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2019-2020 Graduate Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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PSY 574 - Multicultural Counseling and Assessment


Description:
Multicultural counseling theories and implications for research, training, and practice. Permission by department. Course will be offered every year (Fall).

Prerequisites:
Prerequisites: admission to PSY Graduate Programs (Mental Health Counseling or School Psychology), or by instructor apporoval.

Credits:
(4)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

  • Analyze the multicultural and pluralistic characteristics within and among diverse groups nationally and internationally
  • Interpret theories and models of multicultural counseling, cultural identity development and social justice advocacy
  • Develop multicultural counseling competencies
  • Analyze the impact of heritage, attitudes, beliefs, understandings, and the acculturative experiences on an individual’s view of others
  • Analyze the effects of power and privilege for counselors and clients
  • Evaluate help-seeking behaviors of diverse clients
  • Recognize the impact of spiritual beliefs on clients’ and counselors’ worldviews
  • Develop strategies for identifying and eliminating barriers, prejudices, and processes of intentional and unintentional oppression and discrimination
  • Develop ethical and culturally relevant strategies for establishing and maintaining in-person and technology-assisted relationships
  • Evaluate the cultural factors relevant to clinical mental health counseling
  • Analyze their roles in social justice and advocacy in a multicultural society

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