Over the past several years, there has been an increased focus on integrating not only multiculturalism in the counseling profession, but also advocacy and social justice. Although the professional literature addresses the importance of cultural competence in supervision, there is a paucity of information about social justice advocacy in relation to the process of counseling supervision. In this article, the authors share a rationale for integrating a social justice advocacy orientation in supervision, discuss the connection between diversity and social justice advocacy counseling competence, address challenges faced by supervisors, and suggest specific strategies for use in supervision to prepare counselors to be social justice counseling advocates.

Recent focus in counseling has been on the expansion of advocacy to disadvantaged and marginalized populations. Utilizing advocacy dispositions and competencies, this article details the school counselor's role in working with maltreated children. Examples are cited for advocacy work at the individual child, school, and broader social levels.

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In the Kingdom where Gross National Happiness is the most precious commodity, there is a growing awareness ofthe individual and communal toll that unmet mental health needs bring to bear on Bhutanese society. Even thoughmental illnesses are becoming public health issue, there is a tendency to neglect the care of mentally ill person in thegeneral setting. The reason for the neglect is due to lack of understanding and poor management of mental illness bythe health professionals and community at large. This article emphasizes the need to balance the traditional beliefsand medical science in order to provide a comprehensive mental health care in Bhutan.

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