Social Justice in Counseling Psychology: Then, Now, and Looking Forward

In this article, a diverse group of early, mid, and advanced career scholars call for counseling psychology to continue to evolve in our integration of social justice action in our field. In doing so, we first consider our history as proponents and enactors of social justice, highlighting the ways i...

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Published inThe Counseling psychologist Vol. 47; no. 6; pp. 938 - 962
Main Authors DeBlaere, Cirleen, Singh, Anneliese A., Wilcox, Melanie M., Cokley, Kevin O., Delgado-Romero, Edward A., Scalise, Dominick A., Shawahin, Lamise
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.08.2019
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
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Change agents
Counseling psychology
Counselling psychologists
Intention
Psychologists
Social justice
multicultural counseling competencies
training
social justice
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Summary:In this article, a diverse group of early, mid, and advanced career scholars call for counseling psychology to continue to evolve in our integration of social justice action in our field. In doing so, we first consider our history as proponents and enactors of social justice, highlighting the ways in which counseling psychologists have served as social justice leaders in psychology. We then discuss our field’s contemporary challenges to, and opportunities for, social justice progress as we work toward equity and justice. Finally, we offer recommendations for counseling psychologists individually and as a field to move forward in our social justice action. Given our longstanding social justice values and our unique training as counseling psychologists, if we aim with intentionality to use our skills toward systems change, counseling psychologists are poised to have a strong and proactive role as social change agents within psychology and society at large.
ISSN:0011-0000
1552-3861
DOI:10.1177/0011000019893283