“My Counselors Were Never There”: Perceptions from Latino College Students

Authors

Luti Vela-Gude
Javier Cavazos Vela, The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyFollow
Michael B. Johnson
Cheryl Fielding, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Alyssa G. Cavazos, The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyFollow
Leslie Campos
Iliana Rodriguez

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-18-2018

Abstract

Eight Latino college students were interviewed to determine their perceptions of the role of their high school counselors. The findings revealed the following themes: (a) inadequate advisement, (b) lack of availability, (c) lack of individual counseling, (d) differential treatment, and (e) low expectations or setting limits. Despite insufficient services from school counselors, participants developed a sense of resilience and succeeded in higher education. A discussion is provided and implications for school counselors are presented.

Comments

© 2009 American School Counselor Association.

Recommended Citation

Luti, V.-G., Cavazos, J., Johnson, M. B., Cheryl, F., Cavazos, A. G., Leslie, C., & Iliana, R. (2009). “My Counselors Were Never There”: Perceptions from Latino College Students. Professional School Counseling, 12(4). https://doi.org/10.1177/2156759X0901200407

Publication Title

Professional School Counseling

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1177/2156759X0901200407