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Co-Parenting: The Most Important and Difficult Thing

Family structures are changing. The emergence of non-nuclear families that include step families, blended families, co parents, and platonic parenting indicates that parenting is changing. The step family network states that 64% of all children… » Read more

Call for Applications – The SCP Connect Team

Calling all counseling psychologist trainees and professionals with a knack for words! What is the SCP Connect Team? To better meet the needs of SCP members and communicate the nature and value of counseling psychology… » Read more

Generational Mentorship in Counseling Psychology Training

In the fall of 2015, Douglas Knutson was a doctoral student and Dr. Julie Koch was his advisor. Together, they wrote a SAS article titled, Mentorship: Trust, Communication, and Even a Little Laughter. Now, Dr. … » Read more

Social Media and Activism

If you are anything like me then social media is your go-to activity to wind down. It’s the place where you mindlessly wander around and sink into the abyss of comedy, friends’ pictures, all things… » Read more

“I Am Student X”: Sexual Harassment in the Academy

With the highly publicized confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court, many of us have spent time reflecting on our own experiences of sexual harassment and assault – reinvigorating the #MeToo movement that… » Read more

Grief and Loss Following Gun Violence

In recent years, mass shootings have prompted extensive media attention and fostered increased gun control debates. While mass shootings only account for 2% of gun-related homicides, researchers at Harvard state that mass shootings have 80… » Read more

Religious, Spiritual, and Secular Identities: Forgotten Components of Multicultural Training

By: Stephanie Winkeljohn Black & Amanda Gold Note: Shortly after submitting this piece for review, a domestic terrorist targeted and killed members of the Tree of Life Jewish community in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. We express our… » Read more

Tree of Life tragedy

Dear colleagues: I’m sure that all of you are reeling, as I am, from the shocking killings at The Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. Again, hate has brought tragedy into our lives. Our hearts… » Read more

Let them hold hands: The importance of international partnerships

Sitting at a restaurant in the heart of Frankfurt am Main, Germany, my friend and I fought back tears. He was telling me about the current fight for Transgender equality in his city and, at… » Read more

No More Course Plans: Transitioning from Student to ECP

On my first day as a counseling psychology doctoral student, I received a Graduate Planning Guide that outlined the courses to take, due dates to meet, requirements to fulfil, and milestones to complete. Although there… » Read more