Humanistic Counseling with Hispanic Youth from Low-income Communities

The present study investigated the influence of a humanistic school-based mental health counseling intervention (HSBMHCI) on Latinx students’ ( N  = 18) behavioral and emotional problems at three Title I elementary schools. Upon completion of the 10-week HSBMHCI, the study employed a single-group, pretest-posttest design to examine change in the participants’ scores for internalizing and externalizing behaviors per both parent and teacher reports. Results identified that based on Child Behavior Checklist parent reports, the participants’ internalizing (ƞ 2  = .497), externalizing (ƞ 2  = .401), and total problem (ƞ 2  = .575) scores exhibited significant improvement over time. However, teacher reports identified no change in the participants’ problem scores. In addition, no correlation was identified between parent and teacher report scores at posttest.