The Necessity of Community Partnerships in Social Justice Counseling: The importance of supporting clients beyond the therapeutic relationship

The Necessity of Community Partnerships in Social Justice Counseling: The importance of supporting clients beyond the therapeutic relationship

Safehouse Progressive Alliance For Nonviolence (SPAN) implements Social Justice Counseling with survivors of interpersonal violence to address the remaining 3 levels of oppression at work on their lives – ideological, institutional, and internalized. This workshop will primarily focus on how community organizing is essential to supporting clients in overcoming institutional barriers. We will highlight SPAN’s use of client-directed advocacy with families experiencing racism in the schools in order to illustrate the need for strong community partnerships.