Helping to Promote Social Justice

Debra A. Harkins is a professor of education and psychology at Suffolk University. Her current research interests include using action-based research and process consultation models with multicultural, underserved and diverse communities. Kathryn J. Kozak recently received her doctorate in applied developmental psychology at Suffolk University. Her research focuses on ways in which people come to and engage in social justice work. Lauren I. Grenier is a doctoral candidate in clinical psychology at Suffolk University, where she works in the Community-Action Based Research lab under the mentorship of Dr. Debra A. Harkins. Lauren’s research focuses on social justice and critical experiential pedagogy, particularly in the context of higher education through service-learning. Lynne-Marie Shea is a fourth-year clinical doctoral student in psychology at Suffolk University. Under the mentorship of Dr. Debra Harkins, Lynne’s clinical work revolves around community-based and systems-focused interventions for in-risk adolescents, and her research focuses on critical consciousness building, civic engagement, and holistic health and wellness.

Foreword Introduction Part 1. Helping Promote Liberation 1. Going beyond individual helping 2. Deconstructing social identity and intersectionality 3. Learning the role of values in social justice-focused helping 4. Theorizing power and social justice 5. Intervening to support empowerment Part 2. Helping Build Empowering Skills 6. Building a team to support a community 7. Leading with heart, hope, and hustle in educational contexts 8. Mentoring to promote social justice 9. Teaching for critical research 10. Training and supervising social justice-oriented clinicians Part 3. Helping Expand Social Justice 11. Researching for social justice 12. Advocating for public policy 13. Writing grants for community building 14. Sharing and disseminating 15. Building a social justice toolkit