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ACA's 49th President, Dr. Judy Lewis, Passes Away

Mar 21, 2014


Dr. Lewis was a professor at Governors State University until her retirement in 2008. She was president of ÀÖ²©´«Ã½from 2000-2001, as well as Chair of an ÀÖ²©´«Ã½task force charged with developing the ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Advocacy Competencies. She co-edited ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Advocacy Competencies: A Social Justice Framework for Counselors, which was published by ÀÖ²©´«Ã½to help counselors apply the advocacy competencies across settings and specialties.

Her other books related to counseling and advocacy include Community Counseling: A Multicultural-Social Justice Perspective, Management of Human Service Programs and Substance Abuse Counseling.

After her retirement, Dr. Lewis spent her time in volunteer work focused on community organizing and social justice.

A memorial will be held on April 11 at 10 a.m. at the First Unitarian Society of Chicago in Hyde Park.