Diversity at The University of Akron, College of Education, Marriage and Family Counseling/Therapy Program*In accordance with Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE Standards 10.2), the Marriage and Family Counseling/Therapy goals, the Department of Counseling goals, and The University of Akron goals, we strive for cultural awareness, sensitivity, and diversity. For our purposes the definition of diversity and culture is a broad and inclusive one. Culture is the intersection of memberships in groups that produces an internal/external identity and the accompanying values, beliefs, customs, and symbols. Examples of memberships in groups include (but are not limited to) race, ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, socioeconomic status, physical status, and geographical location. One’s cultural background may privilege some while marginalizing others. The Program’s objective is to teach an awareness of and an appreciation for diverse backgrounds, ideas, beliefs, and people. This is done through basic knowledge of particular groups and of power/privilege in general, creating an awareness of one’s own cultural background and how it impacts one’s worldview, teaching a variety of ideas and perspectives, and applying knowledge to working with a diverse client population.
Below is some basic demographic information in regards to the student and faculty population at the University of Akron, the College of Education, the Department of Counseling, and the Marriage and Family Counseling/Therapy Program. Total Number of Undergraduate and Graduate Student Population by Ethnicity/Gender at The University of Akron (2002)
| Ethnicity |
Male Undergraduate |
Female Undergraduate |
Male Graduate |
Female Graduate |
| Asian/Pacific-Islander |
166 |
190 |
32 |
41 |
| Black |
971 |
1,774 |
78 |
220 |
| Hispanic |
76 |
97 |
22 |
20 |
| Non-Resident Alien |
108 |
104 |
427 |
215 |
| Other/Unknown |
315 |
379 |
106 |
130 |
| White |
7,397 |
8,436 |
1,166 |
1,722 |
Total Number of Undergraduate and Graduate Student Population by Ethnicity/Gender within the College of Education (2002)
| Ethnicity |
Male Undergraduate |
Female Undergraduate |
Male graduate |
Female Graduate |
| Asian/Pacific-Islander |
3 |
11 |
1 |
8 |
| Black |
84 |
168 |
18 |
83 |
| Hispanic |
5 |
12 |
2 |
0 |
| Non-Resident Alien |
0 |
5 |
10 |
8 |
| Other/Unknown |
25 |
56 |
11 |
30 |
| White |
643 |
1,544 |
210 |
571 |
Total Number of Masters and Doctoral Student Population by Ethnicity/Gender within the Marriage and Family Counseling/Therapy Program (2002)
| Ethnicity |
Male Masters |
Female Masters |
Male Doctoral |
Female Doctoral |
| Asian/Pacific-Islander |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Black |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
| Hispanic |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Non-Resident Alien |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Other/Unknown |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| White |
5 |
29 |
5 |
8 |
Total Number of Graduate Students by Age in the College of Education (2002)
| Age |
Male |
Female |
| 25-29 |
78 |
218 |
| 30-39 |
92 |
208 |
| 40-49 |
43 |
131 |
| 50-59 |
20 |
60 |
| > 59 |
0 |
8 |
| Unknown |
0 |
1 |
Total Number of Faculty in Department of Counseling by Ethnicity/Gender (2002)
| Ethnicity |
Male Faculty |
Female Faculty |
| Asian/Pacific-Islander |
0 |
0 |
| Black |
1 |
0 |
| Hispanic |
1 |
0 |
| Non-Resident Alien |
0 |
0 |
| Other/Unknown |
0 |
0 |
| White |
5 |
6 |
Although students will take courses from almost all of the faculty in the Counseling Department, there is one core Marriage and Family Counseling/Therapy (MFC/T) faculty and two equivalent faculty. The core faculty in MFC/T consists of Dr. Patricia Parr (female/white). Two faculty, Dr. Linda Perosa (female/white) and Dr. Sandy Perosa (female/white) hold equivalency status in the MFC/T program and teach some of the MFC/T courses.
*Information about the University and the College of Education was taken from the UA Factbook.
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