ERIC Number: EJ951382
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Sep
Pages: 22
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Counseling and Social Justice
Hunsaker, Robert C.
Academic Questions, v24 n3 p319-340 Sep 2011
In this article, the author expands on "The Scandal of Social Work Education," a National Association of Scholars study documenting the commitment to left-wing "social justice" in social work programs at ten major public institutions. He presents a critical exploration of social justice ideology in academic and professional mental health training and practice as a whole. He outlines the changes social justice activists are pursuing, and exhorts opponents of this powerful movement to "respond now or struggle against the likelihood of many alienating changes to come." He also reminds professional psychology and counseling organizations of their "ethical obligation to be more critical of the movement's exclusive politics." (Contains 87 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Social Justice, Ethics, Social Work, Activism, Colleges, Counselor Training, Psychology, Counselors, Political Attitudes, College Faculty, Counseling Techniques, Reflection, Social Attitudes, Social Bias, Counselor Client Relationship, Well Being, Cultural Pluralism, Cultural Relevance, Global Approach, Intervention, Community Involvement, Social Change, History
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Language: English
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