The word wellness became mainstream in the United States around 1980, and wellness
counseling literature often cites the beginnings of wellness around this time. The problem …

Despite broad professional and empirical support, wellness and wellness counseling
remain largely absent from counselor preparation standards and ethical codes. In this …

One of the goals of the counselor is to enable clients to clearly define what they want and to
question the effectiveness of their current lifestyle in achieving wellness, and then to change …

Wellness is a topic currently receiving considerable attention in Native American
communities and among service providers who work with indigenous people. Through many …

Critical Synthesis of Wellness Literature Page 1 1 Critical Synthesis of Wellness Literature
Gord Miller & Leslie T. Foster February 2010 University of Victoria Faculty of Human and …

This innovative text presents a comprehensive review of the theoretical and empirical
support for a wellness approach to counseling with current techniques for client assessment …

Although there are various definitions of wellness, few conceptual definitions have
addressed the contextual dimensions of wellness relative to African American counselors …

Wellness is a positive state of being, brought about by the simultaneous, balanced, and
synergistic satisfaction of personal, relational, and collective needs. For wellness to take …

Wellness conceptualized as the paradigm for counseling provides strength‐based strategies
for assessing clients, conceptualizing issues developmentally, and planning interventions to …

Wellness refers to the maximizing of human potential through positive life‐style choices. This
holistic paradigm offers a philosophical base for counseling and development that provides …