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Graduate Counseling Students’ Preparedness to Practice Tele-mental Health

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This qualitative study explored counseling graduate students’ preparedness to provide telemental health during their internship experience. Data were collected through semistructured interviews with 11 Latine counseling graduate students’ who attended a Hispanic-Serving Institution. The following themes emerged following data analysis: (1) Challenges with Establishing Personal Relationships and Telepresence with Culturally Diverse Clients; (2) Lack of Preparation to Use Evidence-based Practices to Handle Ethical Dilemmas and Crisis Interventions; (3) Cultural Competency and Diversity; (4) Engaging Activities in a Telemental Health Counseling Environment; (5) Additional Training and Practice with Technology; and (6) Lack of Preparation to Use Telemental Health Counseling. Implications for practice and counselor education programs are provided.

Source: Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision

DOI: 10.70013/gw32iku6

Authors: Clarissa Salinas, Eunice Lema, Valerie Leija, Javier Cavazos Vela, Elizabeth Zamora

Institution: The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Language: English

Topic: Counseling Practices and Supervision

Subfield: Social Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Quality education, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4410806784

FWCI: 2.186

Cites: 48

Cited by: 2

Related to: 10