Deborah Buttitta Publishes on Building Community Through Challenging Sociopolitical Discourse

Dr. Deborah Buttitta published a special section for the Journal of Systemic Therapies, titled Building Community Through Challenging Sociopolitical Discourse. The theme of the special section centers on building community as a protective factor in the face of sociopolitical unrest, uncertainty, and persistent injustices. Dr. Buttitta served as guest editor, authored the introduction, and co-authored two of the three articles included. The special section also features the meaningful work of collaborators across programs, departments, and colleges at CSUN and other institutions.

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This collection of work examines three interrelated elements critical to educating helping professionals: the classroom and faculty development, the students, and the clinical context.

• Introduction: Building Community Through Challenging Sociopolitical Discourse (Buttitta, 2024). https://doi.org/10.1521/jsyt.2024.43.2.12

• The classroom context and faculty development are examined in the article Maintaining Critically Conscious Learning Environments in MFT and MSW Education: A Polyethnographic Study (Paez, et al., 2024). https://doi.org/10.1521/jsyt.2024.43.2.16

• The need to support students is highlighted in the article From Surviving to Thriving: Establishing BIPOC & LGBTQIA+ Communities of Support in MFT and Counseling Graduate Programs (Stone & Minton, 2024). https://doi.org/10.1521/jsyt.2024.43.2.38

• The clinical context is the focus of the third article titled Window of Hope: Helping LGBTQ+ Emerging Adults Create Liberating Narratives, (Buttitta, et al., 2024). This publication offers a conceptual framework to support the well-being of LGBTQ+ emerging adults identified in national surveys as a population in crisis. https://doi.org/10.1521/jsyt.2024.43.2.59