TPC-Journal-V4-Issue4

The Professional Counselor \Volume 4, Issue 4 293 Advocate for the career development field to reengage with its roots in social justice through practice, training, research and theory. Advocacy 4.36 1 5 4.55 1 5 a Career counseling and programming should be focused on increasing self-efficacy, resilience, and client strengths, and building skill sets to overcome systemic barriers (e.g. racism, sexism, educational access). Practice 4.18 2 10 4.45 1 7 New and effective interventions should be developed in order to increase critical consciousness and skill development among marginalized clients. Theory & Research 4.27 1 7 4.36 1 8 Increase clients’ knowledge of, and reframe beliefs about, various career paths and fields. Practice 4.27 2 7 4.27 2 9 a Career development professionals from marginalized groups should be represented in career services organizations. Practice 4.27 2 7 4.27 1 9 a Become knowledgeable about resources used to address systemic barriers (e.g., financial assistance, legal rights), as well as developing multilingual methods for communicating these resources to clients (e.g. having Spanish language materials for ESL clients). Practice 4.18 2 10 4.18 1 11 Advocate for increased access to, and support for, educational opportunities for traditionally marginalized populations. Advocacy 4.00 2 12 4.09 2 12 Advocate for legislation and public funding that addresses unfair structures and practices related to the career development of traditionally marginalized populations, and do so collaboratively with such populations when possible. Advocacy 3.91 2 13 4.00 2 13 Advocate in general at the national and community level for the importance of work in the lives of all people. Advocacy 3.73 3 14 3.82 3 14 Increase knowledge of legal regulations and protections that apply to traditionally marginalized populations. Training 3.64 1 16 3.73 1 15 a Develop new delivery models in order to make up for a shortage of career development professionals. Theory & Research 3.73 1 14 3.73 1 15 a Advocate that employers increase awareness (e.g. the value of marginalized workers), implement training (e.g. challenging occupational stereotypes and implicit biases), and develop policies that increase access and equity for traditionally marginalized populations. Advocacy 3.45 2 17 3.55 2 17 Reestablish and create more programs for career counselors throughout the country; further, these programs should be designed to train future professionals to meet the unique needs of traditionally marginalized populations, particularly in relation to the local contexts of the clients being served by program graduates. Training 3.36 3 18 3.45 3 18 a Item has an equivalent mean score with another item, and therefore is held equivalent in the final ranking.