{"id":1926,"date":"2020-05-19T13:13:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-19T13:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/developmenttwo.marymount.edu\/blog\/counseling-students-transition-to-telehealth-while-providing-mental-health-services-during-covid-19\/"},"modified":"2020-05-19T13:13:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-19T13:13:00","slug":"counseling-students-transition-to-telehealth-while-providing-mental-health-services-during-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/counseling-students-transition-to-telehealth-while-providing-mental-health-services-during-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Counseling students transition to telehealth while providing mental health services during COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"

As Marymount University and our society continue to find ways to adapt to the new circumstances of\u00a0the COVID-19 public health crisis, students and faculty in the Department of Counseling are continuing to provide mental health services.
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\nThe clinical mental health counseling (CMHC)<\/a> and pastoral clinical mental health counseling (PCMHC)<\/a> graduate programs currently have 52 students who continued to work in their clinical placements during the spring semester, and quickly adapted to the telehealth demands of the pandemic. They have provided mental health services for a combined total of 12,480 hours to over 480 clients, while facilitating over 250 counseling groups. Their work has taken place in homes, outpatient mental health centers, retirement centers, hospitals and private practice settings.
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\nCalls for social distancing meant counseling interns could no longer meet with their clients in person, so students switched to exclusively using telehealth methods. This shift has presented new challenges for mental health professionals across the country, but it is more important than ever for them to provide consistent accessibility and continued care for those who need it.
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\n\u0093Video counseling options through telehealth have allowed me to continue to provide care for my clients,\u0094 said counseling intern Lauren Stephens. \u0093While it is a change and adjustment for both the client and therapist, I have continued to hold space for kids as they process COVID-19 as well as the ordinary parts of life.\u0094
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\nCounseling interns work with clients who are medical professionals on the front lines of the novel coronavirus crisis, as well as those who are unable to rely on their normal support systems, parents who are learning to take on additional roles for their children and with children who have lost important structure and social interactions in their daily lives. They help clients navigate times of loss in financial stability and careers, important milestone events like graduations and birthdays, connections with loved ones and the general absence of normalcy.
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\nCaregivers have been forced to depend on others for the care for their loved ones. The grief process for many is delayed or complicated as clients are unable to visit loved ones who are ill or who have died. Clients with differing cognitive functioning levels, those who are already isolated in their communities and ones with existing mental and medical health conditions have had to deal with even more stressors.
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\n\u0093Stressors from residents have included death anxiety, not seeing family or being contacted by family and being frustrated with policy changes,\u0094 explained counseling intern Greta Christ, who works with assisted and independent living for older adults. \u0093Our residents with dementia have had the hardest time, as they don\u0092t quite understand what is happening.\u0094\u00a0
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\nWhile some states are moving towards lessening restrictions, it\u0092s predicted that the mental health impacts from this pandemic are only beginning to show within communities. There\u0092s expected to be an increase in suicidal thoughts and behaviors across the nation, and new populations on the front lines of the pandemic \u0096 whether medical professionals, first responders or clergy members \u0096 may require counseling and other supportive services.
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\n\u0093I have found a theme of my clients doing surprisingly well the first two weeks of quarantine, but then seeing a progression of symptoms with an uptick in depressive and anxious thoughts,\u0094 said CMHC intern Bethany Baker.
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\nMarymount students have continued to meet with their faculty supervisors and classmates online on a weekly basis, while faculty have made adjustments to tele-supervision and modifications to supervisor requirements in order to meet privacy practices outlined for the counseling profession.
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\n\u0093My students found it challenging to adjust to the uncertainties of learning a new workplace, skills and clientele while also teleworking,\u0094 said Dr. Ioana Marcus, CMHC program coordinator. \u0093Perhaps the most significant learning experience for all of us has been learning to live, work and support others staying grounded and resourced in the midst of uncertainty.\u0094
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\nThe impact and demand of telehealth also has a price on the well-being and self-care of students who provide direct service, and the faculty who provide supervision for their clinical work. This means that mental health counselors, interns and clinical supervisors must integrate ways to make sure they practice self-care.
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\nCaregivers may not take care of themselves as well as they take care of others. But especially now, they must take steps to maintain their own mental health as they walk through many of the same challenges as their clients during this difficult time. Secondary stress and vicarious traumatization may occur during telehealth for providers, and identifying early burnout in students has been a focus of faculty\u0092s supervision of students.
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\n\u0093While many programs have seen a decrease in internship placements, Marymount\u0092s Counseling department has confirmed clinical placements for 46 interns during the summer,\u0094 added department chair Dr. Lisa Jackson-Cherry. \u0093Interns are the essential workers who often receive little recognition for their continued clinical work, and with no financial reimbursements. They are the ones who bring stability in this unknown and changing environment, safety to those who feel less safe and a sense of belonging and presence when the client finds themselves in isolation and alone. Marymount\u0092s Counseling students are truly the unsung heroes in our community making a difference.\u0094
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\nThis article was written by Dr. Lisa Jackson-Cherry (Chair, Department of Counseling) and Jennifer Stevens (CMHC Graduate Student Intern)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As Marymount University and our society continue to find ways to adapt to the new circumstances of\u00a0the COVID-19 public health crisis, students and faculty in the Department of Counseling are continuing to provide mental health services. \u00a0 The clinical mental health counseling (CMHC) and pastoral clinical mental health counseling (PCMHC) graduate programs currently have 52 […]<\/p>\n

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