Rebecca L. Toporek - Handbook for Social Justice in Counseling Psychology: Leadership, Vision, and Action

Handbook for

SOCIAL
JUSTICE in
Counseling
Psychology

With deep humility and respect, we dedicate this Handbook to all the individuals, families, communities, organizations, and institutions working toward social justice in all its many forms. Among the many notable efforts around the world, we reflect on two recent historical events as we submit this dedication:
Hurricane Katrina and the recent passing of Kenneth B. Clark. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, we honor those affected by the devastation, persons helping with survival and adjustment, and individuals striving to identify and eliminate the injustices that emerged as a result of this tragic sequence of events. Your sacrifices and unwavering courage inspire us to even more fervently pursue equality, justice, and a truly compassionate world. In this past year, we have also noted the legacy of Kenneth B. Clark as one of the first psychologists to influence national policy in the face of racial discrimination through research, scholarship, and legislative advocacy. His work and the work of Mamie Clark stand as examples of the power and role that individuals and psychologists can have in shaping this nation.

Rebecca L. Toporek: To my many mentors, students, and clients for their generosity, wisdom, and faith. To Kaiya, Dylan, Phil, Cynthia, Veronica, and Daniel for their patience and love. To my parents, Walter and Doreen, for their unwavering belief in the need for a just world.

Lawrence H. Gerstein: In memory of my parents, Helen and Melvin, who modeled the ideal in social activism.

Nadya A. Fouad: To Bob, Nick, Andrew, and Patrick, with love and thanks for all the support.

Gargi Roysircar: For my students sharing in tsunami outreach in Tamilnadu, India.

Tania Israel: For my parents, Mary and John Israel, my early role models for political activism, cultural complexity, and community involvement.

Handbook for

SOCIAL
JUSTICE in
Counseling
Psychology

Leadership, Vision, and Action

EDITORS

Rebecca L.Toporek

San Francisco State University

Lawrence H. Gerstein

Ball State University

Nadya A. Fouad

University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Gargi Roysircar

Antioch New England Graduate School

Tania Israel

University of California, Santa Barbara

Copyright 2006 by Sage Publications, Inc.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Handbook for social justice in counseling psychology: Leadership, vision, and action/Rebecca L. Toporek... [et al.].

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 1412910072 (cloth)

1. Counseling. 2. Social justice. I. Toporek, Rebecca.

BF637.C6H3115 2006

158.3dc22 2005018260

This book is printed on acid-free paper.

05 06 07 08 09 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Contents

David L. Blustein

Nadya A. Fouad, Lawrence H. Gerstein, and Rebecca L. Toporek

Rebecca L. Toporek and Robert A. Williams

Rebecca L. Toporek and Christopher J. McNally

Regine M. Talleyrand, Rita Chi-Ying Chung, and Fred Bemak

Karen M. O'Brien, Sheetal Patel, Nancy Hensler-McGinnis, and Jennifer Kaplan

Gargi Roysircar

Elizabeth Vera, Brian Daly, Rufus Gonzales, Melissa Morgan, and Charu Thakral

Chalmer E. Thompson, Dorienna M. Alfred, Sherri L. Edwards, and Patricia G. Garcia

M. Meghan Davidson, Michael Waldo, and Eve M. Adams

Gargi Roysircar

Tania Israel

Margret E. Bell and Lisa A. Goodman

Barbara J. Palombi and Alisa Matteson Mundt

Azara L. Santiago-Rivera, Kristin Talka, and Amy W. Tully

Lisa Cosgrove

David H. Whitcomb and Michael I. Loewy

Susan L. Morrow, Donna M. Hawxhurst, Ana Y. Montes de Vegas, Tamara M. Abousleman, and Carrie L. Castaeda

Nadya A. Fouad

Ruth E. Fassinger and Susanna M. Gallor

Rebecca L. Toporek and Robert C. Chope

Cindy L. Juntunen, Angela M. Cavett, Rhanda B. Clow, Venessa Rempel, Rachel E. Darrow, and Adam Guilmino

Gargi Roysircar

Joshua A. Hopps and William M. Liu

Uyen K. Huynh and Gargi Roysircar

Christa K. Schmidt, Mary Ann Hoffman, and Nicole Taylor

Lawrence H. Gerstein

Sharon G. Horne and Susan S. Mathews

Benedict T. McWhirter and Ellen Hawley McWhirter

Kathryn L. Norsworthy with contributions by Ouyporn Khuankaew

Lawrence H. Gerstein and Doris Kirkpatrick

Scott L. Moeschberger, Alicia Ordez, Jui Shankar, and Shonali Raney

Rebecca L. Toporek

Sandra L. Shullman, Bobbie L. Celeste, and Ted Strickland

Robert H. McPherson and Clare Reilly

Rebecca L. Toporek, Lawrence H. Gerstein, Nadya A. Fouad, Gargi Roysircar, and Tania Israel

Foreword

I was both delighted and humbled to be asked to write a foreword for this noteworthy and timely book. This important Handbook, edited by Rebecca Toporek, Lawrence Gerstein, Nadya Fouad, Gargi Roysircar, and Tania Israel, presents a map for our field that will transform the next generation of training, research, and practice for counseling psychologists. Moreover, this book underscores counseling psychologys role as a leader in professional psychology in advancing a perspective that is singularly unique, expansive, and visionary. One of the strengths of counseling psychology has been its role within the general psychological community in advocating for a careful and systematic consideration of gender and culture as critical factors in human development. In my view, this book will help to locate a broad and inclusive social justice mission on our collective radar screens, once again placing counseling psychology at the leadership role in advancing a more engaged and activist course for professional psychology.

The increasing focus on social justice in counseling psychology represents the logical culmination of our historic commitment to understanding the role of culture, race, gender, ability/disability status, and sexual orientation in counseling, training, prevention, and research. The editors and authors of this book have each thoughtfully developed their contributions on the shoulders of the brave and courageous leaders in our field who have shed light on the influences of sexism, classism, racism, and heterosexism in human development. As readers have no doubt observed if they have explored any aspect of counseling psychology in recent years, the focus on context as a frame for individual experience has increasingly defined one of our unique contributions to psychological discourse. By exploring the role of schools, communities, work/career, health care, and the broader international context, as well as graduate training and public policy advocacy, the authors of the chapters in this