COUNSELORS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE

Counselors for Social Justice is a national division of the American Counseling Association. CSJ works to promote social justice in our society through confronting oppressive systems of power and privilege that affect professional counselors and our clients and to assist in the positive change in our society through the professional development of counselors.

Increase Awareness

and knowledge of social justice concerns

Enhance ability

of counselors to engage in social justice action and advocacy

Build a Community

of counselors committed to social justice nationally and internationally

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Cross-cultural mentorship: Going beyond the hierarchical model for counseling students and new professionals

Tuesday, May 9th, 2023 7PM EST, 6PM CST, 5PM MST, 4PM PST
Presented by: Dr. Natasha Barnes & Dr. Zori Paul

Description:
Mentorship is a very important part of professional development for counselors and counselor educators. This presentation will define and frame mentorship through a multicultural feminist model when working with marginalized counseling students and new professional mentees. The presentation will also provide tips for how to initiate a mentorship relationship.

Attendees will receive 1 CEU after completing a survey

Please contact professionaldevelopment@counseling-csj.org for questions
We hope to see you there!

“Why Me? Because I’m Asian?”: A phenomenological inquiry of anti-Asian hate crimes from parents’ perspectives

Friday May 12th, 2023 at 3pm EST, 2pm CST, 1pm MST, 12pm PST
Presented by: Dr. Sojeong Nam, Dr. GoEun Na, Dr. Jeongwoon Jeong, Dr. Donghun Lee, & Dr. Jungeun Lee

Description:
This webinar will highlight a recent qualitative inquiry where the presenters illuminated the lived experiences of Asian and Asian American children with anti-Asian hate crimes through parents’ perspectives. The presenters will introduce domains and categories identified using the Consensual Qualitative Research method and discuss implications for counseling and counselor education.

Attendees will receive 1 CEU after completing a survey

Please contact professionaldevelopment@counseling-csj.org for questions
We hope to see you there!

2023 CSJ Award Winners

Counselors for Social Justice is proud to announce the recipients of our 2023 CSJ Awards.

CSJ Outstanding Counseling Program
Seminary of the Southwest - Dr. Maria Spellings, Director

CSJ Mary Smith Arnold Award
Dr. Marcus Smith

CSJ Ohana Honors Awards
Tina Onikoyi
Dr. Kshipra Jain
Dr. Brittany Pollard-Kosidowski

"Social justice is not about what we do, it's about who we are."

- Dr. Michael Hutchins, Co-Founder of Counselors for Social Justice

What's New with csJ?

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Congratulations to our CSJ 2023 Awards Winners!

Check out the newest edition of the CSJ Newsletter!

Check out the full schedule of CSJ Events @ ACA Conference!

Celebrating Black Women's Leadership in ACA!

Check out a message from our President regarding Black History Month!

Check out our new blog post regarding the Colorado Springs Shooting

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Honoring the Life of Mark Pope - CSJ Founder

Directory of Clinicians of Color and Other Minoritized Identities

Use our directory to find a mental health provider who shares a similar cultural background to you!

Check out the CSJ Interactive Blog!

The CSJ blog features articles about social justice and counseling issues, spotlights for the CSJ board and committee chairs, CSJ announcements, and more! Click on a particular article to read or click the button below to view the entire blog.

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