Author: Karen M. DeckerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A study of relationships between counselor education, social justice advocacy competence, and likelihood to advocate
Author: Karen M. DeckerSocial Justice Advocacy and Counselor Education
Author: Darryl C. SteelePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Competency-based education
Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description
Social justice and advocacy have become increasingly important topics in counselor training. The 2001 Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) training standards require counselor education programs to provide studies in social justice and advocacy processes. Moreover, 2009 CACREP standards stupulate that accredited programs must provide advocacy training specific to each specialty area. The American Counseling Association (ACA) adopted advocacy competencies, in part, to guide this training (Goodman, 2009; Lewis, Arnold, House & Toporek, 2003). Despite training standards and frameworks such as the ACA Advocacy Competencies to help prepare students for advocacy, few studies have explored the extent to which counselor education programs provide curricular experiences in this area (Nilsson & Schmidt, 2005). Moreover, there is minimal research that investigates the extent to which training programs address the skills and behaviors identified as important to competent advocacy counseling (Ratts, DeKruyf & Chen-Hayes, 2007). The purpose of this study was to investigate perceptions of social justice advocacy training in counseling programs. Specifically, counselor educators and Masters level counseling interns were asked to report the extent to which the skills and behaviors outlined in the advocacy competencies are a) important to counselor preparation, b) included in counselor training, and c) how ready counseling students are to engage in the competencies when beginning their intership. A total of 212 counselor educators and interns from CACREP programs participated in an online administration of the study. Findings showed that participants perceived the competencies are important to counselor education and students are generally not ready to engage in advocacy skills and behaviors upon beginning their internship. Counselor educators reported that advoacy is included during instruction more so than the interns, but neither reported that it is included often. Positive ratings of importance, training, and readiness decreased as the competencies moved from individual counseling (microlevel) to advocating in a public arena (macrolevel). Finally, it was found that being a racial/ethnic minority and being born between 1970 and 1979 or after 1979 increased the likelihood that a participant would perceive that it is important to include advocacy training in counselor education.
Social Justice and Advocacy in Counseling
Author: Mark PopePublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351720066
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
Social Justice and Advocacy in Counseling provides a thorough and up to date grounding in social justice and advocacy for counseling students and faculty. Chapters address issues of discrimination and oppression and their effect on individuals and cultural groups through a variety of activities and handouts related to each of the eight CACREP core standards. The book’s final section focuses on activities and handouts related to counseling specialties, including school, career, and addictions counseling. This book will help counselor educators increase student awareness, knowledge, and skills. For students, the practical activities bring the concept of social justice alive in important ways and will continue to be a handy reference as they develop their careers and promote access and equity.
Reimagining Research
Author: Trevor J. BuserPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000866998
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
Reimagining Research centers antiracist research practices and showcases real-world research in counseling practice. The book focuses on the research competencies that matter most to counselors, with each chapter co-authored by practicing counselors and counselor educators. Each chapter reflects diversity in authorship and opens with a "potential for practice" case study that illustrates a research-related challenge in the practice of counseling. Online resources—including a focus group interview, sample transcripts of qualitative interviews, video demonstrations of statistical techniques, and other documents used in research processes—present these "potentials for practice" in experiential ways. Chapters close with attention to resources that are readily available for counselors who want to implement these practices, such as evidence-based practice guidelines, open-access journals, and open-access statistical tools.
ACA Advocacy Competencies
Author: Manivong J. RattsPublisher:
ISBN: 9781556202933
Category : Counseling psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Social Justice Training Environment, Self-efficacy, and Social Justice Outcome Expectations as Predictors of Social Justice Interest and Commitment in Counselor Education Masters Students
Author: Jennifer Ojiambo IsikoPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Commitment (Psychology)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Social justice advocacy is a necessary role for counselors. It is a part of their identity and ethical obligations to engage in advocacy with and on behalf of any individuals and communities experiencing injustice related to systemic disenfranchisement stemming from marginalized status due to race, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, and social economic status among others. To promote social justice in counselors, counselor education programs are increasingly emphasizing the integration of social justice pedagogy in counselor training programs. The diversity among counselor trainees and faculty presents simultaneous experiences of both privilege and oppression and this creates a challenge in determining how students develop specific interests and commitment to social justice. The purpose of this study was to explore the nature of the relationships between the social justice training environment, social justice self-efficacy, social justice outcome expectations and social justice interest and commitment among masters counseling students. The conceptualization of the development of social justice interest and commitment was based on the social cognitive career framework. The current study examined the relationship between the linear combination of social justice training environment, social justice self-efficacy, social justice outcome expectations and social justice interest and commitment. The study also examined the amount of variation in social justice commitment explained by social justice training environment, social justice self-efficacy, social justice outcome expectations and social justice interest. Finally, the study identified the most robust predictors of social justice commitment among the 116 participants in the study. Based on the findings of the study, there was a positive significant relationship between social justice self-efficacy, social justice outcome expectations and social justice interest with social justice outcome expectations being the most robust predictor of social justice interest. Regarding social justice commitment, the results showed that there was a positive significant relationship between social justice self-efficacy, social justice outcome expectations and social justice commitment with social justice self-efficacy being the most robust predictor of social justice commitment. When social justice interest was added to the predictors, the results showed a positive significant relationship between social justice interest, social justice training environment, social justice self-efficacy, social justice outcome expectations and social justice commitment with social justice interest being the most robust predictor of social justice commitment. In addition, a positive non-significant relationship between social justice training environment and social justice interest and commitment was found. The findings of the study continue to validate the applicability of the social cognitive career theory (SCCT) in conceptualizing social justice advocacy outcomes. This provides counselor educators with the impetus to utilize the SCCT framework in the process of developing the social justice interest and commitment competencies of counselors in training.
The Relationship of Career Calling and Social Justice Advocacy
Author: Christopher Lee Wheelus (Sr.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Social justice advocacy is a major aspect of the work of professional counselors and counselor educators (ACA, 2014; ASCA, 2010; CACREP, 2016; CAS, 2011). Research has demonstrated that certain demographic variables (i.e., completion of a graduate level social justice course, political ideology, religion and spirituality, and membership in marginalized groups) may be significant factors in counselors' social justice advocacy engagement. Research has also shown that many counselors choose a counseling career out of a sense of career calling and interest in social justice advocacy (Duffy, Foley et al., 2012). This study explored the relationship between career calling and social justice advocacy. The participants in this study consisted of 90 counselors who are employed in P-16 educational settings, have a graduate degree in counseling or related field, and are members of the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) and/or the American College Counseling Association (ACCA). Participants completed a demographics questionnaire and three instruments: the Brief Calling Scale (BCS; Dik, Eldridge et al., 2012), the Calling and Vocation Questionnaire (CVQ; Dik, Eldridge et al., 2012), and the Social Justice Advocacy Scale (SJAS; Dean, 2009). The results of t-tests comparing this population's career calling scores to others in literature indicated that P-16 counselors strongly identify as having the presence of a career calling to the profession. Results of a multiple regression analysis indicated that career calling predicts engagement in social justice advocacy. Finally, results of a multiple regression analysis indicated that the P-16 counselor who is most likely to engage in social justice advocacy is one who; (a) has completed a graduate course(s) with all of these words in the title(s); advocacy, multicultural, and social justice, (b) identifies as moderate or liberal in political ideology, and (c) ascribes to having a calling to a counseling career. Implications of this study and suggestions for future research are discussed.
Counseling for Multiculturalism and Social Justice
Author: Manivong J. RattsPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119026172
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 405
Book Description
In this book, Drs. Ratts and Pedersen combine the very best from the multicultural and social justice traditions into a new paradigm, which will guide counselors toward a deeper understanding of the connections between these two counseling forces. Significantly updated and expanded from the previous edition, this fourth edition focuses on applying multiculturalism and social justice in various clinical settings with diverse client populations. A completely new applications section contains nine chapters on working with oppressed client groups, including African Americans; Asian and Pacific Islanders; Latin@s; multiracial individuals; Native Americans; lesbian, gay, bisexual, and questioning clients; transgender individuals; women; and socioeconomically disadvantaged clients. Clients experiencing religious and spiritual concerns are discussed as well. Each of the chapters in this section provides an illustrative case study and numerous counseling examples. *Requests for digital versions from ACA can be found on www.wiley.com. *To purchase print copies, please visit the ACA website *Reproduction requests for material from books published by ACA should be directed to [email protected].
The Mandate for Social Justice Advocacy in Counselor Education
Author: Kristi-Anne Lee WyattPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Counselors
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
Advancing Equity-Focused School Counseling for All Students
Author: Sam SteenPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1003805523
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Using author narratives, this book brings attention to racial disparities that currently exist in schools within the historical context of pivotal legal cases in America while emphasizing the importance of assessing and supporting students through a culturally appropriate lens that recognizes student strengths. The authors provide current and historical frameworks through which school counselors can develop a more socially just and liberation-orientated school counseling program. These frameworks center and unveil the ways in which social rank, segregation, and racism influence development, particularly for Black and Brown children. The book underscores the value of community partnerships and the role of strategic partnerships to support a college culture, particularly for student populations with historically limited access to higher education. Readers will also learn about misconceptions of racially and ethnically minoritized children and the related impacts on misdiagnosis and overrepresentation in special education. School counselors looking to ensure equity and social justice within their classrooms, analyze their own privilege, and support students of all backgrounds will find this timely text indispensable in creating a program that fosters understanding and growth.