Find Articles in Databases
You will links to full-text or abstracted articles in the selected databases. These are the key databases that are often discussed in Counseling research classes and by other students.
- Discover This link opens in a new window
Blume Library's primary search tool. This robust feature helps scholars find scholarly journals and articles, books, eBooks, music, videos, government information, and more. Input the keywords of your research to generate a results list full of articles and items covering the topic. Use boolean phrases (AND, OR, NOT) and other limiters to focus a search or modify a results list. This tool searches most of the Blume Library holdings including the Library Catalog of physical items and eResources.
Learn more about this powerful resource: DISCOVER
Reach out to a Blume Librarian for research assistance: RESEARCH ASSISTANCE - PsycINFO This link opens in a new windowThis ever-expanding collection of behavioral and social science research, dissertations, and scholarly literature abstracts offer a broad view of the field. With relevance to a host of related disciplines, including neuroscience, business, nursing, law, and education. APA PsycInfo delivers the peer-reviewed content and abstracts students and researchers need and does so with remarkable precision and a dedication to scholarly and scientific excellence.
Focused on the interdisciplinary aspects of worldwide behavioral and social science research and literature, APA PsycInfo is a resource for locating scholarly research findings in psychology and related fields across a host of academic disciplines.
Features include:
Coverage dating back to the 17th and 18th centuries, with extensive coverage from the 1800s to the present
Authored and edited books and book chapters
Dissertations selected from Dissertation Abstracts International (Sections A and B)
Publications from more than 50 countries
Journals published in 29 languages
- Counseling Databases on the A-Z listfull list of Counseling-related databases on the Blume Library's A-Z database page
Google Scholar
You may also want to search Google Scholar. I often use Google Scholar to find more recent work that cites an article or book I found in PsycINFO or Discover (cited by).
Be aware that you will not be able to limit your Google Scholar results to the level you can with PsycINFO.
- Google Scholar This link opens in a new windowGoogle Scholar is a freely accessible web search engine that indexes the full text or metadata of scholarly literature across an array of publishing formats, times, and disciplines. **Only use academically sound resources. When in doubt, check with a LIBRARIAN
Counseling Journals List
This list of journals is selective. Search our databases for article topics and/or use the Journal List search (below) to determine to which titles we subscribe and their coverage dates.
NOTE: Some journals or articles are not available full-text. If the Blume Library does not have a journal OR there is an embargo on the article you need, please request the article via Interlibrary Loan (ILL).
- Interlibrary Loan (ILL)Request articles or books
American Counseling Association (ACA) Journals
Search the ACA Journals below simultaneously.
- Adultspan Journal "Adultspan is the official journal of the Association for Adult Development and Aging (AADA) and is dedicated to publishing current information about research, theory, and practice in the field of adult development and aging."
- Career Development Quarterly "CDQ is the official journal of the National Career Development Association (NCDA). The purpose of CDQ is to foster career development through the design and use of career interventions and to publish articles on career counseling, individual and organizational career development, work and leisure, career education, career coaching, and career management."
- Counseling and Values "CVJ is the official journal of the Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling (ASERVIC)... a member association of ACA. CVJ is a professional journal of theory, research, and practice on the intersection of religion, spirituality, and ethics in the counseling process, with a particular emphasis on the competent and ethical integration of religion and spirituality into counseling."
- Counselor Education and Supervision "CES is the official publication of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES), a member association of ACA. CES is dedicated to publishing manuscripts concerned with research, theory development, or program applications related to counselor education and supervision. It is concerned with the preparation and supervision of counselors; in agencies or school settings; in colleges and universities, or at local, state, or federal levels."
- Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling "JAOC is the official journal of the International Association of Addictions and Offender Counselors (IAAOC), a member association of ACA. JAOC contains articles of interest to professionals in the field of addictions and offender counseling and focuses on descriptions of prevention and treatment programs, theoretical and philosophical rationales for programs with juvenile and adult offenders, and descriptions of research conducted on rehabilitation programs with offenders and public offender counselors. It is also open to literature focusing on the attitudes and behaviors of addictions and offender counselors."
- Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling A publication of the Association for Child and Adolescent Counseling, a division of the American Counseling Association. No direct full-text access. Request articles through Interlibrary loan.
- Journal of College Counseling "JCC is the official journal of the American College Counseling Association (ACCA) and publishes articles that inform the practice of counselors working in higher education settings."
- Journal of Counseling and Development "JCD is the official publication of the American Counseling Association (ACA). The journal publishes practice, theory, and research articles across 18 different specialty areas and work settings. Sections include research, assessment and diagnosis, theory and practice, and trends."
- Journal of Employment Counseling "JEC is the official journal of the National Employment Counseling Association (NECA), a member association of ACA. The journal publishes articles illuminating theory or practice in employment counseling, reporting professional experimentation or research, or exploring current client vocational problems or the professional concerns of counselors."
- Journal of Humanistic Counseling "JHC is the official journal of the Association of Humanistic Counseling (AHC), a member association of ACA. This journal focuses on humanistic counseling and development and asserts that humanity is responsible for its own destiny. Research and critical reviews emphasize innovative programs and practices to promote tolerance, nurture diversity, and uphold human rights."
- Journal of Military and Government Counseling An official publication of the Military and Government Counseling Association (MGCA), a division of the American Counseling Association. Open access.
- Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development "JMCD is the official journal of the Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (AMCD), a member association of ACA. JMCD is concerned with research, theory, or program applications pertinent to multicultural and ethnic minority interests in all areas of counseling and human development."
Other Counseling Journals
- Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation Limited full-text. Also indexed in PyscINFO.
- CSI Exemplar Published by Chi Sigma Iota, the Counseling Academic & Professional Honor Society International. Open access.
- International Journal of Play Therapy An American Psychological Association journal.
- Journal of Counseling Sexology & Sexual Wellness Hosted at the University of North Florida Digital Commons.
- Journal of Creativity in Mental Health "Examines the benefits & practical applications of using creativity to help deepen self-awareness & build healthy relationships."
- Journal of Mental Health Counseling "Devoted to traditional data-based research. Addresses concerns of mental health counselors in private practice, community agencies, business and industry, and rehabilitation who deal with issues such as family counseling and substance abuse."
- Journal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology The mission of the Journal for Social Action Counseling and Psychology is to promote deep reflection on community change and system transformation in which counselors, psychologists, and other human service professionals play a role.
- Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development is an official journal of the Association of Assessment and Research in Counseling (AARC), a member association and division of the American Counseling Association. Articles range in appeal from those that deal with theoretical and other problems of the measurement specialist to those directed to the administrator, the counselor, or the personnel worker--in schools and colleges, public and private agencies, business, industry, and government.
- The Professional Counselor: Research and Practice National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) journal.
- Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin Articles, commentary, essays, review articles and research articles focusing on all aspects of rehabilitation counseling.
Other Counseling Journals (No Full-Text Access)
- Journal of LGBTQ Issues in Counseling No full text access. Indexed in PsycINFO.
- Journal of Professional Counseling: Practice, Theory, & Research As the official journal of the Texas Counseling Association, Journal of Professional Counseling: Practice, Theory, and Research is a semi-annual scholarly publication, aiming at providing clinical, theoretical, and empirical guidance to professional counselors, educators, researchers, and other mental health professionals. Formerly TCA Journal, TACD Journal, and TPGA Journal.
- Journal for Specialists in Group Work No full text access. Indexed by PsycINFO.
Journals List Search
Looking for a specific journal, magazine, or newspaper?
Use Journals List to search for the title of a journal, magazines, or newspaper and determine if the library offers online access or print access to that publication.
- Journals List VideoWatch this short video if you want to see an example search with remote access.
APA PsycINFO Tutorials
- Video Tutorials on PsycINFOVideo tutorials by the APA on PsycINFO and other products. Includes how to search the thesaurus, for tests and measurements, classification codes, and more. NOTE: The Blume Library only subscribes to PsycINFO and PsycARTICLES.