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The role of whiteness in access disparities in college counseling services

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dc.contributor.authorKlug, Jeffrey Alan, author
dc.contributor.authorAnderson, Sharon K., advisor
dc.contributor.authorHempel, Lynn, committee member
dc.contributor.authorKuk, Linda, committee member
dc.contributor.authorMcCafferty, Kate, committee member
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-07T11:30:03Z
dc.date.available2022-01-07T11:30:03Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractAccess barriers to campus mental health counseling services for persons of color have been previously identified in the literature. These barriers are known to create disparate access to this important campus resource for students of color. Despite this robust body of research, inequities have persisted, revealing a gap in the literature. The purpose of the current study was to fill this knowledge gap by exploring the role that Whiteness plays in perpetuating access disparities. Using a critical White studies (CWS) framework, the current study sought to answer the question: How do experiences of Whiteness impact access to mental health care for domestic, undergraduate White students and students of color at their respective college counseling centers? A qualitative study was conducted using a phenomenological methodology; and more specifically from a hermeneutic tradition. Six participants (three White students and three students of color) were interviewed using a semi-structured interview approach. Participants' interviews were recorded and transcribed. Then, the transcripts were coded in three successive rounds until saturation guidelines were achieved. The research question was addressed in each of the three iterative coding rounds. Key findings revealed how participants' values systems, color-blind ideologies, and categories of Whiteness either enhanced or impeded access to counseling services. Findings were used to compare, contrast, substantiate or rebut current literature on access disparities. In the final chapter, implications for practice include stepped-care models of counseling services, extending clinical boundaries, remote tele-mental health, and strength-based counseling approaches. Future research focusing on dialectical opposites using a CWS lens may avoid problematizing students of color.
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dc.format.mediumdoctoral dissertations
dc.identifierKlug_colostate_0053A_16821.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10217/234237
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relation.ispartof2020-
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dc.subjectcounseling
dc.subjectphenomenology
dc.subjectaccess
dc.subjectWhiteness
dc.subjectdisparities
dc.titleThe role of whiteness in access disparities in college counseling services
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thesis.degree.disciplineEducation
thesis.degree.grantorColorado State University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

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