Multicultural Counseling. ((3 Credits))

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Prerequisite(s): Admission to Clinical Mental Health Counseling, M.S. program Examines multicultural counseling theories, identity development, social justice, and advocacy practices in diverse clinical settings. Explores how cultural identities, values, religion, spirituality, acculturation, and historical and systemic factors influence worldviews, help-seeking behaviors, and mental health. Emphasizes the impact of discrimination, privilege, and marginalization, and provides strategies for promoting access to mental health care. Focuses on developing culturally responsive interventions in diverse counseling settings.