Articles by Alana Fenton, MA, MS
Alana Fenton is a PhD candidate at Fielding Graduate University who currently resides in Colorado. She is originally from the island of Trinidad and immigrated to the United States in 1995. In 1998 she enlisted in the United States Army and became the first generation in her family to accomplish both military and academic achievements. Fenton completed and successfully defended her dissertation in January 2019 titled, “Maternal Resources, Social Functioning, and Internalizing Outcome of Black Young Adults.” She has completed all of her graduation requirements except for her predoctoral internship and is currently working on completing her internship hours. She is expected to graduate with the class of 2022.
Fenton is the author of The Black Book for Single Moms: 30 Days of Inspiration. She enjoys reading, and writing books on social psychological principles, concerns surrounding marginalization, narratives, and on inspirational genres. She is a single mother to two boys, ages 18 and 15.
by Alana Fenton, MA, MS | Oct 6, 2021 | The Practicalities of Training
Multicultural supervision requires a unique skill set, and there are important factors that supervisors and training sites should take into consideration when working with trainees of color. Many trainees of color in mental health fields find themselves being the only one that looks like them in primarily white spaces.
In reading these four suggested points, I hope that existing supervisors, early career therapists, and trainees who wish to one day supervise will take note. The face of our field is forever changing, and it is time that we consider factors that can promote the success and well-being of all future clinicians.
