Latino Bilingual Track
Description
The Latino Bilingual Track within the School of Professional Psychology combines academic and clinical training experiences intended to prepare students to provide culturally relevant psychological services to Spanish speaking populations. The track provides students entering the program with at least an intermediate level of Spanish fluency, an opportunity to take courses with an emphasis on improving mental health/addictions Spanish vocabulary, train in culturally appropriate therapy and assessment interventions, and participate in a Latino Immersion course as an international study opportunity.
Students in this Track will have priority placement in practicum and clinical fieldwork settings that provide services to Spanish speaking individuals.
Faculty Mentors
Mentors include a mix of core and part time faculty in addition to community psychologists who provide teaching, supervision and research mentoring to Track students. Interests include, but are not limited to, work with children, adolescents and adults, assessment, eating disorders, disabilities and cultural consultation all with Latino populations.
Core Faculty
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Robin Shallcross, Ph.D., ABPP, Director Latino Bilingual Track
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Lucrecia Suarez, LCSW, Director Iris Clinic: La Clinica de la Esperanza
Affiliated Faculty
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Linda Noval, Psy.D.
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Fabiana Wallis, Ph.D.
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Sandra Gonzalez, Psy.D.
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Eleanor Gil-Kashiwabara, Psy.D.
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Katherine Elder, Ph.D.
Requirements
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Dissertations and theses must be completed within an area of Latino Psychology as the primary focus of interest.
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Both of the required clinical training experiences (Practicum I, Practicum II) must occur in the Iris Clinic or a community affiliated site where Spanish speakers are served and provides SPP approved supervision
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Completion of courses required by Track
Required Courses
In addition to the regularly required courses within the general SPP curriculum, the following electives are required:
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Latino Immersion Course – international study (Mexico) Summer Term 1st year
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Basic Counseling Skills and Spanish Language; I, II, III Each Term 1st year
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Latino Psychotherapy 2nd year
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Bilingual (Spanish) Assessment 3rd year
Admission & Selection
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Three to six students are selected each year. This Track is open to both Doctoral Psychology and Master’s Counseling Psychology students
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Students are selected at point of entry into their respective programs based on interest and their fit with the Track
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All students must score at least Intermediate High on the American Council on Teaching Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) in Spanish at time of entry.