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A Critical Analysis of the Social Advocacy Movement in Counseling
Author(s) -
Smith Shan D.,
Reynolds Cynthia A.,
Rovnak Amanda
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2009.tb00133.x
Subject(s) - function (biology) , social analysis , movement (music) , sociology , critical theory , social movement , political science , epistemology , social science , law , aesthetics , politics , philosophy , evolutionary biology , biology
The authors present (a) an overview of the recent literature on social advocacy, (b) results of a deconstructive analysis of the philosophical and theoretical underpinnings of this movement, (c) a critical analysis of its role and function in the profession, and (d) a call to the profession. The deconstructive analysis revealed 2 major driving forces and 5 related trends; the critical analysis revealed 9 key areas of consideration. Implications and recommendations are presented.