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Starfish, salmon, and whales: an introduction to the special section.

Publication: Journal of Counseling and Development
Publication Date: 22-JUN-09
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Starfish, salmon, and whales: an introduction to the special section.(Special Section: Advocacy Competence)(Viewpoint essay)

Article Excerpt
In the summer of 2001, when I was newly in my role as the president of the American Counseling Association (ACA), Judy Lewis, then immediate past president of ACA, and I had an informal lobby meeting with several people during a conference. Those counselors, some of whom are represented in this special section, discussed the need for counselors to be better advocates for social justice. We also discussed the fact that many of us do not have the skills to be effective advocates. From that discussion came a task force composed of Judy Lewis, Mary Smith Arnold, Reese House, and Rebecca Toporek, whom I charged with the task...

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