There are a few different ways to find an article on the University at Albany Libraries Website. 

To find a specific journal, go to the University at Albany website, and under Tools, you can find the 'Journal Finder'. You can enter the name of the specific journal into the search bar. 

To find a list of journals on a specific subject,  go to the University at Albany website.  Under Tools, you can find the 'Journal Finder'. On the Journal Finder page, you will see the option to search by Category. Go to 'Social Sciences' and locate 'Psychology'. This will allow you to search through a list of Psychology-specific journals. 

In the sections below, you will find a few recommendations for Journals and Academic Articles related to the field of Mental Health Counseling. 

In this section, you will find some recommended journal articles focused on topics relevant to mental health counseling. These articles range from current research to ethical commentaries from professionals within the field. They are presented as examples of the types of articles you can locate in scholarly journals. 

All of these articles are accessible through the University at Albany Libraries website, and students are able to access the full text through the UAlbany databases that are linked later in this guide. 

• Advancing the Globalization of Counseling and Mental Health Counseling Equity with Global Service-Learning in Counselor Education

This article explores the integration of global service-learning into counseling education, focused on advancing equity in mental health counseling. The authors highlight the importance of preparing counselors to work in diverse, multicultural settings, emphasizing the need for a global perspective in counselor training.

• Healing the Healers: The Role of Contemplative Practice in Mitigating Counselor Burnout and Empathy Fatigue

Burnout and self-care are important topics for counselors to learn about. This qualitative article explores how contemplative practices, such as mindfulness meditations and movement-based practices, can help mitigate the effect of empathy burnout or prevent empathy burnout altogether among mental health counseling professionals. 

• Informed Consent, Confidentiality, and Diagnosing: Ethical Guidelines for Counselor Practice

This article discusses the ethical considerations of informed consent and confidentiality when counselors use the DSM diagnostic system. It highlights key factors that can aid counselors in making diagnostic decisions while ensuring ethical practices related to client consent and privacy. The article also offers suggestions for improving ethical diagnostic practices in counseling.

This section provides links to a few academic journals within the mental health counseling field. These academic journals are accessible through UAlbany and students can access the journals directly through the link.