Advocating for Ourselves, Advocating for Our Communities: Canadian Counselling Psychology Into the Next Decade and Beyond

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https://doi.org/10.47634/cjcp.v54i4.70657

Abstract

This special issue of Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy is an outgrowth of the landmark 2018 Canadian Counselling Psychology Conference called “Advocating for Ourselves, Advocating for Our Communities: Canadian Counselling Psychology Into the Next Decade and Beyond.” This conference centred on seven working groups: the future of counselling psychology education and training in Canada, foregrounding clinical practice and clinical supervision within the field of Canadian counselling psychology, student advocacy in Canadian counselling psychology, responding to the TRC in Canadian counselling psychology, internationalization of counselling psychology, the role of Canadian counselling psychology in advocating for the needs of members of under-represented groups, and the responsibility of Canadian counselling psychology to reach systems, organizations, and policy-makers. This introduction highlights the seven articles included in this special issue, each of which summarizes the discussion included within one working group and elaborates upon topics that emerged within each working group discussion. We expect that, after reading the articles contained within this special issue, readers will be able to experience some of the intellectual stimulation and inspiration felt by many who attended the working groups in person. We also hope that this collection of articles will inspire those who did not attend the conference to advocate for and to help increase the presence and the influence of Canadian counselling psychology locally, provincially, nationally, and globally as it seeks to promote the best interests of the various communities it serves.

Author Biographies

Robinder P. Bedi, University of British Columbia

Robinder P. Bedi is an associate professor of counselling psychology in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education at the University of British Columbia. His primary research interest is professional and training issues in Canadian counselling psychology and his emerging research views counselling and psychotherapy as cultural healing practices. He is also a registered psychologist in the province of British Columbia.

José F. Domene, University of Calgary

José F. Domene is a professor of counselling psychology in the Werklund School of Education at the University of Calgary. His research interests include relational contexts of career development and professional issues in counselling and counselling psychology in Canada. He is also a registered psychologist in the province of Alberta.

Anusha Kassan, University of British Columbia

Anusha Kassan is an associate professor in the School and Applied Child Psychology at the University of British Columbia, where she focuses on child and youth mental health. Her research interests stem from her own bicultural identity and are informed by a social justice lens. Specifically, her program of study centres on the migration experiences of different groups (e.g., youth, women, and LGBTQ+ peoples) as well as the role of cultural and social justice responsiveness in psychology training.

Kaori Wada, University of Calgary

Kaori Wada is an assistant professor of counselling psychology in the Werklund School of Education at the University of Calgary. Her research interests include grief, death and dying, feminist theory/research, and social justice.

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Published

2020-12-11

How to Cite

Bedi, R. P., Domene, J. F., Kassan, A., & Wada, K. (2020). Advocating for Ourselves, Advocating for Our Communities: Canadian Counselling Psychology Into the Next Decade and Beyond: English. Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy, 54(4), 564–571. https://doi.org/10.47634/cjcp.v54i4.70657

Issue

Vol. 54 No. 4 (2020): Special Section - Outcomes of the 2018 Canadian Counselling Psychology Conference

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Introduction/ Introduction

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