Course Code & Number
PSCG 440
Course Title
Culturally Sensitive Counseling
Level
BS
Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits
(3+0+0) 3 TEDU Credits, 5 ECTS Credits
Year of Study:
Junior
Semester:
Spring
Type of Course:
Compulsory
Mode of Delivery:
Distance Learning
Language of Instruction:
English
Pre-requisite / Co-requisite::
Pre-requisites: NONE
Co-requisites: NONE
Catalog Description
The importance of cultural differences. Increasing cultural awareness and cultural sensitivity. Awareness of own cultural characteristics, diversity, and professional cultural competencies. Counseling theories cross-culturally. The role of cultural case formulation in counseling and therapy.
Course Objectives
The course aims to provide with students awareness of the role of cultural characteristics in the counseling process, learn and develop some basic skills about discovering clients’ and their own cultural background, and the influences of the cultural context in counseling.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
describe multicultural counseling and multicultural issues,
identify multicultural counseling competencies,
explain individuals’ own multicultural context,
demonstrate skills and strategies in multicultural and diverse contexts,
describe social justice and advocacy.
Assessment Methods and Criteria Others:
In class tasks
Course Coordinator:
Dr. Onur Özmen