Who Owns Psychopathology? The DSM: Its Flaws, Its Future, and the Professional Counselor

Abstract

Psychiatry has determined the scope of psychopathology for all mental health professionals, including counselors. The authors discuss the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders in terms of its reductionist philosophy related to diagnosis and how an integration of frameworks may enhance the treatment process, with a goal of providing a dialectical and humanistic treatment approach.

Techniques in the freedom‐from oppression model: An integrative existential‐cognitive therapy

“…Counseling scholars have long expressed concern over a lack of attention to the needs of diverse populations through adaptive techniques (Hall & Theriot, 2016; Hanna & Cardona, 2013; Kuo & Arcuri, 2014; Lee & Khawaja, 2013). While counseling theories are being examined (Singh et al., 2020) in line with the Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Competencies (MSJCC; Ratts et al., 2016), multicultural counseling has not historically focused on developing techniques and strategies for use with diverse clients (Bonino & Hanna, 2018; Hanna & Cardona, 2013). As such, this article explores the phenomenon of oppression and various methods to attain freedom or liberation from oppression through the lens of the freedom‐from oppression model (FOM).…”