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LaToya Smith

Email Address: 

ldyaites@gmail.com

Phone Number: 

512-423-6521 

Position(s): 

PAU Adjunct Professor, UNT & SMU (Texas) Adjunct Professor, LPC Outpatient Therapist 

Faculty Program(s): 

Ph.D.

Talks & Lectures: 

Yaites, LaToya. "The Road to LPC." 2018 University of North Texas Psi Chi 
International Honor Society in Psychology Meeting. UNT, Denton. March 2018.

Yaites, LaToya. "The Therapeutic Relationship." 2017 University of North 
Texas Counseling Class Presentation. UNT, Denton. March 2017.

Wagner, T., Cheng, Y., Yaites, L.D., & Ritzi, R. (2016, January). What's 
missing from research: Counselor educator and student experiences with 
qualitative and quantitative research? Texas Association for Counselor 
Education and Supervision Conference, Austin, TX.

Yaites, LaToya. "Counseling with Black/African Americans." 2015 University of 
North Texas Diversity Counseling Class Presentation. UNT, Denton. March 2015.

Prosek, E. A., Lindo, N. A., Yaites, L. D., & Belvy, C. M. (2014, November). 
Strategies for culturally competent supervision. Session presented at the 
Texas Counseling Association Professional Growth Conference, Dallas, TX.

Cheng, Y., & Yaites, L. D. (2014, November). Speaking loudly: Experiences of 
ethnic minority counselor educator doctoral students. Session presented at 
the Texas Counseling Association Professional Growth Conference, Dallas, 
Texas

Chen, D., Wagner, T. M., & Yaites, L. D. (2014, January). Does your 
supervisee see the relationship like you do? Session presented at the Texas 
Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference, Austin, TX.

Hurt, K. M., & Yaites, L. D. (2013, February). A conceptual analysis of the 
multicultural training literature. Session presented at the Texas Association 
for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference, Austin, TX.

Chen, D., Wagner, T. M., & Yaites, L. D. (2012, November). Addressing the 
elephant in the room: creating an effective supervisor and supervisee 
relationship when cultures differ. Session presented at the Texas Counseling 
Association Conference, Austin, TX.

Yaites, L. D., Chen, D., & Wagner, T. M. (2012, January). Addressing the 
elephant in the room: creating an effective supervisor and supervisee 
relationship when cultures differ. Session presented at the Texas Association 
for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference, Austin, TX.

Websites and Other Relevant Links: 

Selected Publications: Barrio-Minton, C. A., Wachter-Morris, C. A., & Yaites, 

L. D. (2014). Pedagogy in Counselor Education: A ten-year content analysis. 

Counselor Education & Supervision, 53, 162-177.