Sense of Belonging in CACREP accredited counseling programs for US-born Latinx counselors-in-training
Open Access
- Author:
- Gallardo, Diana
- Graduate Program:
- Counselor Education
- Degree:
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Document Type:
- Dissertation
- Date of Defense:
- June 17, 2022
- Committee Members:
- Julia Green Bryan, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Elizabeth Prosek, Major Field Member
Richard Hazler, Major Field Member
Jolynn Carney, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Francesca Lopez, Outside Unit & Field Member - Keywords:
- Counselor Education
Skin Color
Sense of Belonging
Counselors
Faculty Representation
Latinx
Borderlands/La Frontera - Abstract:
- This study utilized simultaneous multiple regression and moderation analysis to examine whether students’ skin color, program’s composition of faculty in terms of racial and ethnic identities, and students’ perceived experiences of ethnic discrimination influenced US-born Latinx’s counselors-in-training sense of belonging in their CACREP-accredited counseling programs. Participants’ (n= 96) sense of belonging was measured using regression and moderation analyses to understand how systemic barriers such as skin color, ethnic discrimination, and faculty composition in terms of racial and ethnic identities influenced their sense of belonging in CACREP-accredited counseling programs. The instruments used for this study included the Sense of Belongingness scale (Freeman et al.,2007), the Hispanic Stress Inventory-2: discrimination stress scale (Cervantes et al., 2016), the NIS Skin Color Scale (Massey & Martin, 2003), and the demographic questionnaire was used to obtain information regarding the program’s faculty composition in terms of racial and ethnic identities. The findings suggested that US-born Latinx counselors-in-training sense of belonging is influenced by faculty composition based on racial and ethnic identities, ethnic discrimination, and skin color. Implications are discussed for US-born Latinx counselors-in-training, counselor educators, and researchers. Recommendations for future research are provided.