The Counseling Psychologist 2014, Vol. 42(7) 946–971 © The Author(s) 2014 Reprints and permissions: sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/0011000014540342 tcp.sagepub.com Non-Traditional Teaching Special Issue Social Justice Training Within Geropsychology: Nontraditional Pedagogies to Cultivate a Competent Workforce Renee’ A. Zucchero 1 , Michiko Iwasaki 2 , Mary M. Lewis 3 , Ji-yeon Lee 4 , and Melanie J. Robbins 5 Abstract Counseling psychology is well positioned to address issues of social justice to meet the needs of marginalized groups such as older adults. Given the rapid growth of the senior population and an insufficient number of competent professionals to serve them, it is imperative that counseling psychologists act immediately to develop effective pedagogies to prepare for the future. This article describes four nontraditional pedagogies that help prepare students to work with older adults: (a) service-learning (SL) involving undergraduates who provide community service to seniors; (b) an active learning strategy utilizing a narrative therapy technique, in a multicultural training setting with master’s students; (c) a brief, case-based, interprofessional training experience for doctoral students; and (d) a hierarchical supervision model with doctoral and master’s students in a community outreach wellness 1 Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH, USA 2 Loyola University Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA 3 Columbus State Community College, OH, USA 4 Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Hankuk, South Korea 5 Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA Corresponding Author: Renee’ A. Zucchero, Department of Psychology, Xavier University, 3800 Victory Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45207-6511, USA. Email: zucchero@xavier.edu 540342TCP XX X 10.1177/0011000014540342The Counseling PsychologistZucchero et al. research-article 2014