scholarly journals Social Justice Advocacy Training: An Innovative Certificate Program for Counselor Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine A. Feather ◽  
Tiffany M. Bordonada ◽  
Kimberly A. Nelson ◽  
Kathy M. Evans
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Counselor Education ◽  
Certificate Program ◽  
Social Justice Advocacy ◽  
Advocacy Training

scholarly journals Social Justice Pre-Practicum: Enhancing Social Justice Identity Through Experiential Learning

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-53
Author(s):  
Samuel Sanabria ◽  
Leigh DeLorenzi
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Counselor Education ◽  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Counseling Students ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Social Justice Advocacy ◽  
Personal Connection ◽  
Focus Group Methodology

The counseling profession calls counselors to engage in social justice advocacy and charges counselor education programs to prepare students for this work. While most counseling programs promote social justice knowledge through a single course and infusion model, there remains a standard practice in providing students with experiential opportunities in advocacy to improve their learning. A qualitative study used a focus group methodology to examine the effectiveness of a social justice pre-practicum in the development of a social justice identity with counseling students. The study examines whether participation in a social justice pre-practicum reinforces a personal connection to and a broader understanding of social inequalities and advocacy work, as well as encourages more engagement in systemic advocacy in current employment. The purpose of this article is to encourage counselor education programs to equip students with real-life experiential opportunities in advocacy work by adopting a similar social justice pre-practicum course in their curriculum.

Social Justice and Dietetic Education: Are We Preparing Practitioners to Lead?

2020 ◽  
Vol 81 (3) ◽  
pp. 120-126
Author(s):  
Jennifer Brady
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Determinants Of Health ◽  
Structural Determinants ◽  
Social Justice Advocacy ◽  
Dietetic Education ◽  
Qualitative Survey ◽  
The Social ◽  
Reflexive Practice ◽  
And Training

Purpose: To explore dietetic practitioners’ perceptions of their education and training in the knowledge, skills, and confidence to understand social justice issues and to engage in socially just dietetic practice and social justice advocacy. Methods: An online semi-qualitative survey sent to Canadian dietitians. Results: Most respondents (n = 264; 81.5%) felt that knowledge- and skill-based learning about social justice and social justice advocacy should be a part of dietetic education and training. Reasons given by respondents for the importance of social justice learning include: client-centred care and reflexive practice, effecting change to the social and structural determinants of health, preventing dietitian burnout, and relevance of the profession. Yet, over half of respondents either strongly disagreed or disagreed that they were adequately prepared with the knowledge (n = 186; 57.4%), skills (n = 195; 60.2%), or confidence (n = 196; 60.5%) to engage in advocacy related to social justice concerns. Some questioned the practicality of adding social justice learning via additional courses to already full programs, while others proposed infusing a social justice lens across dietetic education and practice areas. Conclusions: Dietetic education and training must do more to prepare dietitians to answer calls for dietitians to engage in social justice issues through practice and advocacy.

Social Justice: A National Imperative for Counselor Education and Supervision

2010 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Y. Chang ◽  
Hugh C. Crethar ◽  
Manivong J. Ratts ◽  
Guest Editors
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Counselor Education ◽  
Counselor Education And Supervision
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