sap course 1429717617
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Term Paper - 60%
Reflection paper - 20%
Poster Presentation - 20%
The multiple dimensions of multicultural counseling and therapy. The affective and conceptual dimensions of multiucltural counseling and therapy. The political dimensions of mental health practice. The practice dimensions of multiculturalcounseling/therapy. Worldview dimensions in multicultural counseling/therapy. Social justice dimensions in counseling/therapy. Multicultural counseling and specific populations. Counseling and therapy involving minority group counselors/therapists. Counseling and therapy with racial/ethnic minority populations. Counseling and special circumstances involving racial/ethnic populations. Counseling and therapy with other multicultural populations.
Upon succesful completion of this course, a student will be able to
1. criticise their own cultural values and biases;
2. explore the nature of biases, prejudices, processes of intentional and unintentional oppression and discrimination, and other culturally supported behaviors that are detrimental to the growth of the human spirit, mind, or body;
3. apply counseling theory, to cross-cultural interaction;
4. analyze significant communication and relationship patterns that can impede or enhance the cross-cultural counseling process;
5. recognize the manifestation of the Euro-American world-view in American society, and explore the world-views of non-European cultural groups;
6. summarise current literature on methods and outcome studies in cross-cultural counseling;
7. identify ethical and legal issues relevant to multicultural counseling;
8. practice effective cross-cultural counseling skills;