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1. : Applications of Social Justice in Psychological Treatment
: Applications of Social Justice in Psychological Treatment: Applications of Social Justice in
Psychological TreatmentOrder DescriptionTopic 1: Students will select a social justice-
related treatment topic (e.g. socioeconomic barriers to treatment) and write a paper
integrating theory, research, and practice regarding a socially just treatment approach
regarding that topic. In aIDition to describing how social justice can effectively be reflected
in treatment plans and interventions at the micro (interpersonal, family) level, students will
describe how meso (school, workplace) and macro (broader culture) interventions can be
developed to sustain and support therapeutic gains at a micro level. In writing their papers,
students will interview a counseling psychologist who is actively implementing social
justice in a treatment context in order to acquire a more complete perspective. They will
then describe that psychologist’ s perspective, and their own reactions to it, in their
paper.You can write that I interviewed Rev. Brendan McLoughlin PhD psychologist from
Dover, NJ who is Catholic priest I know him very well and he is counseling psychologist –
like I would like to be. He always have time for people; helping immigrants, showing
compassion etc…12 pages Format APATopic 2: 2. Students will complete a thorough review
of one social justice organization (…..), detailing the mission, services offered, and
populations served by the organization. Describe the importance of the social justice
aIDressed by this organization and what need gave rise to its formation. Discuss the ways in
which the organization evaluates itself and evaluates its service outcomes. Include in this
paper your reasons for choosing this particular issue and organization, what you have
learned about the importance of social justice and advocacy as of your work, and how you
intend to implement social justice themes in your professional work. 12 pages Format APAI
would like you to write about Catholic Charites of Diocese of Paterson
https://www.catholicharities.org/ https://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/what-we-
believe/catholic-social-teaching/sharing-catholic-social-teaching-challenges-and-
directions.cfm https://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/vatican-
statements-on-social-justice.cfm !!!!!! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rerum_novarum Leo
XIIIHealth Approximately 47 million Americans are currently without health care, and
many others are underinsured. This statistic is unacceptable, as the Catholic Church
believes that health care is a basic human right, and is a matter of life. Every person, no
matter their economic status, race, ethnicity, or any other sometimes divisive factors,

2. deserves affordable health care. The Catholic Church applauds the efforts of the federal
government to pass a health care bill that offers affordable health care, and will continue to
encourage legislation and implementation that is amenable to the moral teachings of the
Catholic Church. Do you want more information? United States Conference of Catholic
Bishops.Human Trafficking Today, over 27 million people are enslaved globally. There are
more slaves now than ever in recorded history. The U.S. State Department estimates that
600,000 to 800,000 men, women, and children are trafficked across international borders
each year. Of this number, approximately 14,500 to 17,500 of them are trafficked into the
U.S. annually; one-third of foreign-born trafficking victims are children. In the last several
years, many Oklahoman children and women have been rescued from forced prostitution,
and many workers who had been lured to the United States by unscrupulous business
practices, have been freed from forced labor exploitation, which amounts to nothing less
than modern day human slavery. In a 2009 Palm Sunday aIDress, Pope Benedict XVI called
for rgent international action to halt human trafficking. Pope John Paul II described human
trafficking as “ a shocking offense against human dignity and a grave violation of
fundamental human rights.” AIDitionally, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
condemns human trafficking as “ a horrific crime against the dignity and rights of the
human person” and is committed to working with the government “ to end this scourge.”
Do you want more information? United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Oklahomans
Against the Trafficking of Humans Trafficking In Persons Report 2012Migrants and
Refugees Migrants and refugees are among the most vulnerable in the population, due to
the circumstances that bring them to emigrate and their unfamiliarity with their new host
country, including its language, culture, and customs. Migrants and refugees do not
emigrate for frivolous reason, but count political or religious persecution and economic
hardship among the reasons for leaving. Some are even forced to flee their native countries.
