The Responsibility of Canadian Counselling Psychology to Reach Systems, Organizations, and Policy-Makers

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https://doi.org/10.47634/cjcp.v54i4.70674

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Social justice is becoming an increasingly important aspect of counselling psychology in Canada, and more research is needed to understand how to make a difference outside of one-on-one counselling sessions. Twelve individuals (including students, researchers, clinicians, and professors) comprised a working group entitled “The Responsibility of Canadian Counselling Psychology to Reach Systems, Organizations, and Policy-Makers” and discussed the role of counselling psychology in reaching beyond individual change. Discussion generated three main themes: identifying needs, using our unique training, and infiltrating and navigating the system. Future directions for social justice and advocacy in counselling psychology are discussed in relation to systemic change.

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    Hilary Evans is a Canadian certified counsellor and currently practises in the province of British Columbia. She recently completed her Master of Arts in counselling psychology at Trinity Western University. Her research interests include eating disorders, somatization, and the mind–body connection.

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    Shelly Russell-Mayhew is a Werklund research professor in counselling psychology at the Werklund School of Education at the University of Calgary. Her research interests include weight-related issues like body image, disordered eating (e.g., unhealthy methods of weight change), weight-related disorders (e.g., obesity), and professional conversations and interactions about weight (e.g., weight bias).

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2020-12-12

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##issue.vol## 54 ##issue.no## 4 (2020): Special Section - Outcomes of the 2018 Canadian Counselling Psychology Conference

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Special Issue Articles/ Articles d'édition spéciale

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Copyright is retained by the Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy.

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The Responsibility of Canadian Counselling Psychology to Reach Systems, Organizations, and Policy-Makers. (2020). Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy, 54(4), 685-690. https://doi.org/10.47634/cjcp.v54i4.70674