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Black Supervisors Matter : The Experiences Of Black Supervisors Working Cross-Racially With White Supervisees, Candice R. Crawford Aug 2020

Black Supervisors Matter : The Experiences Of Black Supervisors Working Cross-Racially With White Supervisees, Candice R. Crawford

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As the counseling field continues to become more diverse (CACREP, 2018; NSF, 2016), there is an increase in literature that explores the cross-cultural or cross-racial interactions in counseling and supervision. However, the literature is scarce with research that focuses on the Black supervisor working cross-racially, with literature mainly focusing on the White supervisor working cross-racially or cross-culturally (Constantine, 2007; Ratts, Singh, Butler, Nassar- McMillan, & McCullough, 2016; Wong, Wong, & Ishiyama, 2013). Due to the paucity of research exploring cross-racial interactions in supervision from the perspective of the Black supervisor, this study served to address the gap in literature. A …


Troubling Paradise : Exploring The Sexual Identity Development Experiences Of Same-Gender Loving West Indians, Nicole A. J. Christian Aug 2020

Troubling Paradise : Exploring The Sexual Identity Development Experiences Of Same-Gender Loving West Indians, Nicole A. J. Christian

Theses, Dissertations and Culminating Projects

The Caribbean holds an international reputation of culturally sanctioned homophobia, which creates implications for the lived experiences of same-gender loving West Indians. However, minimal to no empirical attention has been dedicated to the sexual identity development of members of this population. The goal of this dissertation study was therefore to examine the lived experiences that inform the sexual identity development of Anglophone West Indians. Participants who identified as West Indian and same-gender loving were recruited for this study. A general qualitative study which utilized ethnographic interviewing during two semi-structured interviews was employed. Eleven same-gender loving West Indians from four different …