The Indigenous Students in Psychology Training Program (InPsyT—pronounced insight) has the goal of increasing the number of Indigenous psychology professionals. We focus on recruiting, retention, and graduating Native students at the undergraduate level through culturally appropriate mentoring, fellowship, and creating a safe space for Indigenous psychology majors on campus. Programming includes biweekly talking circles, Indigenous guest speakers, research training and scholarship preparation for graduate school, and financial support. Through these activities, Indigenous students are empowered to be successful. Our program has produced a 94% graduation rate and 74% retention. Fifty-eight percent of our graduates have successfully entered master’s or PhD programs. Several contextual factors have allowed us to be successful in creating and implementing the InPsyT program. For example, these factors include having Indigenous faculty in the department; key White allies in program leadership and a psychology major with a strong multicultural and social justice curriculum and mission; University strategic priorities engaging Indigenous communities and students; and being geographically located near American Indian reservation communities.

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Preparing a Pathway for Indigenous Psychologists: The Indigenous Students in Psychology Training Program (InPsyT)

  • John Gonzalez,
  • Mark Standing Eagle Baez,
  • Sarah Cronin,
  • Angela Fournier

摘要

The Indigenous Students in Psychology Training Program (InPsyT—pronounced insight) has the goal of increasing the number of Indigenous psychology professionals. We focus on recruiting, retention, and graduating Native students at the undergraduate level through culturally appropriate mentoring, fellowship, and creating a safe space for Indigenous psychology majors on campus. Programming includes biweekly talking circles, Indigenous guest speakers, research training and scholarship preparation for graduate school, and financial support. Through these activities, Indigenous students are empowered to be successful. Our program has produced a 94% graduation rate and 74% retention. Fifty-eight percent of our graduates have successfully entered master’s or PhD programs. Several contextual factors have allowed us to be successful in creating and implementing the InPsyT program. For example, these factors include having Indigenous faculty in the department; key White allies in program leadership and a psychology major with a strong multicultural and social justice curriculum and mission; University strategic priorities engaging Indigenous communities and students; and being geographically located near American Indian reservation communities.