From Proposal to Action: Supporting Student Advocacy during Graduate Counseling Training

Authors

  • Britney G. Brinkman Chatham University
  • Keely Hirsch Chatham University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33043/JSACP.11.1.51-66

Abstract

Training future clinicians to engage in advocacy is an important element of fostering multicultural competence.
We describe the use of an advocacy proposal assignment integrated into a required multicultural counseling
course to teach students about advocacy work. We offer data from a study that examined the impact of the
assignment on students’ perceptions of advocacy/activism. Participants included 74 counseling psychology
graduate students. Students in the advocacy compared to the comparison group endorsed greater importance
placed on advocacy and greater intentions to engage in advocacy. We also offer four examples of students who
moved from the proposal stage to action stage, documenting their projects. Finally, we offer suggestions and
recommendations for supporting students’ engagement in advocacy.

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Published

2019-12-18

How to Cite

Brinkman, B. G., & Hirsch, K. (2019). From Proposal to Action: Supporting Student Advocacy during Graduate Counseling Training. Journal for Social Action in Counseling & Psychology, 11(1), 51–66. https://doi.org/10.33043/JSACP.11.1.51-66

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 1 (2019): Journal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology, Summer 2019

Section

Articles

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Copyright (c) 2019 Brinkman & Hirsch

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