CED7153 Social and Cultural Issues in Counseling
Provides an overview of cultural context of relationships, issues, and trends in a multicultural society and relates these to the professional field of counseling. Presents theories of multicultural counseling, identity development, and social justice. Includes experiential learning activities and significant content material on multicultural competencies, including diversity, diversity and pluralistic issues, social barriers that impede equity and success for clients, detrimental culturally supported behaviors, gender and power issues, bias and prejudice, and religious and spiritual issues in counseling, and relates these concepts to the counselor’s roles in developing cultural awareness.