COUN 851 - Issues and Trends in Counselor Leadership

3 Credits (Summer)
Prerequisite(s): None. The course provides an overview of issues and trends in social justice, social change, and advocacy as they apply to counseling leadership. Theories and models will be examined from a multicultural perspective and discussed within the context of counseling in school district and community settings. The course will also focus on the applied aspects of the new role of counselors, as agents of change, leaders, and advocates, as well as explore the individual, group, institutional, and systemic barriers they confront in performing their role, such as, issues of power and authority, sexism, racism, discrimination, etc.