ACA -CCPA 2016 Conference & Expo

ID #302-Emergent Voices of Middle Eastern/North African American Youth: What They Are Saying (Room 513D)

02 Apr 16
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Tracks: Child and Adolescent Counseling, Multicultural and International Issues

Speaker(s): Sylvia Nassar-McMillan, Professor and Program Coordinator, Counselor Educcation, North Carolina State University; Aisha Al-Qimlass, substance abuse cousnelor, self-employed; Zobaida Laota, Office of International Services, NCSU

Individuals of Middle Eastern/North African descent in the U.S. number approximately 3.5 million, including an increasingly high number of youth. These youth face a myriad of adversities such as stereotyping and profiling, leading to microaggressions and other harmful acts of discrimination in their schools and communities. The presenters will present and discuss a regional U.S.-based focus group study, including methods for qualitative analyses, emergent themes, and implications for practice, policy, and future research.