Kevin A. Tate, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Degrees Held
- Doctor of Philosophy, Counselor Education, University of Florida, Gainesville
- Masters of Education, Mental Health Counseling, University of Florida, Gainesville
- Educational Specialist, Mental Health Counseling, University of Florida, Gainesville
- Bachelor of Science, Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesvile
Research Interests
- Counselor Competence and Development
- Career Development of Marginalized and Oppressed Populations
- Liberation Psychology and Critical Consciousness
Courses Taught
- Group Counseling
- Career Counseling and Development
- Research Methods
- Master's Practicum
Recent Publications
Tate, K. A., Williams, C. (in press). Finding purpose in pain: Using Logotherapy as a method for addressing survivor guilt in first generation college students. Journal of College Counseling.
2012
Tate, K.A., Rush, L. C. (2012). Social justice and career development. Career Developments, 26, 5-9.
2010
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.
Brubaker, M. D., Garrett, M. T., Torres Rivera, E., Tate, K. A. (2010) Justice making in groups for homeless adults: The Emancipatory Communitarian way. In A. Singh & C. Salazar (Eds.) Social Justice in Group Work: Practical Interventions for Change. New York, NY: Routledge.
Tate, K. A., Amatea, E.A. (2010). Exploring the process of case conceptualization: A review of the literature. Wisconsin Counseling Journal, 24. 10-21.
Tate, K. A. (2010). Book Review [Review of the book African American perspectives on leadership in schools: Building a culture of empowerment, by Foster, L., & Tillman, L. C.]. Florida Journal of Educational Administration & Policy, 3, 104-109.
Recent Presentations
Blustein, D. L., Tate, K. A., Motulsky, S., Byars-Winston, A. (2012, June). “Relational approaches to career development: A new perspective for a new era”. Educational session presented at the National Career Development Association Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Tate, K. A. (2012, June). “Looking to our roots: Opportunities in social justice for career development professionals”. Educational session presented at the National Career Development Association Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Tate, K. A., Torres Rivera, E., Puig, A. (2012, February). “How well do we understand our clients' experience? Development of the Conceptualization of Group Dynamics Inventory (CGDI)”. Educational session presented at the Association for Specialists in Group Work Conference, Albuquerque, NM.
Tate, K. A., Torres Rivera, E. (2012, February). “Groups as a platform for social change: Base communities, Liberation Theology, and Liberation Psychology”. Educational session presented at the Association for Specialists in Group Work Conference, Albuquerque, NM.
Tate, K. A., Williams, C. (2011, June). “Finding purpose in career: Using Logotherapy in career counseling”. Roundtable session presented at the National Career Development Association Conference, San Antonio, TX.
Daley, L. P., Tate, K. A., Schlesinger, J. (2011, June), “Getting chaotic in online and traditional undergraduate career classes: Theory to practice”. Roundtable session presented at the National Career Development Association Conference, San Antonio, TX.
Torres Rivera, E., Tate, K. A. (2011, March). “From crisis counseling to decolonization: Still mental health counseling”, Educational session presented at the American Counseling Association Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Goodman, R., Calderon, A., Tate, K. A. (2011, March). “The use of Critical Consciousness in counseling: Outcomes from outreach to the Haitian community in Florida”, Poster session presented at the American Counseling Association Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Tate, K. A. (2010, October). “Career development for counselors”. Educational session presented at the Florida Counseling Association Conference, Miami, Florida
Tate, K. A., Skufe, J. (2010, June). “First-generation college student career development: A research study”. Educational session presented at the National Association of Colleges and Employers Conference, Orlando, Florida.
White, H., Hall, E., Tate, K. A., Skufe, J. (2010, March). “First-generation college student career development: A qualitative study”. Educational session presented at the American College Personnel Association Conference, Boston, Massachusetts.
Doan, S.E., Puig, A., Tate, K. A., Baggs, A.S., Lee, J., Rush, C., Niroumand, N., Williams, K., Lenas, H., & Kelley-Soderholm, E. (2008, March). “Parental struggles and strengths related to youth and adolescent health issues: A community needs assessment”, 30-minute poster session presented at the American Counseling Association Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Tate, K. A., Brubaker, M., & Torres Rivera, E. (2008, February). “Group therapy for homeless clients: A humanistic, resource-focused approach”. Educational session presented at the Association for Specialists in Group Work Conference, St Petersburg, Florida.
Torres Rivera, E., Tate, K. A. (2008, April). "Re-examining Pico's ‘El Dia menos pensado’: An overview of Puerto Rican prison population issues”. Educational session presented at the IV Congreso Interamericano del Counseling: Managua, Nicaragua.
Doan, S.E., Puig, A., Baggs, A.S., Kelley-Soderholm, E., Lee, J., Lenas, H., Rush, C., Tate, K. A., & Williams, K. (2007, October). “Parenting capacities and youth-related health issues”, poster presentation for conference attendees, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Conference, Long Beach, CA, 2007.
Tate, K. A. (2007, March). “Socially Just Career Counseling and Advocacy”. Educational session presented at the American Counseling Association Conference, Detroit, Michigan.
Torres Rivera, E., Nash, S., Tate, K. A. (2007, March). “Integrating a social justice framework in counselor training programs”. Educational session presented at the American Counseling Association Conference, Detroit, Michigan.
Torres Rivera, E., Peace, P., Nash, S., Rudman, M., Tate, K. A., Williams, T., Olsen, W., Mehta, S. (2007, March). “Building unity and visioning: Mentoring the future social justice leaders”. Educational session presented at the American Counseling Association Conference, Detroit, Michigan.
