Kevin Tate
Assistant Professor of Practice
Background
Dr. Tate is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in Ohio, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in New York, and a Licensed Professional Counselor in Wisconsin. Before joining the faculty at John Carroll University, Dr. Tate held positions at SUNY Brockport, Wellesley College, Marquette University, and the University of Florida. He has worked in community mental health, crisis response, university career services, academic college success coaching, and currently in private practice as a professional counselor. Dr. Tate has served in leadership roles with Chi Sigma Iota - Beta Chapter, National Career Development Association, Counselors for Social Justice, and serves on the editorial board for The Career Development Quarterly.Areas of Expertise
- Practice
- Approaches: Solution-focused therapy, Logotherapy, liberation psychology
- Populations/topics: Life transitions, men's issues, spiritual/religious development, career counseling
- Scholarship
- Educational and career access/success for traditionally marginalized populations, liberation psychology, counselor competence and development
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Counselor Education
University of Florida, Gainesville (CACREP Accredited)
Master’s of Education & Educational Specialist, Mental Health Counseling
University of Florida, Gainesville (CACREP Accredited)
Bachelor of Science, Psychology
University of Florida, Gainesville
Courses Taught
CG 5500 – Orientation to Counseling, John Carroll University
CG 5531 – Career Development and Vocational Appraisal, John Carroll University
CG 5596 – Clinical Mental Health Counseling Internship, John Carroll University
CG 5556 – Family & Couples Counseling, John Carroll University
CG 5574 – Clinical Treatment Methods, John Carroll University
Publications
Brown, E., Ramrakhiani, S., Tate, K. A. (2020). Not a problem to be fixed: Successful first-generation graduates and implications for college counselors. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 48, 243-256.
Reid Marks, L., Yeoward, J., Fickling, M., & Tate, K. (2020). The Role of Racial Microaggressions and Bicultural Self-Efficacy on Work Volition in Racially Diverse Adults. Journal of Career Development.
Reid Marks, L., Tate, K. A., & Taylor, J. (2019). Exploring the Moderation of Meaning in Life in Barriers and Coping Efficacy Among Women. Journal of Career Development Advanced online publication.
Reid Marks, L., Harrell-Williams, L.M., Tate, K.A., Coleman, M.L., & Moore, K. (2018). Family influence, critical consciousness, and calling to career in women of color. The Career Development Quarterly, 66, 329-343.
Edwards, L. M., Tate, K. A., Cook, J. M., Toigo, M. P., Yeomans, A. C. (2017). Counselors as advocates: Effects of a pilot project designed to develop advocacy knowledge and confidence in trainees. Journal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology, 9, 79-94.
Knox, S., Hill, C. E., Knowlton, G., Chui, H., Pruitt, N., & Tate, K. A. (2017). Crying in psychotherapy: The perspective of therapists and clients. Psychotherapy, 54, 292.
Slaten, C.D., Zalzala, A., Elison, Z.M., Tate, K.A., & Wachter-Morris, C.A. (2016). Person-centered educational practices in an urban alternative high school: The Black Male perspective. Person-Centered & Experiential Psychotherapies, 15, 19-36.
Slaten, C.D., Irby, D.J., Tate, K. A., & Rivera, R. (2015). Towards a critically conscious approach to social-emotional learning in alternative education: school staff members’ perspectives. Journal of Social Action in Counseling & Psychology, 7, 41-62.
Tate, K. A., Torres Rivera, E., Edwards, L. M. (2015). Colonialism and multicultural counseling competence research: A liberatory analysis. In R. D. Goodman & P. Gorski (Eds.) Decolonizing “multicultural” counseling and psychology: Visions for social justice theory and practice. New York: Springer
Tate, K. A., Caperton, W., Kaiser, D., Pruitt, N, White, H. Hall, E. (2015). An exploration of first generation college students’ career development beliefs and experiences. Journal of Career Development, 42, 294-310.
Tate, K. A., Fouad, N. A., Reid-Marks, L., Young, G., Guzman, E., Williams, E. G. (2015). Underrepresented first generation, low-income college students’ pursuit of a graduate education: Investigating the influence of self-efficacy, coping efficacy, and family influence. Journal of Career Assessment, 23, 427-441.
Tate, K. A., Bloom, M., Tassara, M., Caperton, W. (2014). Counselor competence, performance assessment, and program evaluation: Using psychometric instruments. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 47, 291–306.
Tate, K. A., Fallon, K. M., Casquerelli, E., Reid Marks, L. (2014). Opportunities for action: Traditionally marginalized populations and the economic crisis. The Professional Counselor, 4, 285–302.
Tate, K. A., Lopez, C., Fox, R., Love, J., McKinney, E. (2014). In-home counseling for young children living in poverty: An exploration of counseling competencies. The Family Journal, 22, 371-381.
Goodman, R. D., Calderon, A. M., Tate, K. A., (2014). Liberation-focused community outreach: A qualitative exploration of peer group supervision during disaster response. Journal of Community Psychology, 42, 228-236.
Tate, K. A., Torres Rivera, E., Brown, E. M. (2013). Foundations for liberation: Social justice, liberation psychology, and counseling. Interamerican Journal of Psychology, 47, 373-382.
Tate, K. A., Torres Rivera, E., Conwill, W. L., Miller, M. D., Puig, A. (2013) Conceptualizing group dynamics from our clients’ perspective: Development of the Conceptualization of Group Dynamics Inventory. Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 38, 146-168.
Tate, K. A., Williams, C., Harden, D. (2013). Finding purpose in pain: Using Logotherapy as a method for addressing survivor guilt in first generation college students. Journal of College Counseling, 16, 79-92.
Brubaker, M. D., Garrett, M. T., Torres Rivera, E., Tate, K. A. (2010) Justice making in groups for homeless adults: The Emancipatory Communitarian way. Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 35, 124-133.
