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초록

This study aimed to explore the counselors’ perceptions of social justice advocacy competencies that have received attention as practical competencies for social integration, and also to identify the underlying conceptual structure. Specifically, the present study extracted the factors of social justice advocacy competencies perceived by counselors using the Concept Mapping, and then evaluated the importance and feasibility of those in counseling practice. After collecting statements from ten counselors with abundant multicultural counseling experiences, a total of 58 statements were selected, and then the multidimensional scaling and cluster analysis were conducted. Results indicated that the social justice advocacy competencies perceived by domestic counselors were composed of two dimensions: axis of ‘Counselor Perceptions versus Client Competencies’ and axis of ‘Personal Approach versus Social Approach’ while they were classified into the five clusters. The clusters were labeled ‘Multicultural Counseling Skills’, ‘Awareness of the Importance of Sociocultural Factors Affecting Clients’ Lives’, ‘Acquisition of Multicultural Knowledge’, ‘Participation in Activities for Solving Socio-structural Problems Affecting Clients’ Problems’, and ‘Strengthening Clients’ Competencies’, respectively. Based on the findings, implications for counselor education for enhancing counselors’ social justice advocacy competencies are discussed and also ideas for expanding counselor roles are suggested.

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