Integrating life design counseling and psychotherapy: Possibilities and practices.

The debate on the relation between career counseling and psychotherapy revealed the close relation between psychosocial and career issues. The connection between these two approaches paves the way for the integration of career counseling into psychotherapy. One of the key challenges of integrating career counseling into psychotherapy is to avoid discontinuities and inconsistencies in the psychotherapeutic intervention. The aim of this article is, therefore, to present the Systematic Treatment Selection perspective as a framework for an effective integration of psychotherapy and career counseling. Then, Life Design Counseling is described, highlighting its possibilities to fit the psychotherapeutic approach. Finally, an illustrative case is presented and discussed.

A importância da psicoeducação na alteração do humor no doente depressivo

A depressão é uma perturbação mental que provoca um impacto negativo na vida dos doentes. O tratamento desta patologia pode ser realizado através de terapêutica farmacológica, ou de intervenções psicoterapêuticas. A Psicoeducação é uma modalidade de tratamento, que tem vindo a ganhar um lugar em destaque no processo de recuperação de determinadas doenças mentais. Esta abordagem tem como principal objetivo fornecer informações ao doente sobre a sua situação clínica e disponibilizar ferramentas para lidar com as particularidades do problema de saúde. As intervenções psicoeducativas são realizadas através de sessões expositivas de conhecimentos técnicos sobre a depressão. Assim, o objetivo do presente trabalho é apresentar um programa de psicoeducação, dando principal enfoque ao papel dos vários métodos e técnicas pedagógicas utilizadas no mesmo; Abstract: The importance of psychoeducation in changing the mood in depressed patients Depression is a mental disorder that causes a negative impact on patients' lives. Treatment of this condition may be achieved through drug therapy, or psychotherapeutic intervention. The Psychoeducational is a treatment modality that has gained importance because of the positive impact it has on the recovery of certain mental illness process. This approach aims to provide information to the patient about their medical situation and provide tools to deal with the particularities of the health problem. The psychoeducational interventions are carried out through expository sessions of technical knowledge about depression. The objective of this study is to present a psychoeducation program, giving primary focus to the role of various educational methods and techniques used in it.

Stress und Belastung bei Personen im diplomatischen Dienst (Stress and burden in diplomatic service).

This paper describes working and living conditions of persons within diplomatic services from the perspective of stress and demands. The conditions of stress and demands described in this article are similar for leaders, volunteers, actors of international agencies and nongovernmental organizations. Scope and diversity of diplomatic tasks and connected psychsocial stress will be outlined. Families of diplomates are also affected. Mental health problems in the diplomatic corps are known, but they are considered as a taboo issue. Consequently, the basis of empirical research and literature is limited. It is mentioned that expatriates, migrants, refugees and students in foreign countries can develop similar problems. The role of psychology and psychotherapeutic interventions are discussed.

Stress und Belastung bei Personen im diplomatischen Dienst (Stress and burden in diplomatic service).

This paper describes working and living conditions of persons within diplomatic services from the perspective of stress and demands. The conditions of stress and demands described in this article are similar for leaders, volunteers, actors of international agencies and nongovernmental organizations. Scope and diversity of diplomatic tasks and connected psychsocial stress will be outlined. Families of diplomates are also affected. Mental health problems in the diplomatic corps are known, but they are considered as a taboo issue. Consequently, the basis of empirical research and literature is limited. It is mentioned that expatriates, migrants, refugees and students in foreign countries can develop similar problems. The role of psychology and psychotherapeutic interventions are discussed.