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ACA Advocacy Competencies: A Social Justice Framework for Counselors

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Experts discuss how counselors, counselor educators, and students can use the ideals in the ACA Advocacy Competencies with diverse client populations (people of color, clients living in poverty, people with disabilities, LGBTQ individuals, older persons), across various counseling settings (K-12, private practice, colleges and universities, counselor education and supervision), and in multiple specialty areas (group work, career counseling, rehabilitation, substance abuse counseling). Examples in each chapter provide guidance as to when individual empowerment counseling is sufficient or when situations call for advocacy on behalf of clients or their communities within the public arena or political domain. Thought provoking and engaging, this book is an invaluable resource for teaching and course work and a call for all counselors to participate in social justice and systems change.
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    1556202938
  2. ISBN-13
    978-1556202933
  3. Publisher
    Amer Counseling Assn
  4. Publication date
    January 31, 2010
  5. Language
    English
  6. Dimensions
    7 x 0.75 x 9.75 inches
  7. Print length
    263 pages
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ACA Advocacy Competencies is a book that will modernize and make counseling more relevant to multiple populations. Regardless of our specialization, we can all learn more effective practice and teaching by reading and using this book in our daily work. ---Allen E. Ivey, EdD, ABPP Distinguished University Professor (Emeritus) University of Massachusetts, Amherst and Courtesy Professor, University of South Florida, Tampa

Examples of implementing microlevel and macrolevel advocacy strategies in a range of settings and for varied purposes with individuals and groups are the strength of this very timely text. Each chapter brings to life real-world issues faced by clients, institutions, and counselors, as well as possible solutions through the principles of social-justice-based advocacy strategies. ---Patricia Arredondo, EdD University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

This book represents the best examination of more than 30 years of thinking about counseling on a systemic level. Its ideas will help take the counseling process beyond individual intervention to intervention into challenging environments as well. ---Courtland C. Lee, PhD University of Maryland

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Amer Counseling Assn (January 31, 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 263 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1556202938
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1556202933
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.15 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 0.75 x 9.75 inches
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    Rebecca L. Toporek, Ph.D., was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and immigrated to the U.S. as a child. She grew up in the midwestern United States and moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in the mid 1980s. She began working as a counselor in non profits and as a community college counselor. In the mid 1990s she moved to Maryland to pursue a PhD in counseling psychology with a focus on multicultural training. Upon completion of her doctorate in 2001, she returned to the San Francisco Bay Area. After three years as a mental health counselor at University of California, Berkeley, she began as a faculty member at San Francisco State University and is now a professor and department chair in the Department of Counseling at San Francisco State University. She writes and speaks on social justice advocacy, white privilege, multicultural counseling, as well as college and career counseling.

    Collaborating with students, her current research explores advocacy and activism in counseling and psychology, long term unemployment and homelessness, and the role of advocacy in community college counseling. She and her students partner with the San Francisco Tenderloin Workforce Development Office to provide “One Stop Résumé” counseling through Project Homeless Connect. Dr. Toporek has written or co-written over 50 journal articles and book chapters, was co-editor and co-founder for the first 10 years of the Journal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology, co-developer of the American Counseling Association Advocacy Competencies, and has co-edited four books on multicultural training and social justice including the Handbook for Social Justice in Counseling and Psychology. Her most recent book, “Taking action: Creating social change through strength, solidarity, strategy and sustainability” is co-authored with Dr. Muninder Kaur Ahluwalia. She is a Fellow of the American Counseling Association and the American Psychological Association.

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  2. Manivong J. Ratts

    Manivong J. Ratts

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    I am Associate Professor of Counseling in the College of Education at Seattle University. I am also past-President of Counselors for Social Justice, a division of the American Counseling Association. I have devoted my professional career to exploring issues of equity impacting the mental health and well being of individuals and communities. My books seek to address social justice issues within the context of counseling.

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Lauraly
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
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Provides great vignettes and illustrations of advocacy competency domains in various settings.
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OM
4.0 out of 5 stars Very concise and helpful
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2015
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Very comprehensive and informative on how to advocate on a client level, agency level, and in the public arena. My rental expires in a few months and I am considering purchasing for my professional library.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Book on Advocacy Competence in Counseling
Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2014
In response to the growing recognition of the importance of advocacy in counseling, the American Counseling Association released an updated version of its book on advocacy competencies in January, 2010. This book affords clear and deep coverage of the ACA Advocacy Competencies then expands into numerous areas of application in the helping fields. An excellent read.
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Treebeard
3.0 out of 5 stars Nothing wrong with the book
Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2013
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Nothing wrong with the book, but I do not see why someone had to write it. If it wasn't a required subject, I'd overlooked this one.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good condition tho
Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2016
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getsv the 4 star cuz i used it minimally in class. Good condition tho.
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EMess
2.0 out of 5 stars Very repetitive and uninformative. You get a very broad ...
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Very repetitive and uninformative. You get a very broad understanding of a large number of topics, while not getting much practical advice on how to implement the ideas presented.
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