The Counselors for Social Justice Association seeks nominations for the 2017 CSJ Awards. The submission deadline for 2017 CSJ-sponsored awards is January 15, 2017. To be eligible for consideration, unless otherwise noted, all nominations must be submitted electronically to the CSJ Awards Committee c/o Joseph Williams ([email protected]), using the CSJ award nomination form, on or before the deadline. Listings of awards, their qualifying criteria, and past awardees can be found on the CSJ web site (https://counseling-csj.org/awards/). Please note that some awards require supporting documents. Be sure to check out our newest award: The CSJ Outstanding Counseling Program/Agency Award

Also, the Counselors for Social Justice Association is pleased to announce that the application for the Social Justice Counseling Grant 2017 is open! CSJ will fund a maximum of 4 grants and up to $1,000 total. The submission deadline for 2017 CSJ-sponsored awards is February 1, 2017. More information about the grant is provided below.

The recipients of these awards and grants will be recognized during the 2017 ACA Annual Conference held in San Francisco, California. In addition, these recipients and their accomplishments will be featured in the CSJ Newsletter and on the official CSJ website. We encourage you to nominate those you believe to be eligible and to share this call with others.

Dear CSJ members,
The last few months have been plagued with divisive turmoil – from wars abroad to the recent election here in the States.  However, we have also seen success, at least for the moment, in the Dakota Access Pipeline and we know what can happen when individuals and communities are empowered to work together for good.
Our hope is that this newsletter plants seeds of hope so each of you can continue to be an agent of change for yourselves and empower your clients and communities to bring long lasting positive changes in the social justice arena.
Thank you all for your patience in receiving this first edition of the 2016/2017 newsletter.  My sincerest thanks to the newsletter team – Lauren Chase, Ghil Hong, and Dylan Davis – for their assistance in making this a beautiful edition!
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May this season’s greetings bring you all joy and peace!
Warmest regards,
Shannon Ng--
m: (917) 725-0127
On the turning away
From the pale and downtrodden
And the words they say which we won’t understand
“Don’t accept that what’s happening
Is just a case of others’ suffering
Or you’ll find that you’re joining in
The turning away” – Pink Floyd

Our CSJ Division Community has been up and running on ACA Connect for the past two months. We hope that you find this forum useful and that it will continue to help us increase communication and connection among CSJ members. Given that we are now using the ACA Connect system, the CSJ Board has voted to move communications to this system and end the use of our listserv ([email protected]). We want to give a very special thanks Dr. Edil Torres Rivera, long time administrator of the listserv, for providing this service to the CSJ community – it is much appreciated! Using the ACA Connect system enables members to be added or removed automatically as they join or leave CSJ, making it easier for us to ensure that we are reaching all of our members. It also provides us with a space to have discussions and share documents/information.  For members who are “division only” CSJ members, our Communications Officer will forward you the “CSJ Official” notifications via email since ACA Connect is only accessible to ACA members.
As a reminder, here are some details about using the CSJ Division Community on ACA Connect:
As a member of the CSJ Division and of ACA, you are automatically a member of the CSJ Division Community. We invite members to use this platform to discuss social justice in counseling, share resources, and connect with one another.  CSJ leadership will also use it to provide information about CSJ initiatives and other activities.
You will receive a daily round-up of all of the messages posted from the prior day. If at any point you would like to stop receiving these messages, simply visit your Community Notifications page and select “No Email”. There is also an option to receive messages in “real time” instead of in digest format (the daily round-up) if you prefer. Email our community manager at [email protected] with any questions or concerns.
Please note that “CSJ OFFICIAL” at the start of the subject line will indicate that the post is official CSJ business posted by a CSJ Board member, such as award notices or conference updates.
Please enjoy any holidays you celebrate at this time of year
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Currently seeking manuscripts for upcoming book, Experiential Activities for Teaching Social Justice and Advocacy Competence in Counseling.  February 1, 2017 – Deadline for receipt of manuscripts.
The purpose of this edited book is to provide a resource for faculty who are teaching the beginning and advanced counseling courses in the counselor education curriculum and who want to infuse issues of social justice and advocacy into these classes.
Looking for submissions on the following topics:

• Activities related to the introduction to social justice and advocacy counseling work.
• Activities related to issues of discrimination and oppression and their effect on individuals and cultural groups.
• Activities related to each of the eight Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) core standards.
• Activities related to counseling specialty settings such as addiction, career, clinical mental health, marriage, couple, and family, school, and student affairs and college.Please review the manuscript criteria below and input all information into the online form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdc-NlkQ1i35SKnd7nohRRf5UTaqhnty25F2noUYoLPSIQvbA/viewform
  We will accept manuscripts until Feb 1, 2017.
  Social Justice and Advocacy Activity Template
  
• Experiential Activities for Teaching Social Justice and Advocacy Competence in Counseling
  
  docs.google.com
  Editors: Mark Pope, Ed.D., Mariamee Gonzalez, Ph.D., Erika Cameron, Ph.D., and Joseph S. Pangelinan, Ph.D.
  

