MPY720 Multicultural Counseling (3 cr.)

Prerequisite(s): MPY 613  
This course provides a comprehensive overview of the history and evolution of multicultural counseling in the field of counseling psychology. Ethnocentrism, acculturation, social injustice, cross cultural communication, and historical perspectives of multiculturalism are explored. The development of cultural humility, and its iImplications for the therapeutic relationship, therapy process, and selection of clinical interventions, are examined.

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

1. Compare and contrast sociocultural influences, cultural practices, communication styles, worldviews, and relational dynamics for specific cultural groups.
2. Integrate understanding of cultural differences and identities, including consideration of the influence of differences and intersectionalities in race/ethnicity, ability, socioeconomic status, gender, sexuality, and  spirituality/religion into case conceptualization and ethical therapeutic practice.
3. Demonstrate understanding of the possible impact of discrimination, racism, oppression, and/or generational trauma on individuals and the therapy relationship and process
4. Critically evaluate how personal beliefs, unconscious bias, and lack of knowledge or awareness may impact the therapeutic relationship and process when working with diverse populations