This course is designed to facilitate the development of the background knowledge and techniques to work more effectively with culturally diverse populations. Course content will include an overview of social justice analysis and advocacy approaches for students to develop as agents of change. Additionally, barriers to strategies for support for both counselors and clients in individual, group, institutional and systemic levels will be examined. Candidates will learn ways to apply cross-cultural theory and will achieve a basic mastery of the skills and techniques appropriate for their work settings as counselors. Beliefs, values, and the impact of cultural differences upon the assumption underlying counseling theories and therapy will be explored.
- Faculty: Ayla Ludwig