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Post-Disaster Social Justice Group Work and Group Supervision
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Bemak, Fred; Chung, Rita Chi-Ying – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 2011
This article discusses post-disaster group counseling and group supervision using a social justice orientation for working with post-disaster survivors from underserved populations. The Disaster Cross-Cultural Counseling model is a culturally responsive group counseling model that infuses social justice into post-disaster group counseling and…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Supervision, Group Counseling, Natural Disasters
Entering Communities: Social Justice Oriented Disaster Response Counseling
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West-Olatunji, Cirecie; Goodman, Rachael D. – Journal of Humanistic Counseling, 2011
Counselors need to learn how to effectively and respectfully enter into communities hit by disasters and create collaborative partnerships with community members. Using critical consciousness theory, the authors describe a humanistic, culturally responsive approach to disaster response counseling for marginalized individuals and communities and…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Service Learning, Counseling Techniques, Counseling Services
Responding to Hard Times in the "Big Easy": Meeting the Vocational Needs of Low-Income African American New Orleans Residents
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Lyons, Heather Z. – Career Development Quarterly, 2011
The already limited vocational prospects of low-income African Americans in New Orleans were further devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill added to the devastation, highlighting the continued vulnerability of New Orleanians seeking employment. As a result, opportunities persist for vocational practitioners…
Descriptors: African Americans, Low Income Groups, Barriers, Employment Opportunities