The informative and critical reactions from Fred Borgen; William Liu and Saba Rasheed Ali; Tod Sloan; and Kathy Gainor provide more reason and resolve to incorporate the emancipatory communitarian approach in vocational psychology. To move from a preoccupation with denunciation to the generation of solutions, or annunciation, we respond to each of the authors’ suggestions and comments. We highlight points raised by each author to clarify our rationale and intentions as well as to invite space for dialogue, disagreement, and growth among the many perspectives and values held within our field.
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