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Neurocounseling: Bridging the Gap between Brain and Behavior

NEUROCOUNSELING BRIDGING GAP btwen BRAIN and BEHAVIOR One of the more recent innovations in the field of clinical mental health care is the practice of neurocounseling. Neurocounseling, founded upon the early 21st century discovery of neuroplasticity, utilizes brain-based counseling interventions to produce new neurons and neural connections, thus chemically altering the way that the brain functions. INTRODUCTION Neurocounseling is a relatively new bra ch of the counseling field Is based on the fact that behavioral and psychological symptoms have correlating physiological and neurological foundations Uses techniques like neurotheraphy (a simulated EEG modality and neurofeedback protocols to Has been shown to be effective in treating conditions like ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), sleep disturbances, depression, fibromyalgia and seizures retrain brain function) In the late 1990s, researchers at the Salk This discovery gives hope Institute discovered that that in the future, scientists the hippocampus produces new neurons in adulthood and into our elderly years may discover how to repair areas of the brain that are damaged by injury or illness HOW NEUROCOUNSELING TECHNIQUES DIFFER FROM OTHER SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT Much focus is on teaching emotional and physiological self-regulation skills with biofeedback, neurofeedback and neurocounseling techniques such as diaphragmatic breathing, heart rate variability and skin temperature Understanding the sources of brain wave dysregulation Counseling professionals With imaging scans like FMRIS previously believed their treatment (functional magnetic resonance imagings) was effective due to observable and related advancements, clear is essential to positive evidence that behaviors and evidence showing changes in mental health thoughts often changed the brain can demonstrate the effectiveness of neurocounseling IN DEPTH Neuroplasticity and its implications for counseling When new thoughts and skills are learned, the brain Counselors can treat clients more holistically by develops new neural pathways. This ability – called integrating knowledge of clients' brains and related neuroplasticity – lasts throughout life physiology with traditional counseling assessments, expanding the practice of neurocounseling Studies highlighting neurocounseling techniques and advantages COUNSELING FOR COMPASSION TRAINING FOR MORE MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER ALTRUISTIC AND EMPATHETIC BEHAVIOR > Two weeks of compassion training resulted > Clients with major depressive disorder had six one-hour weekly sessions of IPT (interpersonal psychotherapy) in subjects becoming more empathetic to themselves and others > Neurological scans and clinical assessments > Subjects' brains showed brain activation were performed pre-therapy and repeated increased in: at six weeks THE INFERIOR PARIETAL CORTEX (involved in empathy and understanding others) > Depressive symptoms decreased significantly THE DORSOLATERAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX > The decrease in depressive symptoms was (involved in emotional control) associated with increased regional cerebral blood flow in the posterior cingulate cortex THE NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS and right basal ganglia (involved in rewarding emotions) BRAIN TRAINING FOR MINDFULNESS MEDITATION TRAINING LASTING MENTAL HEALTH GAINS CHANGES BRAIN STRUCTURE IN EIGHT WEEKS FOR CLIENTS WITH BRAIN INJURIES Cognitive training improved the following: > Subjects practiced mindfulness meditation 27 minutes a day COMPLEX 20% ABSTRACTION SCORES 30% MEMORY SCORES > Brain imaging scans found increased grey matter density in the hippocampus, known to be important for learning 60% REDUCTION IN DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS and memory REDUCTION IN SYMPTOMS RELATED > Participant-reported reductions in stress 40% TO POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER also were correlated with decreased grey matter density in the amygdala Results showed that blood flow increased more than 25% to the frontal lobe, anterior cingulate and precuneus, implying the brain is undergoing changes suggestive of improved neural health ITS IMPACT 0 HEALTH CARE on Neurocounseling concepts can be used in various ways, from neurofeedback to simply using information about the brain to develop treatment plans Diagnostic value Neurofeedback Currently, many mental illnesses are diagnosed based on symptoms only Children receiving neurofeedback for ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) showed improvements in attention and impulse control that Brain imaging tests like FMRIS (functional magnetic resonance imagings) have been shown to have up to 73% accuracy in diagnosing bipolar clients lasted longer than six months Opiate addicts receiving neurofeedback showed decreases in cravings and improved general mental health A few sessions of neurofeedback have been shown to significantly activate the prefrontal cortical areas associated with increasing confidence in sports performance Neurofeedback lessens aggressive behavior and improves cooperation, communication, attention span and sensory motor skills in children with autism FUTURE OF NEUROCOUNSELING Neurocounseling techniques could help potentially millions of Americans ADHD (ATTENTION SUBSTANCE DEPRESSION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY ABUSE AND ANXIETY DISORDER) 6.4 A27 15.7 children have been people were adults suffered using illicit drugs in 2014 diagnosed from a major with ADHD MILLION (4-17 years old) MILLION MILLION depressive episode in 2014 (aged 12 or older) In addition, studies are underway examining the efficacy of neurocounseling techniques in: MUSIC THERAPY I TREATMENT OF TOURETTE SYNDROME | FATIGUE AND COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT I EATING DISORDERS AND OBESITY BRADLEY U NI V ERS LI Y onlinedegrees.bradley.edu SOURCES www.factbasedhealth.com/neurocounseling-bringing-brain-clinical-practice/ www.springer.com/fr/book/9783319155265 www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11131541 www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=40362 www.open.lib.umn.edu/intropsyc/chapter/1-2-the-evolution-of-psychology-history-approaches-and-questions/ 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It is an established fact that psychological and behavioral symptoms can be traced to an underlying physiological and neurological basis. Neurocounseling seeks to take advantage of this correlation to...

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