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CSJ sponsors the Journal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology (JSACP), which is published by the Ball State University Center for Peace & Conflict Studies and University Libraries. For more information, please email the JSACP Co-Editors at [email protected]

JOURNAL   for   Social   Action   in   counseling   and   psychology

The Journal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology promotes 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. This journal features action oriented articles, meaning manuscripts that discuss actual work (e.g., advocacy, activism, research, policy formulation and implementation, training, legislation) that has been conducted by the submitting author(s) and not proposed work or simple conceptualizations of issues.

JSACP features four unique sections:

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

For more information, please email the Journal Co-Editors at [email protected]

Follow the Journal of Social Action in Counseling & Psychology on Facebook and Twitter: @JSACP

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JSACP - Winter   2024   Issue

Drs. Gerstein and Marsico, co-editors of the JSACP, are very pleased to share with you the Table of Contents for the Winter 2024 (Volume 16 No 2) issue of the Journal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology (JSACP).
 
We want to point out that this issue features an article that presents an interview with Dr. Rebecca Toporek. Rebecca was one of the key people in the formation of Counselors for Social Justice (CJS). She also was a co-founder and one of the first co-editors of JSCAP. Our interview with her is highly informative in terms of her own social justice work, and her efforts in ACA to launch CSJ and include social justice as a critical aspect of counselors’ identity. For sure, our interview with Rebecca is extremely inspiring!
 
As a fully open access journal, you can download the articles in JSACP for free. If you click on the title of an article below or the pdf link, you can access the article. We welcome your feedback, and also your submission of manuscripts relevant to the mission of the Journal. JSACP accepts around 20% of the articles submitted. You can learn about the Journal on this website: 
 
https://openjournals.bsu.edu/jsacp
 
peace, Lawrence Gerstein & Pina Marsico
Co-Editors, JSACP
 
Journal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology
Winter 2024 (Volume 16, No 2) Issue
 
Policy and Theory
A Community-Engaged Exploration of Childhood Adversity and Resilience to Inform Mental Health Intervention
Danielle Pester Boyd, Sara Lappan, Martez Files, Mallory Redmond, Monica Coleman
2-21
Pester Boyd et al. (PDF)
 
Activism and Advocacy
Pathways to Allyship in Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology A Model for White Ally Development
Hannah Bayne, Nia Page, John Harrichand, Anita Neuer Colburn
22-42
Bayne et al (PDF)
 
Articles
Taking action toward racial and economic justice An interview with Rebecca L. Toporek
Lawrence H. Gerstein, Giuseppina Marsico
43-60
Gerstein-Marsico (PDF)
 
Reviews
Challenging Mental Health Professionals to Look Beyond the Consulting Room A Review of Becoming a Citizen Therapist: Integrating Community Problem-Solving into Your Role as a Healer
Russell Searight
61-71
Searight (PDF)

JSACP - Winter   2023   Issue

​Drs. Gerstein and Valera, co-editors of JSACP, are very pleased to share the Table of Contents for the Winter 2023 (Volume 15 No 2) issue of the Journal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology (JSACP)! As a fully open access journal, you can download the articles in JSACP for free. If you click on the title of an article below, you can access the article. We welcome your feedback, and also your submission of manuscripts relevant to the mission of the Journal. You can learn about the Journal on this website.
Current Titles:
Activism and Advocacy

• We Are Humans Too: Secondary Traumatic Stress Among Novice Victim Advocates
  • Lisa De La Rue, Lilyana Ortega, and Gena Castro Rodriguez

Education and Training

• Community Engagement Training and Research in Counseling Psychology: A Two-Part Pilot Study
  • ​Amanda Case and Abigail Hoxsey
    

Policy and Theory

• The Power of Language: A Call to Critically Analyze the Discourse of the Human Service Professions
  • ​Lindsay Woodbridge
    

Program Development and Evaluation

• "Putting my life into a story": A Preliminary Evaluation of a Digital Narrative Intervention Combining Participatory Video and Narrative Therapy
  • ​Jenn Lilly
    

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