Mark Pope, EdD, is Thomas Jefferson Professor and Curators’ Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. He is past President of the American Counseling Association and author of ten other books on improving teaching. Mariaimeé Gonzalez, PhD, LPC is a senior faculty member in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program and coordinator of the multicultural concentration at Antioch University Seattle. She is also on the board of the Washington Counseling Association. Erika R. N. Cameron, PhD, NCC, is an assistant professor and chair of the Department of Counseling and Marital and Family Therapy at the University of San Diego. She is a certified school counselor in California, Hawaii, and Missouri. She is past President of the Western Association of Counselor Education and Supervision. Joseph S. Pangelinan, PhD, LPC, is an assistant professor of medicine and director of cultural awareness and diversity in the Department of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
This is the 'go-to' book for counselor educators who want to increase student awareness, knowledge, and skills about social justice and advocacy. It is designed to engage student learning and to be utilized throughout the curriculum in a broad range of courses by addressing core standards as well as counseling specialty areas. This book offers an expansive array of creative activities to explore issues and expand student awareness in areas such as: power, privilege, ableism, oppression, biases, multicultural competence, identity development, marginalization, LBGTQ concerns, racism, immigration, homelessness, and addictions. It's a great contribution to the field! - Judy Daniels, EdD, University of Hawaii, Counselors for Social Justice President (2010-2011) Counseling professionals will be enriched by this very innovative book promoting social justice and advocacy competencies in different contexts and with multiculturally diverse individuals and communities. The treasure trove of activities in the book are developmental, practical, and culturally relevant for today's complex society. It really is a wonderful book! - Patricia Arredondo, EdD, American Counseling Association President (2005-2006) and co-author, The Multicultural Counseling Competencies The editors and contributors to this book are to be commended for moving social justice from an abstract principle into the realm of the practical. The activities presented in this book bring the concept of social justice alive in powerful and meaningful ways. Organizing the book with activities that present the principles of social justice and advocacy, addressing the CACREP core principles from a social justice and advocacy point of view, and offering activities for the different counseling specialties means that this is a work for all counselors and counselors-in-training committed to ensuring access and equity. - Courtland C. Lee, PhD, American Counseling Association President (1997-1998) and editor, Counseling for Social Justice (3rd ed.)