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PY 688 Cultural Bases of Counseling

This course focuses on theories, techniques, and cultural issues related to counseling American ethnic and sexual minorities, including African Americans, Asian Americans, Latin Americans, Americans of mixed heritage, lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals. Other social differences are discussed as well, including religious difference, social class difference, and other cultural differences. Specifically, students in this course learn general principles of cultural sensitivity, learn to consider and begin to appreciate cultural perspectives that are different from their own, learn to assess the needs of those from different cultures, learn about ethical issues related to counseling those who are different from themselves, learn how cultural heritage and social experience contribute to development, and learn how the culture and experience of the counselor may impact on the counseling relationship.