Social anxiety disorder is one of 10 anxiety disorders identified by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5). Also known as social phobia, it is important not to confuse social anxiety disorder with other anxiety disorders containing the word “phobia.” In social anxiety disorder (social phobia),…
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Less than six months before he was assassinated, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “What Is Your Life’s Blueprint?” speech to a group of students at Barratt Junior High School in Philadelphia on October 26, 1967. King told the students that their life required a blueprint. He urged them to…
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According to the Department of Commerce, the manufacturing sector lost 2.3 million jobs between December 2007 and February 2010, accounting for more than a quarter of all lost jobs in the United States in that time. During the recession, manufacturing accounted for half of the total drop in gross domestic…
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Since the turn of the 21st century, nonprofit organizations have experienced rapid growth. According to The New York Times, nonprofits in the United States grew by 25 percent between 2001 and 2011, while for-profit organizations rose by just half of 1 percent. As of 2012, nonprofits accounted for 11.4 million…
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Economic conditions have improved since the Great Recession officially ended in the middle of 2009. Yet in 2014, CNN Money reported that most Americans thought economic conditions remained poor because the recovery has been the slowest on record. “Wages are barely rising, home prices are still below their peak and…
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For a few decades now, there has been a steady migration from smaller church communities of less than 1,000 members to megachurches that can reach upwards of 20,000 worshippers every weekend. With the explosion of megachurches both in the United States and globally, many Christian leaders have altered how they serve…
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About 21 million students were enrolled at American colleges and universities in 2014 — 5.7 million more than in 2000, according to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). If you’ve attended college, you know what your educational experience was like. However, you might not know how many professionals work in…
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A difficult moment for parents is deciding to return to the workforce. You know the choice will have a variety of effects on your family, whether it’s been two months or two years since you’ve worked outside the home. The life-changing experience of parenthood may have changed what’s important to…
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Lying on a couch and being asked “how does that make you feel?” is a popular cliche about counseling, but the reality is far different. The field of counseling is varied and multifaceted, and psychologists are not the only providers of mental health services. Clinical mental health counselors also play…
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For many who are drawn to earn their master’s degree in counseling, the opportunity to help people is a powerful motivator. Not only is this a career where you can significantly impact the lives of others, but it is also a growing field: The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects a…
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