Session 4: Where Advocacy Lands: Understanding How Government Works and Where Counselors Can Engage

Learning Objectives

• Learners will describe the structure and function of federal, state, and local government systems, including how laws and policies move through legislative and regulatory processes and where advocacy efforts most often “land.”
• Learners will identify specific points within government systems where professional counselors can observe, engage, and apply advocacy efforts to support client welfare, professional practice, and systemic change.
• Learners will demonstrate the ability to follow a counseling-relevant bill or policy issue from introduction to outcome using legislative timelines, observation strategies, and advocacy tools introduced during the session.

CE Credit: 1.5 NBCC Hours; 0 CRCC Hours; 1.5 WA Hours; 0 APT Hours; 0 NAADAC Hours; 1.5 NY Hours; 0 Ethics Hours