PYD871 Counseling in Diverse Ethnic Communities (2 cr.)

Prerequisite(s): Completion of first year coursework (24 credits)
This course focuses on how cultural premises and differences in history, life experiences, and worldviews influence understanding and communication within and between ethnic groups. Research, theory, and clinical issues and implications are examined. This course also examines the role of the psychologist as educator, researcher, clinician, organizational change agent and policy developer, and the application of the constructs of multiculturalism and diversity to various professional settings.
 

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Evaluate professional practices with regards to multicultural responsiveness to and knowledge and understanding of individuals and systems.
2. Critically evaluate research and theory regarding evidenced-based practices from a multicultural psychological perspective.
3. Identify cultural assumptions underlying research and program development in the field of psychology.
4. Conceptualize individuals according to multiple cultural contexts that interact with and overlap ethnicity.
5. Integrate culturally appropriate skills into counseling, supervision, consultation, and other applied psychological practices.