How will you use your education to contribute to social change and the greater global good? How might you, even in some small way, change the world? For this week’s Assignment, consider how your chosen role within the field of psychology can contribute to social change.
Assignment:
Read Walden University’s definition of positive social change below:
Walden University defines positive social change as a deliberate process of creating and applying ideas, strategies, and actions to promote the worth, dignity, and development of individuals, communities, organizations, institutions, cultures, and societies. Positive social change results in the improvement of human and social conditions.
This definition of positive social change provides an intellectually comprehensive and socially constructive foundation for the programs, research, professional activities, and products created by the Walden academic community. In addition, Walden University supports positive social change through the development of principled, knowledgeable, and ethical scholar-practitioners, who are and will become civic and professional role models by advancing the betterment of society.
Next, read the article “Expanding Our Understanding of Positive Social Change” by Callahan et al. (2012). Then think about a specific scenario of a Licensed Professional role and how it could fit within Walden’s definition of social change.
Submit a 2- to 3-page paper that discusses a particular aspect of a Licensed Professional Counselor role within the context of social change.