CA4 Instruction

Topic:

• Social Justice, Advocacy and Action in Counseling Psychology

***MUST USE THE FOLLOWING REFERENCES FOR PAPER***

1. Required Textbook Readings:

• Spears, L. (ed). (1998). Insights On Leadership: Service, Stewardship, Spirit, and Servant Leadership, Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Insights on Leadership Essays  ISBN: 9780471176343

• “From leadership to citizenship” pp. 87-95
• “Servants, egos and shoeshines: A world of sacramental possibility” pp. 271-278
• Required Articles:
• Hook, J.N. & Davis, D.E. (2012). Integration, multicultural counseling and social justice. Journal of Psychology and Theology, 40(2), 102-106. Integration Multicultural Counseling Justice

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• Ratts, M. J. (2009). Social justice counseling: Toward the development of a fifth force among counseling paradigms. Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education and Development, 48, 161-169. Social Justice 5th Force Amongst Counseling

• Paladino, D. A., Lewis, J. A., Ratts, M. J., &Topreck, R. L. (2011). Social justice counseling and advocacy: Developing new leadership roles and competencies. Journal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology 3(1), 5-16. Social Justice Counseling & Advocacy

https://scholarship.rollins.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://scholar.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1133&context=as_facpub

• Required Multimedia:
• Lisette, J. (2020). COUC 500 Social Justice Advocacy in Counseling. YouTube. Social Justice Advocacy in Action 

Before the Assignment: 

1. Read the assigned chapters in Insights for Leadership.
2. Read the three articles, Social Justice the Fifth Force of Counseling, Social Justice and Advocacy & Integration, Multicultural Counseling & Social Justice.
3. Watch the YouTube video Social Justice Advocacy in Counseling.

Assignment:

The materials you have covered this week call for time and reflection considering the issues of injustice which perpetuate deep and abiding inequities in our society. In 2009, M. Ratts proposed social justice as a fifth paradigm in counseling psychology. Further, in Ratts et al. (2011) suggested new social justice competency standards be implemented for counselors. In 2013, the American Psychological Association called upon all undergraduate training programs to provide students with the opportunities to research and reflect upon ways psychology can help to address these social justice issues, both locally and on a global level. With this in mind:

1. Describe the social justice paradigm and how this fifth force changed the counseling/psychology field.
2. From the social justice competency article, discuss how you can integrate social justice/advocacy/action principles into the work you are planning to do.  Consider which social justice needs and/or populations you feel called to serve and why addressing social justice is important to you as a professional based on what you have learned regarding social justice.  (Use the short video that is assigned for the week as a guide for how to turn social justice towards advocacy and action).
3. From a social justice perspective, consider how these principles intersect with faith and/or spirituality, and then explain how social justice fits within the framework of servant leadership.

Instructions:

• Paper length is approximately 1000 words, excluding the cover page and reference page (4 pages; do not go over 1300 words).
• Include both cover and reference pages.  
• Begin with an introductory paragraph. Be sure to write one cohesive essay.
• Although this paper is self reflective in nature, make sure that it is clear that the information discussed is informed by the course materials by citing throughout. 
• Cite ALL of the required reading sources throughout your paper.