Trauma-Informed Child Client Advocacy (TICCA) Plan: Conceptualization and Case Study

Authors

Aubrey D. Daniels, Rider UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Keywords

advocacy, clinical mental health counseling, counseling children, advocacy competencies, trauma-informed

Subject Area

Counseling, Counselor Education, Mental Health Counseling, School Counseling

Abstract

The Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Competencies (MSJCC; Ratts et al., 2016) and the American Counseling Association (ACA) Advocacy Competencies (Lewis et al., 2003; Ratts et al., 2010; Toporek & Daniels, 2018) formalized the advocacy process for counselors. Nevertheless, the literature focused on the advocacy competencies does not provide child client advocacy examples or a concise plan for advocacy efforts for clinical mental health counselors to follow with children. To bridge this gap, this article is in place to describe a new advocacy plan, Trauma-Informed Child Client Advocacy (TICCA), followed by a case study providing context for how this plan can be effectively utilized in a clinical setting with children.

Recommended Citation

Daniels, A. D. (2022). Trauma-Informed Child Client Advocacy (TICCA) Plan: Conceptualization and Case Study. Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision, 15(1). Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.sacredheart.edu/jcps/vol15/iss1/7