Applying the Social Justice Advocacy Competencies: A Case Study

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugh C. Crethar
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Social Justice Advocacy ◽  
The Social

Social Justice and Dietetic Education: Are We Preparing Practitioners to Lead?

2020 ◽  
Vol 81 (3) ◽  
pp. 120-126
Author(s):  
Jennifer Brady
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Determinants Of Health ◽  
Structural Determinants ◽  
Social Justice Advocacy ◽  
Dietetic Education ◽  
Qualitative Survey ◽  
The Social ◽  
Reflexive Practice ◽  
And Training

Purpose: To explore dietetic practitioners’ perceptions of their education and training in the knowledge, skills, and confidence to understand social justice issues and to engage in socially just dietetic practice and social justice advocacy. Methods: An online semi-qualitative survey sent to Canadian dietitians. Results: Most respondents (n = 264; 81.5%) felt that knowledge- and skill-based learning about social justice and social justice advocacy should be a part of dietetic education and training. Reasons given by respondents for the importance of social justice learning include: client-centred care and reflexive practice, effecting change to the social and structural determinants of health, preventing dietitian burnout, and relevance of the profession. Yet, over half of respondents either strongly disagreed or disagreed that they were adequately prepared with the knowledge (n = 186; 57.4%), skills (n = 195; 60.2%), or confidence (n = 196; 60.5%) to engage in advocacy related to social justice concerns. Some questioned the practicality of adding social justice learning via additional courses to already full programs, while others proposed infusing a social justice lens across dietetic education and practice areas. Conclusions: Dietetic education and training must do more to prepare dietitians to answer calls for dietitians to engage in social justice issues through practice and advocacy.

Examining School Counselors’ Commitments to Social Justice Advocacy

2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 1096-2409-19.1. ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel P. Feldwisch ◽  
Susan C. Whiston
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Social Justice Advocacy ◽  
Asca Model ◽  
The Social ◽  
Comprehensive Programs ◽  
Model Programs ◽  
Gold Star

Many school counselors endorse using social justice advocacy to close achievement gaps. In this study, school counselors from a single state scored in the moderate to high range on the Social Issues Advocacy Scale. Results showed alignment between school counselors’ self-endorsement of social justice advocacy and scores on the Advocacy Competencies Self-Assessment. School counselors working in recognized comprehensive programs, including Recognized ASCA Model Programs and Indiana Gold Star, scored higher on social justice advocacy measures than those in non-recognized programs.

Inclusive Practices in Institutions of Higher Education

2022 ◽  
pp. 188-207
Author(s):  
Beverly Sande
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Public Policy ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Policy Reform ◽  
Baccalaureate Degree ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Social Justice Advocacy ◽  
The Social ◽  
Instructional Roles

In this chapter, the author will highlight some of the hurdles students with disabilities (SWDs) face in institutions of higher education (IHEs) and share some recommendations on how best faculty and staff can support SWDs matriculating through their programs and graduate on time with a baccalaureate degree. The author addresses concepts such as resilience, deficit models, instructional roles (instructor versus facilitator), myths, and misconceptions of working with SWDs, social justice, advocacy, public policy reform, and inclusive models for IHEs. In this chapter, the author approaches these concepts by illustrating the social justice notions related to identity and access to IHE as experienced by SWDs. The author considers whether institutions perceive some programs as unsuitable for some SWDs or whether SWDs perceive some courses as inaccessible, hence not worth pursuing.

New frames for food charity in Finland

2020 ◽  
pp. 19-48
Author(s):  
Tiina Silvasti ◽  
Ville Tikka
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Social Policy ◽  
National Context ◽  
The Social ◽  
History Of ◽  
Food Provision ◽  
Future Direction ◽  
Food Charity ◽  
The Relationship

This chapter forms the land case study for Finland. As with all empirical chapters it explores several key themes in relation to food charity in Finland: • the history of food charity in the national context and the relationship between the welfare state and charities; • the nature of and drivers behind contemporary food charity provision; • key changes in social policy and their impact on rising charitable food provision; • and the social justice implications of increasing need for charitable assistance with food. The chapter concludes with critical reflections on the future direction of food charity provision in Finland and the implications of this.

scholarly journals Power Politics: Advocacy to Activism in Social Justice Counseling

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 70-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marian A. Lee ◽  
Tammy Jorgensen Smith ◽  
Ryan G. Henry
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Research Training ◽  
Power Politics ◽  
Counseling Professionals ◽  
Social Justice Advocacy ◽  
American Counseling Association ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
The Social ◽  
Legislative Policy ◽  
Justice Movements

