ACA -CCPA 2016 Conference & Expo

ID #484-Mental Health Counselors Making Social Justice Change: What Works in the Real World (Room 514AB)

03 Apr 16
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM

Tracks: Research, Social Justice

Speaker(s): Anneliese Singh, Associate Professor, The University of Georgia; Danica Hays, Professor and Executive Associate Dean, UNLV College of Education

The presenters will share the findings of a grounded theory study examining the successful social justice strategies used by mental health counselors inside and outside of their community-based and private practice settings. Study findings included a diverse participant sample. Attendees will be invited to apply the study findings to their own settings and address potential barriers and opportunities to social justice change, and they will receive a handout and bibliography on social justice advocacy and mental health counseling.