Multicultural Psychology.

Catalog description

This course is an introduction to the principles, theories and applications of multicultural psychology. Students will learn the necessary multicultural competencies for effective work with children and adults from diverse backgrounds (i.e. culture, race, ethnicity, class & gender) in multicultural environments (i.e. schools, community organizations & workplaces). Students will also develop an understanding and valuing of diversity, based on the principles of awareness, knowledge, and skills as they relate to the areas of worldview, identity, and acculturation.