The Challenges of Rural Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Daniel J. Weigel, Ph.D., LPC, LADC, NCC, CCMHC, MAC,
ACS, has spent several years exploring the subtle
nuances and overt challenges of rural clinical
mental health counseling. In this book Dr. Weigel
examines a variety of issues related to rural mental
health service delivery. Issues examined include (a)
a variety of service delivery issues plaguing
professionals working in underserved rural
communities, (b) ethical challenges facing the rural
mental health professional, (c) specialized training
needs of rural practitioners, and (d) job
satisfaction and burnout risks confronting rural
clinicians. In addition, Dr. Weigel reviews a
variety of studies that have attempted to delineate
the differences between rural and urban mental
health service delivery. Finally, the results of a
comprehensive study completed by Dr. Weigel is
presented. In this study, rural and urban counselors
from four states were surveyed to explore perceived
differences in their mental health service delivery
experiences in an attempt to better understand the
unique challenges facing generalist counselors in
today's overstretched rural mental health
marketplace.

Autorentext

Daniel J. Weigel, Ph.D., LPC, LADC, NCC, CCMHC, MAC, ACS, is an Associate Professor at Southeastern Oklahoma State University. He is a member of the Oklahoma LPC Advisory Board and recently received Oklahoma's Counselor of the Year Award. Dr. Weigel has a passion for exploring the unique challenges facing rural mental health professionals.

Klappentext

Daniel J. Weigel, Ph.D., LPC, LADC, NCC, CCMHC, MAC, ACS, has spent several years exploring the subtle nuances and overt challenges of rural clinical mental health counseling. In this book Dr. Weigel examines a variety of issues related to rural mental health service delivery. Issues examined include (a) a variety of service delivery issues plaguing professionals working in underserved rural communities, (b) ethical challenges facing the rural mental health professional, (c) specialized training needs of rural practitioners, and (d) job satisfaction and burnout risks confronting rural clinicians. In addition, Dr. Weigel reviews a variety of studies that have attempted to delineate the differences between rural and urban mental health service delivery. Finally, the results of a comprehensive study completed by Dr. Weigel is presented. In this study, rural and urban counselors from four states were surveyed to explore perceived differences in their mental health service delivery experiences in an attempt to better understand the unique challenges facing generalist counselors in today's overstretched rural mental health marketplace.