- Oxford Library of Psychology
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- Short Contents
- Oxford Library of Psychology
- About the Editor
- Contributors
- Prevention and Counseling Psychology : A Simple yet Difficult Commitment
- A History of Prevention in Counseling Psychology
- Prevention in the 21st Century
- Best Practice Guidelines on Prevention: Improving the Well-Being of Individuals, Families, and Communities
- Ethical Principles for the Practice of Prevention
- Teaching Prevention: Preparing the Next Generation of Psychologists
- Design and Evaluation of Prevention Programs
- Advocacy and Prevention : Dismantling Systems of Oppression
- Prevention in Pursuit of Social Justice
- Critical Psychology, Prevention, and Social Justice
- Understanding and Preventing Adolescent Bullying, Sexual Violence, and Dating Violence
- Keeping the Dragons at Bay : Research-Based Approaches to the Prevention of Substance Abuse
- Suicide Prevention in Counseling Psychology: Where We Have Been, Where We Need to Go
- Dropout Prevention : A (Re)Conceptualization Through the Lens of Social Justice
- Integrative Approaches to the Prevention of Eating Disorders and Obesity in Youth : Progress, Pitfalls, and Possibilities
- Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence
- Prevention of Conduct Disorder: Do We Have Reason to Be Hopeful?
- Toward the Prevention of Risky Sexual Behavior Among Latina Youth
- Ameliorating Cancer Disparities in Medically Underserved Women: A Community-Based Approach
- Promoting Healthy Aging in Counseling Psychology
- Promoting College Retention in First-Generation College Students
- Promoting Resilience in Immigrants: Understanding Latino/a Adaptation and Strengths
- Promoting Positive Identity of African American Girls
- Career Development as Prevention: Toward a Social Cognitive Model of Vocational Hope
- A Life Skills, Community-Based Approach for Helping Returning Service Members and Their Families
- Promoting Well-Being and Mental Health in Refugees
- ¡Si Podemos! (Yes We Can!): Promoting Academic Success in Mexican American Girls
- Promoting Mental Health in Asian Immigrants
- Dismantling the Bird Cage: How Counseling Psychologists Can Prevent Heterosexism
- Preventing Racial Injuries, Promoting Racial Justice
- Cents and Sensibilities: Promoting Mental Health With Sport and Exercise
- Prevention in Counseling Psychology: We Have Seen the Future, and the Future Is Us
- Index
Abstract and Keywords
Abstract First-generation college students (FGCS) are those students whose parents did not attend or graduate from college. They are at greater risk for not graduating from college in comparison to students whose parents are college graduates. Counseling psychologists working in higher education are well situated to aid in retention of FGCS through various prevention efforts given our values and expertise. This chapter reviews the literature on characteristics of FGCS. First, we summarize existing empirical research relevant to the experiences of FGCS in institutions of higher education. Second, we offer a brief overview of relevant theories that provide explanatory context for understanding the success of FGCS. Third, we highlight strategic points of intervention for FGCS in order to prevent negative outcomes and overview avenues by which counseling psychologists have been involved in prevention efforts with FGCS. Finally, we explore approaches by which counseling psychologists can contribute to these prevention efforts. Directions for research, theory, and practice will be suggested for current and future generations of counseling psychologists.
Keywords: retention, first-generation college students, prevention
Mindi N. Thompson, Department of Counseling Psychology, University of Wisconsin at Madison, Madison, WI
Julia C. Phillips, Counseling Center, University of Akron, Akron, OH
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- Oxford Library of Psychology
- [UNTITLED]
- Short Contents
- Oxford Library of Psychology
- About the Editor
- Contributors
- Prevention and Counseling Psychology : A Simple yet Difficult Commitment
- A History of Prevention in Counseling Psychology
- Prevention in the 21st Century
- Best Practice Guidelines on Prevention: Improving the Well-Being of Individuals, Families, and Communities
- Ethical Principles for the Practice of Prevention
- Teaching Prevention: Preparing the Next Generation of Psychologists
- Design and Evaluation of Prevention Programs
- Advocacy and Prevention : Dismantling Systems of Oppression
- Prevention in Pursuit of Social Justice
- Critical Psychology, Prevention, and Social Justice
- Understanding and Preventing Adolescent Bullying, Sexual Violence, and Dating Violence
- Keeping the Dragons at Bay : Research-Based Approaches to the Prevention of Substance Abuse
- Suicide Prevention in Counseling Psychology: Where We Have Been, Where We Need to Go
- Dropout Prevention : A (Re)Conceptualization Through the Lens of Social Justice
- Integrative Approaches to the Prevention of Eating Disorders and Obesity in Youth : Progress, Pitfalls, and Possibilities
- Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence
- Prevention of Conduct Disorder: Do We Have Reason to Be Hopeful?
- Toward the Prevention of Risky Sexual Behavior Among Latina Youth
- Ameliorating Cancer Disparities in Medically Underserved Women: A Community-Based Approach
- Promoting Healthy Aging in Counseling Psychology
- Promoting College Retention in First-Generation College Students
- Promoting Resilience in Immigrants: Understanding Latino/a Adaptation and Strengths
- Promoting Positive Identity of African American Girls
- Career Development as Prevention: Toward a Social Cognitive Model of Vocational Hope
- A Life Skills, Community-Based Approach for Helping Returning Service Members and Their Families
- Promoting Well-Being and Mental Health in Refugees
- ¡Si Podemos! (Yes We Can!): Promoting Academic Success in Mexican American Girls
- Promoting Mental Health in Asian Immigrants
- Dismantling the Bird Cage: How Counseling Psychologists Can Prevent Heterosexism
- Preventing Racial Injuries, Promoting Racial Justice
- Cents and Sensibilities: Promoting Mental Health With Sport and Exercise
- Prevention in Counseling Psychology: We Have Seen the Future, and the Future Is Us
- Index
