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The Prevention Section is a
section of the Society of Counseling Psychology, Division 17 of the American
Psychological Association. The purpose of the section is to further theory,
research, training, practice, advocacy, and policy initiatives in prevention
among counseling psychologists.
Prevention includes (a) stopping a problem behavior from ever occurring; (b) delaying
the onset of a problem behavior; (c) reducing the impact of a problem behavior;
(d) strengthening knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors that promote emotional and
physical well-being; and (e) promoting institutional, community, and government
policies that further physical, social, and emotional well- being (Romano & Hage,
2000).
Here are some examples of
prevention initiatives:
Conducting research on risk factors associated with suicide
in order to inform suicide prevention initiatives;
Creating a psychoeducational program to prevent bullying behavior in K-12 schools;
Training counselors to be multiculturally competent so as to reduce incidences of racial microaggressions in cross-racial counseling relationships;
Advocating for changes in policies and laws that will reduce incidences of domestic violence.
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