CMHC 620 Multicultural Counseling
Recognizing that becoming practitioner who has cultural humility is a lifelong endeavor, this course serves as a foundation upon which continued personal and professional development in diversity may be built. Students examine Self as a sociocultural being and identify the impact of their own worldviews, cultural privilege, and biases on cross cultural interactions. This course addresses the psychological, socio-political, historical, and economic influences on various aspects of social identity, including but not limited to, gender, ethnicity, religion, class, race, immigrant status, disability, and sexual orientation. Students then examine how social identity influences mental and physical health, health literacy, health beliefs, and perceptions of health care providers. Students examine a variety of behavioral health care provider roles, including advocating for and encouraging culturally appropriate care; facilitating client engagement to optimize effectiveness and client satisfaction; and heightening awareness and sensitivity to the relevance of individual and cultural diversity among integrative team members.