Therefore, the Migration and Refugee Services of the United States Conference of Catholic
Bishops commits to welcoming every person as if he/she were Christ himself through the
following methods: • Assisting the bishops in the development and advocacy of policy
positions at the national and international levels that aIDress the needs and conditions of
these populations. • Engaging in educational efforts designed to influence public,
particularly Catholic, attitudes toward these populations and to create a welcoming and
supportive Church in the United States. • Anticipating, providing, and arranging critical
services to these populations in collaboration with government, Catholic partners, and
other allied organizations. Do you want more information? United States Conference of
Catholic Bishops The Spero ProjectPoverty In 2008, the rate of poverty in the United States
was 13.2%, roughly 39.8 million people, and is likely higher today. AIDitionally, because this
definition of poverty is still startlingly low, the rate of poverty is much higher if considering
a dignified standard of living. Even though 2009 Census data states that the poverty
threshold for a family of four with two children is $21,834, most Americans believe that at
least $35,000 is needed annually to sustain a family of four. The Catholic Church believes,
“ All economic life should be shaped by moral principles. Choices and institutions must be
judged by how they protect or undermine the life and dignity of the human person, support
the family, and serve the common good.” Therefore, we seek sustainable solutions to

3. permanently reduce the level of poverty. Do you want more information? United States
Conference of Catholic Bishops – Poverty USA United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
– Economic LifeEconomic Justice The tradition of the Catholic Church is one that advocates
economic justice, using one’ s moral principles as a foundation for such justice. It does not
advocate “ wealth redistribution.” Rather, the Catholic Framework for Economic Life offers
ten principles to guide one’ s economic activity. These principles include: • The economy
exists for the person, not the person for the economy. • Economic choices and institutions
must be judged by how they protect or undermine the life and dignity of the human person,
support the family, and serve the common good. • A fundamental moral measure of any
economy is how the poor and vulnerable are faring. • All people have a right to life and to
secure the basic necessities of life. • All people have the right to economic initiative, to
productive work, to just wages and benefits, to decent working conditions, as well as to
organize and join unions or other associations. • All people, to the extent that they are able,
have a corresponding duty to work, a responsibility to provide for the needs of their
families, and an obligation to contribute to broader society. • In economic life, free markets
have both clear advantages and limits; government has essential responsibilities and
limitations; voluntary groups have irreplaceable roles, but cannot substitute for the proper
working of the market and just policies of the state. • Society has a moral obligation,
including governmental action where necessary, to assure opportunity, meet basic human
needs, and pursue justice in economic life. • Workers, owners, managers, stockholders, and
consumers are moral agents in economic life. By our choices, initiative, creativity, and
investment, we enhance or diminish economic opportunity, community life, and social
justice. • The global economy has moral dimensions and human consequences. Decisions
on investment, trade, aid, and development should protect human life and promote human
rights, especially for those most in need, wherever they might live on this globe. Do you
want more information? United States Conference of Catholic BishopsHousing Various
facets of housing are a critical issue. Some estimates state that in a given year 35 million
people will be homeless at some point. AIDitionally, some people pay disproportionate
amounts of their income to rent (sometimes up to half of their income), or have inadequate
housing. In a letter to the United States House of Representatives in 2007, Bishop DiMarzio
of Brooklyn stated, “ From our pastoral experience in poor communities, from the work of
diocese in poor neighborhoods, and the efforts of our parishes with poor people, we know
that homelessness and inadequate housing destroy lives, undermine family life, hurt
communities, and weaken the social fabric of our nation. The tragic reality of so many
people without decent housing is a sign of serious social neglect and moral failure.” Do you
want more information? United States Conference of Catholic Bishops National Coalition for
the HomelessLabor In his 2009 encyclical Caritas in Veritate, Pope Benedict XVI states that
decent work means “ work that expresses the central dignity of every man and woman in
the context of their particular society: work that is freely chosen, effectively associating
workers, both men and women, with the development of their community; work that
enables the worker to be respected and free from any form of discrimination; work that
makes it possible for families to meet their needs and provide schooling for children,
without the children themselves being forced into labor; work that permits the workers to

4. organize themselves freely, and to make their voices heard; work that leaves enough room
for re-discovering one’ s roots at a personal, familial and spiritual level; work that
guarantees those who have retired a decent standard of living.” Because of these tenants,
we support legislation and other solutions that advance these facets of decent labor. Do you
want more information? United States Conference of Catholic BishopsAbortion 1.29 million
abortions took place in the United States in 2002, and the U.S. has one of the highest
abortion rates among developed countries throughout the world. Women cite reasons such
as being unmarried, being unable to afford a baby, and concern that the baby would
interfere with their education, job, or career, as reasons to have an abortion. These
decisions are not easy, but the Church acts as a guide during such difficult circumstances.
