Future School Counselors’ Perceptions of Challenges that Latina/o Students Face: An Exploratory Study

The current study examined future school counselors’ perceptions of challenges that impede Latina/o students from postsecondary education. Future school counselors cited a complex interplay among individual, interpersonal, and institutional factors regarding Latina/o students’ limited access to postsecondary education. Recommendations for counselor training programs to raise trainees’ awareness of systemic forces in K-12 schools and help future school counselors monitor their beliefs and attitudes toward Latina/o students are provided.