ACA -CCPA 2016 Conference & Expo

ID #215-The State of the Union: Social Justice Leaders Discuss the Past, Present, and Future of Counseling and Social Justice (Room 511C)

01 Apr 16
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Tracks: Multicultural and International Issues, Social Justice

Speaker(s): A. Hutchins, Private Practitioner; Fred Bemak, Professor and Director of the Diversity and Research Action Consortium, George Mason University; Rita Chi-Ying Chung, Professor, George Mason University; Judy Daniels; Edil Torres Rivera, Professor, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology; Rebecca Toporek, Assoc. Professor, San Fransisco State University

This session includes eight leaders in the social justice counseling field who have been active in their practice and training in infusing social justice into their professional work. Six of the presenters are current or past presidents of Counselors for Social Justice. All the presenters have been influential in promoting and infusing social justice into their practice, training, and supervision. This session will examine the history, contemporary trends, and future of social justice counseling.