Social Justice Advocacy in Rural Communities: Practical Issues and Implications

• Differentiate practice in rural communities from practice in urban settings.
• Describe key considerations when psychologists engage in social advocacy in rural communities.
• Explain how the “Advocacy Competencies” model from the American Counseling Association (ACA) and the APA ethics code can inform social advocacy in rural settings.          
  
  

Joshua M. Bradley, MS, is a doctoral candidate in the Counseling Psychology Program at Radford University, Radford, VA.

James L. Werth Jr., PhD, ABPP, is Professor of Psychology and Director of the PsyD Program in Counseling Psychology at Radford University, Radford, VA.

Sarah L. Hastings, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Radford University, Radford, VA.         

This Continuing Education program is in partnership with the Division 17 (Society of Counseling Psychology).