2011
DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6978.2011.tb00120.x
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The Fierce Urgency of Now: Diffusion of Innovation as a Mechanism to Integrate Social Justice in Counselor Education

Abstract: The authors present diffusion of innovation theory (Rogers, 2003) as a framework for integrating social justice into counselor education. An overview of diffusion theory is provided along with how the tenets of diffusion of innovation can be used to alleviate fears and anxieties that come with adopting an innovation such as social justice in counselor education.

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“…In a concerted effort to advance the counseling profession and promote greater social justice, counselor education programs are being urgently called upon to foster a unified professional identity and train counselors with leadership and advocacy knowledge and skills (Chang et al, 2012;Ratts & Wood, 2011). …”
Section: Counselors and Advocacy: An Integrated Identitymentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…In a concerted effort to advance the counseling profession and promote greater social justice, counselor education programs are being urgently called upon to foster a unified professional identity and train counselors with leadership and advocacy knowledge and skills (Chang et al, 2012;Ratts & Wood, 2011). …”
Section: Counselors and Advocacy: An Integrated Identitymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Notwithstanding the ambivalence and misconceptions about the sociopolitical nature of social justice advocacy, or the dearth of evidence based strategies Brubaker, Puig, Reese, & Young, 2010;Odegard & Vereen, 2010;Ratts & Wood, 2011), there is compelling evidence to move forward decisively in integrating advocacy training in the counselor education curriculum (Decker, 2013;Manis, 2008;Paylo, 2007). Yet the task of preparing counselors to be social justice advocates may also seem daunting in terms of resources as universities confront limited and even reduced resources.…”
Section: Counselors and Advocacy: An Integrated Identitymentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Participants who emphasized family and community also reported a desire to make societal impacts with the opportunities afforded by the degree. The motivating factor of wanting to be influential in society coincides with the emphasis on the integration of social justice in counseling pedagogy and the expectation of counselors to be social advocates for marginalized groups (Bemak & Chung, 2007;Lewis, Lewis, Daniels, & D'Andrea, 2011;Ratts & Wood, 2011).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%