skill at providing culturally relevant interventions.
Advocacy Competencies are a tool for social justice competence:
Social Justice Advocacy Competence is the ability, understanding and knowledge to facilitate the removal of external and institutional barriers to clients’ well-being. Advocacy-oriented counselors recognize the impact of social, political, economic and cultural factors on human development (ACA Advocacy Competencies, 2002).
To develop your multicultural counseling and social justice competence professional development plan, this webtool will guide you through the following steps:
Complete the Background Questionnaire and Assessment.
Gain a basic foundation of the competencies
Develop a plan for your professional development using the results of the assessment