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| Semester: | Fall 2024 |
| Number: | 0503-738-021 |
| Instructor: | Christy Mulligan |
| Days: | Thursday 6:30 pm - 8:20 pm |
| Note: | Traditional In-Person Class |
| Location: | Garden City |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Notes: |
For majors only |
| Course Materials: | View Text Books |
| Description: |
The course provides students with an advanced understanding of models of diversity and difference to be used in clinical practice with diverse populations. The course engages students in examining issues of difference, identity, world views, and experiences to develop culturally competent methods for clinical practice with diverse populations. |
| Learning Goals: |
Given the growing diversity in the population, conceptual frameworks for understanding diversity and difference in psychology and clinical practice are important. The primary learning objectives of this course are: • To learn theoretical models of diversity and multiculturalism in psychology to understand cultural difference and behavior for clinical practice with diverse populations • To engage in an experiential process which promotes self-reflection into biases and unconscious processes that influence clinical practice with diverse populations• To learn culturally competent methods for clinical practice and service delivery with diverse populations • To recognize how culturally based beliefs, values, attitudes, and practices can influence client understanding of problems and expectations for treatment• To recognize differences in communication styles that impact client-therapist interactions. *The learning goals displayed here are those for one section of this course as offered in a recent semester, and are provided for the purpose of information only. The exact learning goals for each course section in a specific semester will be stated on the syllabus distributed at the start of the semester, and may differ in wording and emphasis from those shown here. |
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