Career news from New Orleans and the American Counseling Association

The American Counseling Association Convention in New Orleans last week was a great opportunity for San Francisco State University Career Specialization to show it's social justice commitment. Drs. Rebecca Toporek, SFState, and Cyrus Ellis, Governor's State University, were featured speakers in a special forum: the Multicultural Social Justice Leadership Academy. They focused on the turbulent economic times, immigration, and career counseling for social action. In addition to several other professional presentations on advocacy and publishing in professional journals, Dr. Toporek spent a half day working with New Orleans youth who were graduating from Cafe Hope, a training program for young men and women.
Finally, Dr. Toporek and Dr. Judy Lewis (Dr. Vong Ratts was unable to attend) were featured in a book signing event for the book,

ACA Advocacy Competencies: A Social Justice Framework for Counselor, published by ACA.