Consistent with the 2009 Standards of the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs, counselors must understand neurobiological behavior in individuals of all developmental levels. This requires understanding the brain and strategies for applying neurobiological concepts in counseling practice, training, and research. Neurofeedback, biofeedback for the brain, is o...

Tobacco consumption is a risk factor for chronic diseases and worldwide around six million people die from long-term exposure to first- or second-hand smoke annually. One effective approach to tobacco control is smoking cessation counseling by primary care physicians. However, research suggests that smoking cessation counseling is not sufficiently implemented in primary care. In order to unders...

Background: Acquired immunodeficiency may impose considerable consequences on patients’ family behaviors toward them. The objective of the present study was to investigate whether a counseling program atBehavioralCounselingCenter in the city ofShiraz,Iran could change the attitude, knowledge and behavior of patients' family members. Methods: 125 HIV/AIDS patients’ family members were interviewe...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) makes recommendations on which preventive services to routinely incorporate into primary care for specific populations. Behavioral counseling interventions are preventive services designed to help persons engage in healthy behaviors and limit unhealthy ones. The USPSTF’s evaluation of behavioral counseling interventions asks 2 primary questions: ...

Sao Paulo Med J. 2007;125(2):115-21. R E V IE W A R T IC L E Marcos Ausenka Ribeiro Milton de Arruda Martins Celso Ricardo Fernandes Carvalho The role of physician counseling in improving adherence to physical activity among the general population Health Promotion Center, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil The regular practice of physica...

This study aims to reduce cheating behavior in students by using Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy group counseling. research is a pre-experimental design research, namely One Group Pretest and Posttest Design. The subjects of this were ten third semester the Guidance Counseling program at Ahmad Dahlan University, taken purpsoive sampling technique. instrument used scale. Analysis data effectiv...

BACKGROUND Patient outcomes are poorly affected by lifestyle advice in general practice. Promoting lifestyle behavior change require that nurses shift from simple advice giving to a more counseling-based approach. The current study examines which barriers nurses encounter in lifestyle counseling to patients with type 2 diabetes. Based on this information we will develop an implementation strate...

The characteristics of adolescents include a period search for exploration so that act according to their wishes. However, sometimes adults perceive this as juvenile delinquency. This study aims analyze the effectiveness Group Guidance services using self-counseling techniques reduce misconduct. Quantitative research type. used quasi-experimental design with nonequivalent control group design. ...

A quantitative evaluation of randomized trials of counseling, education, and other clinical services provided by pharmacists was performed. Data sources were MEDLINE and the bibliographies of published articles. Pharmacists' services were categorized as counseling of patients, counseling of physicians, counseling of both patients and physicians, and patient care. The outcomes extracted were mea...