Title of Activity:
Clear and concise title.
 Author(s):
Include name(s), work title, university/institution, and preferred email. 
Note: We will be communicating with first author only.
 Topic:  
Approximately 1-2 sentences. Should indicate primary focus of the activity.
 Learning Objectives:
Approximately 2-5 learning objectives. Concise and clear goals of the activity.
Target Population:
Identify a specific population suited for the activity.
Group Size:  
Give a suggested number of participants for the activity.
Time Required:
Give an overall time estimate that is needed to complete the activity.  State if required time to complete the activity will be altered by group size, number of participants, or participant demographics.
Setting:
Give a brief description of place/location to conduct the activity. State how setting could be altered by participant demographics.
Materials Needed:
Give a description and quantity of materials (such as paper, pencil, table, etc.) the instructor will need to conduct the activity. State any needed precautions when using the materials.
Instructions for Conduction Activity:  
List all directions chronologically and concisely to complete the activity.  Instructions may include any needed trigger warning statements for participants before conducting activity.
Discussion: Describe the process by which the participants will debrief the activity.  Include helpful questions or prompts for the participants.     
References:
List at least two references (may be a reference, from which the activity was adapted, or the research/theoretical basis for the activity).  References must adhere to the rules of the latest edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA style).
Suggested Background Reading:
Identify readings that would help participants develop a conceptualize framework for the activity.  
Please Checkmark the Following Course(s) that Would be Best Suited for Conducting This Activity (check all that apply):

• Assessment and Testing
  
• Career Development
• (Classroom activities that examine the world of work, sources of career information, and the concepts of vocational development in a social justice and advocacy context). 
• Group Work
• Helping Relationships
• Human Growth and Development
• Professional Counseling Orientation and Ethical Practice
• Research and Program Evolution
• Social and Cultural Diversity
• Theories
• Addition Counseling
• Career Counseling
  (Will contain activities that address issues related to career/vocational development in the framework of the counseling process and strategies for facilitating optimum development over the life span within a social justice and advocacy context). 
• Clinical Mental Health Counseling
• Marriage, Couple, and Family Counseling
• School Counseling
• Student Affairs and College Counseling

Please Checkmark the Following Chapter(s) that Would be Best Suited for Conducting This Activity (check all that apply):

• What is Social Justice and Advocacy?
  • This chapter will contain activities that are designed to be used in introducing the definition of social justice and advocacy.
• Cycle of Socialization and Liberation.
  • This chapter will contain activities that are designed to be used in explaining and determining the cycles of socialization and liberation.
• Social Constructs of Oppression and Privilege.
  • This chapter will contain activities on how oppression and privilege are socially constructed.
• Intersections of Oppression.
  • This chapter will contain activities that demonstrate the intersection of oppression (e.g. Racism and Classism).
• Social Justice and Advocacy: Strategies for Change. 
• This chapter will contain activities that get individuals out and creating change in the community.

Author Bios: (500 characters limit)
Approximately a paragraph long for each author. Give a brief description of the author. Include name, institution, work title, and relevant experiences (teaching, research, social justice and advocacy).
Activity Handouts:
Upload documents. Please be sure all documents are in Microsoft Word format. Unfortunately, we will not accept documents saved in pdf. format. Handouts are to be emailed to
[email protected].  Please see further instructions on the online submission link.
Please input all information into the online submission form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdc-NlkQ1i35SKnd7nohRRf5UTaqhnty25F2noUYoLPSIQvbA/viewform
Our goal is to review and provide feedback to you by February 15th. Please feel free to contribute additional activities and/or share this email with your colleagues.
Sincerely,
Editors: Mark Pope, Ed.D., Mariamee Gonzalez, Ph.D., Erika Cameron, Ph.D., and Joseph S. Pangelinan, Ph.D.


Publisher: Routeldge   Purposed published release date: Summer 2018

Call for Papers
Journal for Social Action in Counseling & Psychology
http://jsacp.tumblr.com
Mission: Founded in 2007, the mission of the Journal for Social Action in
Counseling and Psychology (JSACP) is to promote deep reflection on community
change and system transformation in which counselors, psychologists, and other
human service professionals play a role. This open access journal aims to highlight
‘engaged scholarship’ and the very important social change work done by
professionals and activists that would not normally find its way into publication.
The journal attempts to break down the divide between theory and practice in one
of the most critical areas of our work: social transformation toward social and
ecological justice and peace. JSACP features four unique sections:

• Activism and Advocacy
• Education and Training
• Policy and Theory
• Program Development and Evaluation

How to submit? Articles submitted to JSACP are subjected to a blind review. We
currently accept articles in English and Spanish. To submit an article and to learn
more about the journal, visit: http://jsacp.tumblr.com
Publication costs: As a fully open access journal, all articles are available free of
charge on the journal website and there are no submission fees.
Co-Editors: Lawrence H. Gerstein, Ph.D., Ball State University
                         Pamela Valera, Ph.D., New York University & Nathan Kline Institute
Sponsors: Counselors for Social Justice & Psychologists for Social Responsibility
Publisher: Ball State University Center for Peace & Conflict Studies
For further information:editorjsacp@bsu.edu
Follow us on: Facebook (@JSACP) and Twitter (@JSACP)
ISSN 2159-8142