ERIC Number: ED134294
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1977-Feb
Pages: 9
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Enriching Self Concept Through Bicultural Approaches; Group Counseling for Chicanas. Project Mexico.
Hernandez, Alicia
This document outlines an integrated plan for establishing a community college counseling group exclusively for Chicanas, which focuses on strengthening self-concept in order to succeed in college. Among the objectives of the counseling program are increasing the personal power base of the counselee, enhancement of the Chicana's ethnic group identity, reinforcement of the use of Spanish to reflect a better self-concept, development of an emotionally supportive environment, and acquisition of adaptive skills for overcoming alienation, sharing of information, and to affect risk-taking. Among the counseling group activities that can be utilized in meeting the counseling objectives are discussion of personal topics, development of college survival skills, and analysis of cultural advantages and handicaps. A short bibliography is appended. (JDS)
Publication Type: Guides - General
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Sponsor: Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: California Univ., Los Angeles. Latin American Center.
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