Counseling Diverse Populations

Catalog description

This course reviews underlying theories relevant to diversity to aid students in developing awareness, knowledge, and skills specific to counselors-in-training preparing to work with a variety of diverse clients including but not limited to Native American, East Indian, Middle Eastern, Hispanics, and other diverse cultures. Also, the course will provide awareness of social and cultural diversity to include but not limited to acculturation, cultural identity, multiculturalism, interculturalism, religiosity, spirituality, sexism, and sexual diversities. Students will develop cultural self-awareness along with advocating via the reduction or elimination of intentional (or unintentional) biases and prejudices.