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Professional Advocacy
Chi Sigma Iota is committed to advocacy for professional counselors as well as their clients. To operationalize this commitment, in 1998 the Society sponsored two national invitational conferences of leaders in the counseling profession who came together to develop a coordinated national plan for advocacy. The reports of both conferences and the strategic plan for advocacy are presented here.
Chi Sigma Iota Advocacy Training Materials are organized according to the six advocacy themes identified in the Strategic Plan for Advocacy. To view the individual objectives associated with each theme along with detailed plans for an advocacy project that a chapter might undertake, click on one of the themes listed in the right navigation bar. Along with instructions, additional information and resources to assist in completing the project are identified. To submit advocacy activities that can be added to this page, contact, Dr. Jill Duba (jill.duba@wku.edu) or Dr. Christopher P. Roseman (christopher.roseman@usd.edu), Co-Chairs of the CSI Advocacy Committee.
For more information about the Counselor Advocacy Leadership Conferences contact Dr. Tom Sweeney, Executive Director, Chi Sigma Iota.
Each year chapters submit proposals for poster sessions for presentation during CSI Day. Posters are evaluated according to pre-established criteria and three are selected as outstanding poster sessions (For examples, see the list of Advocacy Poster Session Award Recipients).
Additional organizations which advocate on behalf of professional counselors and our clients include:
American Counseling Association
National Board for Certified Counselors
American Association of State Counseling Boards
Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs
Council on Rehabilitation Education
Professional Counselor Credentials and requirements are primarily consistent with national standards for accreditation and credentialing, however, specific requirements and the titles of counseling credentials vary among individual states. Within a given state, licensure for professional counselors is approved by state legislatures. Professional counseling credentials and acronyms within each state are provided here for easy reference by consumers and professionals. Information on each credential is available through the websites of each state counselor licensure board.
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