Social & Cultural Foundations

Catalog description

This entry level course meets state licensing degree requirements and explores social and cultural diversity in counseling, including diverse racial, ethnic, religious, and cultural heritages and sexual identities and socioeconomic statuses. It includes the study of history and current issues of equality as applied to socially marginalized groups, and personal reflection on the impact of one's own attitude, beliefs, worldview, and racial and cultural identity on the counseling process. Strategies for employing culturally competent counseling in individual, group, and family modalities, including specific behavioral skills and application of various theories of racial and cultural identity development, are discussed along with the role of the counselor as an advocate for the members of marginalized groups.