Social justice and public policy: Learning from school and counseling psychologists
Laura Anne Winter,
Maureen Wood,
David Shriberg
Abstract:For applied psychologists, the goal is to promote positive outcomes among the individuals and groups they serve. Psychological practice takes place within a real-world context, including societal conditions that both harm and support children. Within school and counseling psychology, growing recognition of the impact of society on children has led to efforts to identify social justice as a key framework and set of strategies. Despite the obvious impact of public policy on the lives of children, there is very l… Show more
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