The effect of group counseling on the self-esteem, attendance, and counselor utilization of inmigrant hispanic limited english proficient secondary students

Abstract

Covert, Ivette Armand, "The effect of group counseling on the self-esteem, attendance, and counselor utilization of inmigrant hispanic limited english proficient secondary students" (1996) To my husband and children my deepest gratitude for their unconditional love and endurance. They never questioned the endless hours on the computer or in the library. They tolerated the paper piles and my inability to do many "mom" things on many occasions. Thank you for being so understanding for so long. Professor Douglas Smith, Major ProfessorAs the population of the United States becomes more diverse and the immigrant Hispanic, limited English proficient (LEP) school age population continues to grow, understanding and addressing the needs of these students becomes a pressing question. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of group counseling, by a bilingual counselor, on the selfesteem, attendance and counselor utilization of Hispanic LEP high school students. The design for this study was a quasi-experimental design. The experimental and control groups consisted of one class from each of the four levels of English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), I-IV. The counseling intervention, the independent variable, was delivered by a bilingual counselor once a week, for fifteen weeks.A total of 112 immigrant Hispanic LEP students selected from the total ESOL student population participated in the study. The experimental and control groups were administered vii the Culture Free Self Esteem Inventory (CFSBI) Form AD as a pretest and posttest. The Background Information Questionnaire (BIQ) was utilized to gather information on