COUN 854 - Counselor Leadership for Social Justice, Multiculturalism & Advocacy

3 Credits (Summer)
This course is designed to address counseling leadership as it relates to Social Justice, Multiculturalism, Advocacy and Leadership. The course will provide an overview of theories and models of social justice, social change, advocacy, and leadership. These theories and models will be examined from a multicultural perspective and discussed within the context of counseling leadership in school, district, and community settings. The new role of will focus on the applied aspects of new role of the counselors, and explore the individual, group, institutional, and systemic barriers confronting counselors in performing their role, such as, issues of power and authority, sexism, racism, discrimination, etc. The course will also provide strategies for counselors to be effective change agents, leaders, and advocates for their clients in community, district, and school settings.