Development and Implementation of a Bilingual Counseling Certificate Program

Authors

Claudia Interiano-Shiverdecker, The University of Texas at San AntonioFollow
Derek Robertson, University of Texas San AntonioFollow
Elias Zambrano, University of Texas at San AntonioFollow
Ashley Morgan, University of Texas at San AntonioFollow
Jacqueline Cantu ContrerasFollow

DOI

https://doi.org/10.7290/tsc030303

Abstract

The ever-growing population of Spanish-speakers in the United States increases the need for counselors to provide services in languages other than English. Yet, very few counselor education programs offer training specifically aimed at providing bilingual counseling services. The authors introduce important elements of bilingual counseling training and describe the implementation of these features into a certificate designed to train competent, bilingual clinical mental health and school counselors. Implications for counseling pedagogy, practice, supervision, and research are discussed.

Recommended Citation

Interiano-Shiverdecker, Claudia; Robertson, Derek; Zambrano, Elias; Morgan, Ashley; and Cantu Contreras, Jacqueline (2021) "Development and Implementation of a Bilingual Counseling Certificate Program," Teaching and Supervision in Counseling: Vol. 3 : Iss. 3 , Article 3.
https://doi.org/10.7290/tsc030303
Available at: https://trace.tennessee.edu/tsc/vol3/iss3/3