NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNVIERSITY CENTER OR PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDIES Course Outline Course # & Title: PYCL 632 – Social and Cultural Foundations of Counseling Credit Hours: 3 Location/Section: Main Campus/MC5 Dates: July 22, 23, 24, 2011 August 12, 13, 14, 2011 Class Meeting Times: Fridays 6:00pm – 10:00pm Saturdays 8:30am - 6:00pm Sundays 8:30am - 5:30pm Instructor: Arthur J. Cox, Sr., DSW, LCSW (904) 378-6883 – Cell E-mail: [email protected] Required Text: Mental Health: Culture, Race & Ethnicity –A Supplement to Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General, Washington DC, GPO 2001 – download from Internet -www.surgeongeneral.gov –under publications and reports Sue, D. W. & Sue, D. (2008). Counseling the culturally diverse: Theory and Practice (5th edition). New York: John Wiley and Sons. ISBN: 978-0-470-08632-2 Course Description: This course addresses cultural diversity and its implications for counseling. It considers the psychological impact of factors such as gender, race, ethnicity and culture, religious preference, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, and physical disability in a variety of counseling and educational settings. Finally, it reviews counseling issues and strategies for diverse clients.Course Objectives: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: 1) Understand the cultural, ethical, economic, legal, and political issues surrounding diversity, equity, and best practices in terms of client learning and for counseling culturally/racially/ethnically diverse clients. 2) Understand the ways in which legislative policies, programs, and practices can be developed, adapted and modified to be culturally congruent with the needs of individuals and their families. 3) Develop understanding of multicultural and pluralistic trends, including characteristics and concerns between and within diverse groups nationally and internationally. 4) Explore attitudes, beliefs, understandings, and acculturative experiences, including specific experiential learning activities that are designed to foster understanding of self and culturally diverse clients. 5) Describe individual, couple, family, group, school, and community strategies for working with and advocating for diverse populations, including multicultural competencies. 6) Examine counselors’ roles in developing cultural self-awareness, promoting cultural social justice, advocacy and conflict resolution, and other culturally supported behaviors that promote optimal wellness and growth of the human spirit, mind, or body. 7) Become aware of cultural bias toward clients from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, age, gender and alternative lifestyles.Methodology Didactic lectures, cultural competency self-assessment questionnaire, audio-visuals, group interactions, case vignettes, a mid-term examination and a written integrated paper. Assignments prior to 1st class meeting: Executive Summary: Mental Health: Culture, Race and Ethnicity – A supplement to Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General Sue & Sue Text: Read chapters 1-10. Further, each student should be prepared to discuss his/her membership and participation in his/her designated cultural/racial/ethnic group with the class. While students may select whatever they feel is appropriate to present, the following should be considered: cultural traditions and ways major holidays are observed; special observance of spiritual or religious activities; role of parents and grandparents or significant others; rules around discipline, education, male and female roles and sexuality, including same sex relationships. Final paper, special project or annotated bibliography topics will selected by the end of the first weekend of classes. Students are encouraged to come prepared to discuss at least three topics of interest with the professor. Assignments prior to 2nd class meeting: Complete final paper, special project or annotated bibliography. Sue & Sue Text: Read chapters 11-12, then choose 3 of the remaining chapters based on practice and/or potential research interests. Credits and Grading: 3 credit hours with A-F grading system Classroom Participation……………..………………………….20% of grade Mid-term Examination………………………………………….30% of grade Final paper………………………………………………………50% of gradeCourse Schedule Weekend One • Introductions • Review of syllabus • Discussion of chapters 1-7 of text and Surgeon General’s Special Report on Mental Health: Culture, