Social Justice Counseling : The Next Steps Beyond Multiculturalism

by Rita Chi-Ying Chung

• ISBN13: 9781412999526
• ISBN10: 1412999529
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-10-20
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc

Summary

Social Justice Counseling is the next step toward alleviating the injustices faced by individuals in society and it is a natural extension of multicultural counseling. Issues of social justice are dominating conferences across the mental health disciplines, with a greater focus on alleviating broader social inequities such as equity, access and fairness for each individual. At a micro level social justice issues play out in the form of gender discrimination, sexual harassment, equal access to education, fair housing, and more. Traditionally counselors have been focused on the individual, however, in recent years there has been a shift for all mental health professionals to address issues of social class, race and ethnicity and more. This books offers a supplement to important issues regarding social justice and will highly enhance the content taught in multicultural courses. The authors are leading authorities on social justice counseling and have led the way to create a specialization in social justice counseling at their school at George Mason University. This book is the first to bring all these concepts together, tie them to multiculturalism, and offer personal applications and tools for mental health professionals. It is theoretical yet highly practical in offering concrete steps toward becoming more social justice oriented.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Counseling and Social Justice

Introduction

Theories of Multicultural Counseling

Theories of Social Justice

Multi-Level Model of Psychotherapy, Counseling, Social Justice and Human Rights

Development and Rationale for the Multi-Level Model of Psychotherapy, Counseling, Social Justice and Human Rights

Multi-Level Model of Psychotherapy, Counseling, Social Justice and Human Rights

Social Justice Journeys and Personal Applications

The Journey of an Asian Human Rights and Social Justice Road Warrior: Rita Chi-Ying Chung

Ther Personal Journey of a Social Justice and Human Rights Advocate: Fred Bemak

Social Justice Reflections of Graduate Students

Critical Social Justice Tools

Change Models

Leadership and Social Justice

Advocacy and Social Justice

Myths and Realities of Empowerment

Interdisciplinary Collaboration as a Means Towards Social Justice

Social Justice Applications

Social Action Research and Social Justice

Model Higher Education Programs in Social Justice

Social Justice in a Global World

Social Justice in a Global World

Conclusion

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