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The Experiences of Black Master's Counseling Students: A Phenomenological Inquiry
Author(s) -
Haskins Natoya,
WhitfieldWilliams Mary,
Shillingford Margaret Ann,
Singh Anneliese,
Moxley Reisha,
Ofauni Chika
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
counselor education and supervision
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1556-6978
pISSN - 0011-0035
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6978.2013.00035.x
Subject(s) - psychology , white (mutation) , phenomenology (philosophy) , counselor education , inclusion (mineral) , interpretative phenomenological analysis , counseling psychology , medical education , pedagogy , higher education , social psychology , qualitative research , psychotherapist , sociology , medicine , epistemology , social science , philosophy , biochemistry , chemistry , political science , law , gene
This phenomenological study investigated the experiences of 8 Black students enrolled in a master's‐level counseling program. Five themes central to participant experiences were identified: (a) isolation as a Black student, (b) tokenization as a Black student, (c) lack of inclusion of Black counselor perspectives within course work, (d) differences between support received by faculty of color and support received by White faculty, and (e) access to support from people of color and White peers. Implications for counselor educators and study limitations are discussed.