Mission.

Counselors for Social Justice 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.

Who is CSJ?

CSJ has been a consistent voice for counselors involved in social justice work. CSJ members have successfully advocated on a number of issues including: healthcare for women, equal access for disabled, issues of discrimination against the LGBTQ community, racism, classism, and immigration. CSJ has:

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• Published strong organizational position statements 
• Developed and lead to ACA’s endorsement of the Social Justice Advocacy Competencies
• Promoted Multicultural Competencies and socially responsible approaches to counseling

CSJ Programs

As a social justice organization, CSJ actively leads several programs for counselor advocates and activists to include:

• Chapter Town Halls
• Committees (10)
• Mentorship Program
• Doctoral Internship Program
• Membership Events
• Monthly Webinar Series
• Professional Development Academy
• ACA Conference Events
• Annual Awards and Grants
• Quarterly Newsletters
• Organizational Position Statements
• Journal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology

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Moving ​Forward

Social justice is an issue that touches all lives. In 2018, CSJ joined with AMCD, SAIGE, ASGW, and ASERVIC in solidarity to begin a new practice of joint webinars, advocacy statements, and service days as well as continued collaboration and support of social justice. 

Looking forward, CSJ strives to achieve a larger impact through:

• Mentorship & Leadership
• Education & Training Opportunities
• Outreach 
• Collaboration

Leadership

colette dollarhide

President (2020-2021)

Dr. Colette Dollarhide is a professor and program chair for Counselor Education and Associate Chair for the Department of Educational Studies at The Ohio State University (Columbus, Ohio).  She has been a counselor educator for over 25 years.  She is a cisgender, able-bodied, straight, middle class woman with a highly diverse family; she never forgets her privilege and works to be a lifelong learner about whiteness, social justice, privilege, oppression, and psychological and systemic liberation.  She strives every day to be a co-conspirator, disrupter, and servant leader.  Her teaching and research interests include social justice, leadership, supervision, school counseling, pedagogy, and professional identity, all through a qualitative research lens.  She lives in Columbus, Ohio with her family (including four grandchildren) and four dogs. 

2020-2021 executive board 

President: Colette Dollarhide
President Elect: Delila Owens
Past President: Lauren Shure
Secretary: Teresa Gregersen
Treasurer: Chiquita Holmes
Communications Officer: Frannie Neal
Community Representative: Alexia DeLeon
Governing Council Representative: Edil Torres Rivera
Retiree/Limited Means Representative: Dianne Logan-Parr
School Representative: Shekila Melchior
Student Representative: Kshipra Jain

Still got questions? Email Info@counseling-csj.org