This manuscript describes an empirically designed internship course that utilized the Ecological Social Justice School Counseling theory to teach internship students how to engage in antiracist practice to address social determinants of health in schools. The research reports on the eight school counseling internship students' experiences, through five themes and 12 subthemes, highlighting the ways they increased awareness of SDOH, antiracist practice, and related constructs at their schools and with students including their action toward addressing SDOH, advocacy, barriers, and growth. Implications for counselor educators and site supervisors conclude.
K E Y W O R D Santiracism, ecological social justice school counseling, school counseling internship, social determinants of health Antiracism is rooted in action and is a process of actively identifying and opposing racism in all forms. Negatively influenced by systemic racism, the social determinants of health (SDOH) adversely impact vulnerable and underserved students and families (SDOH;Hassen et al., 2021). SDOH are conditions in the environments in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age that affect health, wellbeing, and quality of life outcomes and risks. They are typically divided into the five domains of economic stability, education, social and community context, health and health care, and neighborhood and built environment (Healthy People 2030, n.d.). The SDOH are particularly influential for children including physical and mental health outcomes, educational opportunity gaps, and adverse health outcomes that have a lasting impact into adulthood (Healthy People 2030, n.d.).This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
