Social justice issues for counselling psychologists in Greece

Social justice is concerned with issues of human rights, fairness and equity (Ivey & Bradford-Ivey, 2003). [...]it places greater emphasis on dealing with oppression and marginalization and calls on counselling psychologists to act as agents of social change. The following article entitled “Experiences of Mental Health Service Users on Their Empowerment and Social Integration in the Community” by Vasiliki Yotsidi and Kalliope Kounenou (2018, this section) deals with important and contemporary issues related to the provision of mental services and the important issue of reintegration of people with mental health problems in the community. [...]the article by Ioanna Giannopoulou, Paraskevi Bitsakou, Eleftheria Ralli, Fedon Chatzis, and Danai Papadatou (2018, this section) “Addressing Cultural Issues in Grief Counseling With Immigrants: The Case of a Bereaved Filipino Family Following Homicide” discusses cultural considerations and approaches to working with immigrants who are coping with grief and traumatic loss. Experiences of mental health service users on their empowerment and social integration in the community.