The authors seek to initiate a broader dialog within the social justice movements across disciplines to include a deeper understanding of how power politics plays out in the social/political domain of the public arena outlined in the American Counseling Association (ACA) Advocacy Competencies. In this domain, counselors act as legislative/policy change advocates. However, in recent years social justice advocates within the profession have called for a more activist stance focusing on changing social structures of unjust systems and institutions as an adjunct to legislative/policy advocacy. Activities engaged in by policy/legislative advocates and structural change activists are discussed. Delineation between the differences in perception of power by political operatives and counseling professionals is examined so counselors may have a more comprehensive understanding of the challenges associated with being social change agents. Future implications for the field are discussed with focus on evidence-based research, training, and the potential use of technology and social media in the social justice advocacy movement.

scholarly journals Perpetuating Oppression: Does the Current Counseling Discourse Neutralize Social Action?

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arie T. Greenleaf ◽  
Rhonda M. Bryant
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Social Action ◽  
Civil Disobedience ◽  
Discourse Theory ◽  
Counseling Professionals ◽  
Professional Ideology ◽  
The Social ◽  
Just Society

The counseling profession, by virtue of research, dialogue, and the evolution of professional ideology, continues to uphold the viewpoint that psychological distress and disorders emanate from innate or biologically based factors. Consequently, the social reality that counseling partially defines through this discourse may inadvertently constrain the very movement that can most affect change through social action and engagement. Counseling professionals may unwittingly undercut attempts by oppressed individuals, groups, and their allies to create a more equitable and just society through civil disobedience and concerted social action. This article discusses how the current discourse on social justice may neutralize social action by reviewing discourse theory and presentation of a case study that offers strategies to operational discourse theory and support social action and engagement.

scholarly journals Complex non-profit collaboration: A Case Study of The Advocacy Initiative

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 5121
Author(s):  
Anna Visser
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Voluntary Sector ◽  
The State ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Social Justice Advocacy ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
To Come ◽  
Dominant Narratives

In 2008 in Ireland there was a real sense that social justice advocacy, by non-profit organisations, was under threat from the state. The experience of many advocates and their organisations was that the state was actively working to silence advocacy. However there were no or few spaces where the non-profit sector (in Ireland often referred to as the community and voluntary sector) could reflect and dialogue about social justice advocacy: the threats it faced, its purpose, methodologies, effectiveness, assumptions, and legitimacy. Where spaces did exist there were low levels of trust and not always room for dissent from dominant narratives (Murphy 2014). The Advocacy Initiative was established to provide the opportunity for the sector to come to grips with these challenges and consider more deeply its advocacy function. 

Moving Toward Understanding Social Justice in Sport Organizations: A Study of Engagement in Social Justice Advocacy in Sport Organizations

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 245-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Woojun Lee ◽  
George B. Cunningham
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Emotional Response ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Sport Organizations ◽  
Indirect Contact ◽  
Social Justice Advocacy ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
The Social ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
S Model

This study examines the factors that can be associated with social justice advocacy in the field of sport and explains why the activists get involved in the social justice advocacy. The authors implemented a phenomenological research approach, interviewing 12 active social justice activists. In drawing from Moeschberger et al.’s model for awareness and engagement, the authors suggest a congruent definition of social justice advocacy, explain how the participants learned about social injustice ( direct experience, indirect experience, and indirect contact), identify three major themes ( increased awareness, atypical experience, and emotional response) for the involvement in social justice advocacy, and describe what activities the participants get engaged in ( raising awareness and changing attitude, engaging in activity, and encouraging others). The results of this study provide more in-depth understanding of social justice advocacy in the field of sport.

scholarly journals Three Issues, Three Approaches, Three Calls to Action: Multicultural Social Justice in the Schools

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-73
Author(s):  
Aretha F. Marbley ◽  
Krista M. Malott ◽  
Ann Flaherty ◽  
Helyne Frederick
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
School Setting ◽  
Social Justice Advocacy ◽  
School Settings ◽  
Guidelines And Recommendations

This article provides case studies, statistics, and social justice advocacy as lenses to discuss three areas related to multicultural social justice in school settings. Each case study is followed by a reflection on the authors‟ experiences. The article culminates with suggestions, guidelines, and recommendations for applying social justice advocacy to a school setting.

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