The Catholic Church’ s position on abortion can be understood through the doctrine of
Catholic Social Teaching: life and dignity of the human person, and option for the
vulnerable. We work to preserve life from conception to natural death. Do you want more
information? United States Conference of Catholic Bishops The Second Look Project
Adoption is the optionCapital Punishment In the period from 1976 through the first weeks
of 2010, 1,193 people were executed in the United States. Economically, capital punishment
cases can cost more in the long-term than life in prison cases. AIDitionally, there is much
concern regarding the tendency of death row inmates to be poor or a minority; over 90% of
persons on death row could not afford their own attorney, and minorities constitute a
disproportionate share of death row inmates. Instances of wrongful conviction are another
cause for concern. The Catholic Church cherishes the inherent dignity of victims and
offenders. Because life should be respected from conception to natural death, capital
punishment is a violation of the gift of life that all people possess. According to a statement
made by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in 2005, “ Ending the death
penalty would be one important step away from a culture of death and toward building a
culture of life.” Do you want more information? United States Conference of Catholic
Bishops Catholic Campaign to End the Use of the Death Penalty Death Penalty Campaign
PDFEmbryo and Fetal Research The issue of embryo and fetal research can best be
described by Pope Benedict XVI in a 2008 aIDress: “ The two fundamental criteria for moral
discernment in this field are: a) unconditional respect for the human being as a person from
conception to natural death; b) respect for the originality of the transmission of human life
through the acts proper to spouses…When human beings, in the weakest and most
defenseless stage of their lives are selected, abandoned, killed or used as mere ‘ biological
material,’ how can it be denied that they are no longer being treated as ‘ someone’ but
rather as ‘ something,’ hence, calling into question the very concept of human dignity?”
“ Of course, the Church appreciates and encourages the progress of the biomedical sciences
which open up unprecedented therapeutic prospects, for example, the use of somatic stem
cells, or treatment that aims to restore fertility or cure genetic diseases. At the same time,
the Church feels duty-bound to enlighten all consciences to the only authentic progress,
namely, that scientific progress truly respects every human being, whose personal dignity
must be recognized since he is created in the image of God.” Do you want more
information? United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Human Cloning Stem Cell
ResearchEnd of Life Issues The mission of the Commission for Justice and Human

5. Development is to educate and motivate individuals, parishes, and other Catholic
institutions to be responsive to unmet social needs and unjust social conditions, and to
promote the understanding and practice of the principals of Catholic Social Teaching. As a
commission, we pray and work in solidarity with those who await the coming of the
Kingdom. The Commission serves as the Archdiocesan Committee for the Catholic
Campaign for Human Development. The Commission promotes the annual collection and
administers the portion of the annual collection given for Archdiocesan use. The
Commission is a voluntary group that works with Catholic Charities through the Director of
Social Action and the Chairperson’ s membership on Catholic Charities Board, with the
Catholic Campaign for Human Development, and with the Council of Priests. The group
works in collaboration with existing coalitions and efforts to emphasize “ option for the
poor” by pursuing issues which aIDress the dignity and rights of people who are socially,
politically or economically disadvantaged. They support issues that aIDress the sanctity of
life from conception to natural death.The work is directed to maximize opportunities to
assist and work with parishes, organizations, coalitions and neighborhood groups to
promote our common interests.Priority is given to strategies that enable people to realize
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