Recruitment and retention of minoritized students in CACREP-accredited counseling programs
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Madeline Clark
Department of Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
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Madeline Clark, Department of Counselor Education, School Psychology, & Human Services, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89154, USA.
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Search for more papers by this authorJanet Kempf
Art Therapy and Counseling, MS Program, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Search for more papers by this authorDinisha Paul
Department of Human Services, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, USA
Search for more papers by this authorSahar Sheikh
Department of Human Services, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, USA
Search for more papers by this authorBrett Gleason
Department of Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Search for more papers by this authorKarisa Odrunia
Department of Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Madeline Clark
Department of Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Correspondence
Madeline Clark, Department of Counselor Education, School Psychology, & Human Services, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89154, USA.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorJanet Kempf
Art Therapy and Counseling, MS Program, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Search for more papers by this authorDinisha Paul
Department of Human Services, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, USA
Search for more papers by this authorSahar Sheikh
Department of Human Services, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, USA
Search for more papers by this authorBrett Gleason
Department of Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Search for more papers by this authorKarisa Odrunia
Department of Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
The recruitment and retention of minoritized students is critical for diversifying the counseling profession. Accreditation standards and scholarship provide little guidance on best practices. We sampled 38 administrators from the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs to understand recruitment and retention practices for minoritized students. We found four themes and provide implications for counselor education.
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