Working from the heart: Mexican American counselors-in-training and the development of counselor identity

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dc.contributor.advisorOliver, Marvarene
dc.contributor.authorMajors, Stephanie
dc.contributor.committeeMemberWatson, Joshua
dc.contributor.committeeMemberRatanavivan, Wannigar
dc.contributor.committeeMemberXie, Feiqin
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-15T18:55:53Z
dc.date.available2022-07-15T18:55:53Z
dc.date.issued2022-05
dc.description.abstractWithin the past 10 years, the fields of both counseling and counselor education have worked to improve their professional identity. In addition to the development of solid counselor identity through the American Counseling Association’s (ACA) consensus definition, the field has also worked to diversify its clinicians, faculty, and student populations. There have also been efforts by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Programs (CACREP) to support diversity in both masters and doctoral programs across the country. However, most students and faculty in programs across the nation identify as white. Yet not much is known about the development of professional counselor identity amongst students of color, specifically the Mexican American population of counseling students. Mexican Americans are one of the fastest growing subsets of the Hispanic population in our country, yet little is known about how these students develop and integrate their professional counselor identities during their master’s programs. This study explored the lived experiences of Mexican American CITs as they relate to the development of their professional counselor identities. A total of six participants were interviewed for this hermeneutic phenomenological qualitative study. This study resulted in the identification of five themes with corresponding subthemes. Themes identified are: (a) My cultural identity is who I am as a Mexican American CIT; (b) As a Mexican American CIT I need different types of support; (c) My Mexican American culture makes me a better CIT; (d) I want to help my people; and (e) I am a lifelong learner. This study helped to identify what is important with regards to counselor identity development and the integration of cultural and professional identities within the Mexican American CIT population. Implications for future research include repeating this study with Mexican Americans in different parts of the country as well as exploring counselor identity development with other Hispanic subpopulations.en_US
dc.description.collegeCollege of Education and Human Developmenten_US
dc.description.departmentCounseling & Educational Psychologyen_US
dc.format.extent142 pagesen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1969.6/93022
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.rightsThis material is made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used should be fully credited with its source. All rights are reserved and retained regardless of current or future development or laws that may apply to fair use standards. Permission for publication of this material, in part or in full, must be secured with the author and/or publisher.en_US
dc.subjectcounselingen_US
dc.subjectcounselor developmenten_US
dc.subjectcounselor educationen_US
dc.subjecthispanicen_US
dc.subjectmexican americanen_US
dc.subjectprofessional counselor identityen_US
dc.titleWorking from the heart: Mexican American counselors-in-training and the development of counselor identityen_US
dc.typeTexten_US
dc.type.genreDissertationen_US
dcterms.typeText
thesis.degree.disciplineCounselor Educationen_US
thesis.degree.grantorTexas A & M University--Corpus Christien_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen_US

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