Issues and Ethics in the Helping Professions, 9th Edition by Gerald Corey, Marianne Schneider Corey, Cindy Corey, and Patrick Callanan with Michelle Muratori, Johns Hopkins University ©2015. Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.

Community and Social Justice Perspectives Chapter 13 Community and Social Justice Perspectives ©2015. Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.

Comprehensive Community Counseling Programs Direct community services: Preventive education Indirect community service: Influencing policymakers Direct client services: Focuses on outreach activities Indirect client services: Client advocacy ©2015. Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.

Social Justice Perspective Rests on the assumption that all people have a right to equitable treatment and a fair allocation of societal resources, including decision making Some of the ethics codes refer to the role of social justice advocacy as an ethical mandate. ©2015. Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.

Social Justice Perspective The goal of counseling is to promote the empowerment of people who are marginalized and oppressed in our society. Courage in dealing with fear is a cornerstone of doing multicultural social justice work. ©2015. Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.

Social Justice Perspective Referred to as a fifth force that entails a paradigm shift beyond the individual Although not all counselors will have the time or energy to effect major institutional change, all have the capability of working toward some kind of social change. It is necessary to acquire a set of social justice and advocacy competencies. ©2015. Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.

Alternative Counselor Roles Change agent Consultant Adviser Advocate Facilitator of indigenous support systems Facilitator of indigenous healing systems ©2015. Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.

Community Counseling Practitioner Duties involve: Ability to support community needs Develop partnerships in creation and delivery of services Promote community organization and development of activities Outreach Develop strategies to empower the community ©2015. Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.

Community Counseling Practitioner Duties involve: Influence policymakers Consult with community agencies Evaluate human services programs Advocate and assist with initiatives Develop and build community assets ©2015. Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.

Relationships Between Counselor and the Agency Counselors who are dissatisfied with an agency or the system may decide to: Subvert it any way they can Conform to institutional policies out of fear Make compromises between institutional demands and personal requirements Leave the agency ©2015. Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.