Recognition of Community-Based Youth Programming in Counseling Psychology Journals

A 30-Year Analysis

Bibliographic Data

ID8914710
AuthorsLaura E Jensen (0000-0002-3111-6319, Department of Educational Studies, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA, corresponding author), Amanda Case (0000-0001-7027-7871, Purdue University West Lafayette), Amanda S Case (0000-0002-2739-7488, Department of Educational Studies, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA)
Year2022
Volume50
Issue2
Pages275-298
Publication date2022-01-12
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Counseling Psychologist (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0011-0000 • E-ISSN: 1552-3861
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/00110000211057913
OpenAlexW4206716721
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited59

As a field, counseling psychology distinguishes itself through its values of building on client strengths, developmentally-informed and preventative approaches to treatment, social justice efforts to confront individual and systemic oppression, and treatment of individuals across the lifespan. Community-based youth programs offer a culturally-responsive way to advocate for and challenge the systemic inequities faced by youth today. Despite the connections between counseling psychology values and community-based programs, it is unclear how, and to what extent, the field has contributed to this literature. To address this issue, we conducted a content analysis of the three major counseling psychology journals to determine how community-based youth programs have been represented in the field. From January 1990 to March 2019 only 10 articles were published about community-based youth programming, representing only .17% of the articles published during that time period. Implications and future direction for researchers, journals, and the field as a whole are addressed

Community psychology · Counseling psychology · Criminology · Field (mathematics · Medical education · Oppression · Political science · Social justice · Applied Psychology · Child Welfare and Adoption · Clinical Psychology · Early Childhood Education and Development · Medicine · Psychology · Youth Development and Social Support

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