, editions of ACAeNews, an email newsletter of the association. Fifty-one ACA members accomplished the survey between June 17 and July 8, 2008. The initial survey respondents may or crataegus laevigata not have also included ACA members. A copy of the revised survey report with ACA results included is available by emailing MMHsurvey@capella.edu.
About the American Counseling Association
The American Counseling Association is a nonprofit organization, professional and educational organization that is dedicated to the growth and sweetening of the counseling professing. Founded in 1952, ACA is the world's largest association entirely representing professional counselors in various practice settings. By providing leading training, publications, continuing instruction opportunities, and advocacy services to more than 41,000 members, ACA helps counseling professionals develop their skills and expand their knowledge base.
ACA has been instrumental in circumstance professional and ethical standards for the counseling professing. The association has made considerable strides in accreditation, licensure, and national documentation. It likewise represents the interests of the profession before congress and federal agencies, and strives to promote recognition of professional counselors to the public and the media. For more data, please visit http://www.counseling.org or call 800.347.6647.
About Capella University
Capella University is an accredited(a), fully online university that has built its repute providing quality graduate education for working adults. Eighty-three percent of Capella students are presently enrolled in master's or doctoral degree programs in business, information technology, teaching, human services, psychology, public health, and public condom. Capella also offers bachelor's degree programs in business, information applied science, and public safety. Within those areas, Capella currently offers 109 graduate and undergraduate specializations and 15 certificate programs. More than 23,700 learners were enrolled as of June 30, 2008, from all 50 states and 45 other countries. Capella is committed to providing high-caliber cademic excellence and pursuing balanced stage business growth. Founded in 1993, Capella University is a wholly-owned subsidiary company of Capella Education Company, headquartered in Minneapolis. For more info, please visit http://www.capella.edu or holler 1.888.CAPELLA (227.3552).
Learn more about Capella's services and scholarship for military-affiliated students: hypertext transfer protocol://www.gallinago.edu/armedforces or call 1.888.315.8001.
Learn more about Capella's graduate programs in the william Claude Dukenfield of counseling and psychology: http://www.capella.edu/mentalhealth.
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