A Content Analysis of the Domains of Advocacy Competencies in Select Counseling Journals: 2004–2016

ABSTRACT

The 2003 ACA Advocacy Competencies include domains in which counselors can act with or on behalf of clients, students, schools, communities, and the public. We completed a content analysis of 23 counseling journals (2004–2016) to explore how the counseling literature infused dimensions of ACA Advocacy Competencies. Out of 6,945 journal articles over the 13-year period, 280 were relevant for our study. Findings and suggestions related to the Advocacy Competencies framework are provided.

KEYWORDS:

• Advocacy
• content analysis
• counselor advocacy

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.