Counseling Practice During Phases of a Pandemic Virus. Mark A. Stebnicki
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Mark A. Stebnicki
Counseling Practice During Phases of a Pandemic Virus
American Counseling Association
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Stebnicki, Mark A., author.
Title: Counseling practice during phases of a pandemic virus / Mark A. Stebnicki, Ph.D., LCMHC, DCMHS, CRC, CMCC.
Description: Alexandria, VA : American Counseling Association, [2021] | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021008083 | ISBN 9781556204081 (paperback)
Subjects: LCSH: Disaster victims—Mental health. | Disasters— Psychological aspects. | Psychic trauma. | COVID-19 (Disease)
Classification: LCC RC451.4.D57 S74 2021 | DDC 363.34/8—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021008083
Dedication
This book is dedicated to my mother Patricia, a COVID-19 survivor
who continued to struggle with symptoms 4 months after her diagnosis.
She has dedicated her life to prayer and service to others.
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Acknowledgments
I want to offer my sincerest gratitude to the following individuals who reviewed the work I created for my pandemic risk and resiliency continuum theoretical model and to those who submitted a “Pandemic Perspective” for this book. I invited a review and comment from a panel of individuals who had expertise in the areas of disaster mental health and trauma counseling, counselor education, behavioral sciences, epidemiology, and public health and those who have worked with the medical, psychosocial, and vocational aspects of chronic illness and disability. I requested their critical review because of the respect I have for their impressive careers and body of work, which assisted me in developing a stronger book.
Stephanie F. Dailey, EdD, LPC, NCC, ACS Assistant Professor, Counseling and Development George Mason University
Donna R. Falvo, PhD Professor (Ret.) Mary Switzer Scholar Clinical Psychologist, Registered Nurse (Ret.) Southern Illinois University–Carbondale University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill
Debra A. Harley, PhD, CRC, LPC Provost’s Distinguished Service Professor Early Childhood, Special Education, and Rehabilitation Counseling University of Kentucky
Michael E. King, PhD, MSW Captain, U.S. Public Health Service Regional 4 Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Atlanta, Georgia
Hanoch Livneh, PhD Professor (Ret.), Counselor Education Program Portland State University
Karen Pell, PhD, CVE Applied Social Scientist Columbia, Maryland
Tyra Turner Whittaker, RhD, LCMHC, CRC Professor, Department of Counselor Education and Family Studies Liberty University
Noel A. Ysasi Jr., PhD, CRC Assistant Professor, Director of PhD Program Department of Addictions and Rehabilitation Services East Carolina University
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About the Author
Mark A. Stebnicki, PhD, LCMHC, DCMHS, CRC, CMCC, is professor emeritus and former coordinator of the Military and Trauma Counseling (MTC) certificate program in the Department of Addictions and Rehabilitation Services at East Carolina University. He developed the MTC certificate in 2015 and the Clinical Military Counseling Certificate program offered through the Telehealth Certificate Institute in 2016. Dr. Stebnicki is an active teacher, trainer, researcher, and practitioner with more than 30 years of experience working with the psychosocial rehabilitation and mental health needs of adolescents and adults with posttraumatic stress symptoms, chronic illness, and disability. His primary areas of interest relate to the medical, psychosocial, vocational, and mental health needs of persons with chronic illness, individuals with disability, military service members, veterans, and their families.
Dr. Stebnicki has extensive experience in disaster mental health