D/HD 1532 Issues in Multicultural Counse
This course explores issues of mental health service delivery to culturally distinct clients. In part, we examine the socio-cultural and social historical experiences of the client and the counselor. This examination will focus on ethnicity, gender, and other salient personal characteristics and their effects on therapeutic outcomes. It is intended that the counselor-in- training, through comprehension of his/her cultural background, will develop a more flexible frame of reference for relating to and dealing effectively with clients, i.e., cultural traditions, values, and styles. This course begins with an examination of the literature that moves from the theoretical to the practical. In addition, issues in multicultural counseling will be addressed throughout the course.