Mason's Counseling and Development Students Raises Awareness of Domestic Violence

Mason's Counseling and Development Students Raises Awareness of Domestic Violence
Dr. Rita Chi-Ying Chung

Dr. Rita Chi-Ying Chung, a WGST affiliated faculty and executive committee member taught the Counseling and Social Justice course this fall semester in the Counseling and Development program at Mason. As a final project, four of her students created a powerful video to raise awareness of domestic violence.

This course is designed to specifically address the Counseling and Development program mission statement of Social Justice, Multiculturalism, Advocacy, and Leadership. The course provided an overview of theories and models of social justice, social change, advocacy, and leadership.

The course also focused on the applied aspects of new role of the counselors and explored the individual, group, institutional, and systemic barriers confronting counselors in performing their role, such as issues of power and authority, sexism, racism, discrimination, etc.

The course also provided strategies for counselors to be effective change agents, leaders, and advocates for their clients in community and school settings.

Final Project Video: Domestic Violence by Meagan Delaney, Susie Finotti, Kasey Husadzinovic, and Tai Rich