Graduate Counseling Students’ Preparedness to Practice Tele-mental Health

Authors

Clarissa L. Salinas, The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyFollow
Eunice Lerma, The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyFollow
Valerie Leija, University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyFollow
Javier Cavazos Vela, University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyFollow
Elizabeth Zamora, University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyFollow

Document Type

Empirical Research Article

Keywords

tele-mental health, counseling, graduate student, training, preparation

Subject Area

Counselor Education

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.

Public Significance Statement

Clarissa L. Salinas, Department of Counseling /College of Education and P-16 Integration, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Eunice Lerma, Department of Counseling /College of Education and P-16 Integration, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Valerie Leija, Department of Counseling /College of Education and P-16 Integration, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Javier Cavazos Vela, Department of Counseling /College of Education and P-16 Integration, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Elizabeth Zamora, Department of Counseling /College of Education and P-16 Integration, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Clarissa L. Salinas, Department of Counseling /College of Education and P-16 Integration, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, University Address (clarissa.salinas@utrgv.edu).

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.70013/gw32iku6

Recommended Citation

Salinas, C. L., Lerma, E., Leija, V., Vela, J. C., & Zamora, E. (2025). Graduate Counseling Students’ Preparedness to Practice Tele-mental Health. Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision, 19(2). http://dx.doi.org/10.70013/gw32iku6