Advocating for Holistic Admissions Review: Implications for Master’s Level Counselor Education Programs

Authors

Dominique S. Hammonds, Appalachian State UniversityFollow
Lucy L. Purgason, Oregon State University - CascadesFollow

Document Type

Article

Keywords

holistic admissions review, counselor education, anti-racist practices

Subject Area

Counselor Education

Abstract

Positioning diversity at the forefront of counselor education has been an ongoing movement for well over the last decade. Attention has been given to considering recruitment and retention practices, with CACREP requiring counselor education programs to show evidence of ways this is enacted. Building on this work, counselor educators have brought needed attention to questioning how structural inequity permeates policies and procedures within counselor education programs. A critical consideration of counselor education admissions practices through an equity lens has been lacking in the literature. In this article, the authors make the case for the use of holistic admissions review as an equitable practice within counselor education.

Recommended Citation

Hammonds, D. S., & Purgason, L. L. (2022). Advocating for Holistic Admissions Review: Implications for Master’s Level Counselor Education Programs. Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision, 15(2). Retrieved from https://research.library.kutztown.edu/jcps/vol15/iss2/26