Project Adelante
Our Project Adelante strives to empower Hispanic mental health clinicians to complete requirements for clinical licensure in the state of Texas by removing financial barriers of supervision hours and testing. By removing these barriers, we work to increase the number of bilingual mental health clinicians in the community to service the growing number of Hispanics in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area and throughout Texas.
Latinas are the lowest paid minority group as well as has the lowest number of doctorate degree earners at less than 1%. According to the Education Trust, at the graduate degree level, only 5% of Latino adults have earned a degree. Hispanic Outlook on Education states Latinas have the lowest percentage of graduate degrees compared to all women of other non-Hispanic racial groups combined. Additionally, regardless of occupation, Latinas generally make less money than their peers, earning 54 cents for every dollar earned by non-Hispanic men.
Program Impact
In order to better serve Hispanic clients, we made it our mission to not only provide bilingual services but help empower other bilingual clinicians complete their schooling and supervision. As with our clients, we have seen that there are many barriers that stand in the way of clinicians finishing their licensing process including the language barrier on the state test and the financial elements.
Interested?
If you are a clinician looking to take advantage of this service, then please complete the form here.
Project Adelante
Clinical Supervisor
Betty Victor, LCSW-S
CLINICAL SUPERVISOR
Telehealth (virtual)
Betty Victor is a bilingual (Spanish/English) Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Her strengths-based approach to therapy empowers clients to identify and utilize strengths, supports, and knowledge to achieve their goals.
