- PMD: 5,7
- Cost: Included in Registration
- Skill Level: Introduction
- Poster Session 1: Promoting Diversity and Multicultural Competence in School Psychology
Learner Objectives
This session will help participants…
- examine the challenges first-generation Latinx college students and their families experience in college;
- understand the academic and psychological supports first-generation Latinx college students need in postsecondary settings; and
- gain insight into how parental support affects college adjustment for first-generation Latinx students.
Description
First-generation Latinx college students face distinct challenges. Insights from students and caregivers will be examined and detailed to inform support services, promoting success for this vulnerable population.
Presenter(s)
Rosario Villa, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill