Understanding the Barriers and Contributions to Success Among African American Graduate Students Pursuing Doctorate Degrees in Clinical or Counseling Psychology: A Comparative Analysis of Predominantly White Institutions and Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the U.S.

<p>This study investigated the barriers encountered by African American students in earning doctorate degrees in clinical or counseling psychology at Predominately White Institutions (PWIs) compared to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). This study aims to elucidate the challenges encountered by African American graduate students in their pursuit of doctoral degrees in clinical or counseling psychology. The study focused on analyzing the obstacles and positive impacts experienced by African American graduate students as they strive to obtain doctorates in clinical or counseling psychology. Multiple challenges and contributions have been identified in this a phenomenological qualitative study. The qualitative results indicate that the experiences of African American graduate students were influenced by several significant factors, including their self-efficacy, academic readiness, social support, the racial identity development and the effectiveness of their educational environment.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Psy.D. Doctor of Clinical Psychology

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation - Public Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Clinical Psychology

Year dc:date.available

2024

Author dc:creator

• Thomas, Chelle'

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dr. Ericka Mingo
• Dr. Leah Horvath
• Dr. Emese Vitalis

• African American
• doctorate
• clinical psychology
• counseling psychology
• HBCU
• PWI
• Counseling
• Other Education

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.nl.edu/diss/845

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.nl.edu:diss-1906