PY720 Multicultural Counseling (3 cr.)

Prerequisite(s): PY608 , PY613 
This course provides a comprehensive overview of the psychology of multicultural counseling. Ethnocentrism, acculturation, social injustice, cross cultural communication, racial conditioning, and historical perspectives of multiculturalism are explored. Implications for clinical intervention are explicated accordingly.

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

1. Compare and contrast sociopolitical histories, cultural practices, communication styles, and relational dynamics for specific cultural groups.
2. Demonstrate counseling interventions that incorporate an understanding of cultural differences.
3. Create a conceptual multicultural therapeutic framework.
4. Evaluate personal and professional awareness, values, and ethics as related to multicultural counseling.
5. Identify unintentional consequences within the therapeutic process when working with multicultural populations.
6. Evaluate competencies in multicultural counseling and develop a plan for growth.