The State of Ethical Training for Counseling Psychology Doctoral Students

Ethics training in graduate psychology programs has blossomed in the last decade but the debate continues regarding how graduate ethics training should be taught. Although an effective model of ethics training is being discussed among professors, student input has been negligible and information from students in counseling psychology programs nonexistent. The present study surveyed student representatives from APA-accredited doctoral programs in professional psychology for 1990 on their exposure and type of ethics education as well as their perception of preparedness to deal with ethical dilemmas. Results indicate that 94% of the programs require training in ethics and that most students feel prepared for both legal and ethical issues that may arise in their professional roles. Students feel more prepared in the decision-making process than in factual information of ethics; this finding was surprising given that the reported emphasis of their training was much stronger on content than on process.

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And Still I Rise: Protective Factors for Black Counseling Psychology Doctoral Students from Predominantly White Institutions

The Qualitative Report ◽

10.46743/2160-3715/2021.4771 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Jessica Elliott ◽

Jason Reynolds ◽

Minsun Lee

Keyword(s):

Protective Factors ◽

Predominantly White ◽

Doctoral Students ◽

Counseling Psychology ◽

Past Research ◽

Predominantly White Institutions ◽

Psychology Programs ◽

White Institutions ◽

Psychology Doctoral Students ◽

Psychology Doctoral

In this study, we sought to understand which protective factors Black doctoral students from predominantly White institutions (PWI) utilized to persist in their counseling psychology doctoral programs. Past research has examined the potential obstacles these students encounter and the importance of the mentor relationship in the doctoral process. In this study, we sought to explore the factors that motivate Black doctoral students to complete their respective programs, as well as important features in their relationship with their advisor. There were four males and three females with ages ranging from 22 – 41 (M = 27.57 and SD = 6.63) from various counseling psychology programs throughout the country. Within the constructivist-interpretivist research paradigm, interviews were conducted via Skype and analyzed using Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis. The study’s findings illuminate important factors that are significant in creating diverse and inclusive educational environments that will allow for more marginalized groups to contribute to the field of psychology at the doctoral level.

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La Clinica In LaK’ech: Establishing a Practicum Site Integrating Practice, Advocacy, and Research With Latinx Clients

The Counseling Psychologist ◽

10.1177/00110000211025270 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 49 (7) ◽

pp. 987-1012

Author(s):

Edward A. Delgado-Romero ◽

Grace-Ellen Mahoney ◽

Nancy J. Muro-Rodriguez ◽

Ruben Atilano ◽

Elizabeth Cárdenas Bautista ◽

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Keyword(s):

Doctoral Students ◽

Counseling Psychology ◽

Clinical Training ◽

Ethical Issues ◽

Interdisciplinary Collaboration ◽

Doctoral Program ◽

Health Clinic ◽

Mental Health Clinic ◽

Southeast United States ◽

Psychology Doctoral

This article concerns the establishment and development of La Clinica In LaK’ech, a bilingual mental health clinic collectively founded and staffed by a counseling psychologist and doctoral students in a counseling psychology doctoral program in the Southeast United States. During over 5 years of existence, the clinic has blended bilingual counseling psychology services, advocacy, interdisciplinary collaboration, and research with the Latinx population. The authors describe the development of the clinic and resultant clinical, training, and ethical issues that confronted the clinic in terms of providing services to a marginalized community in a state where anti-immigrant rhetoric, detention, and deportations were escalating. Also discussed are implications for training in practice, advocacy, service, and research for counseling psychologists working with Latinx communities.

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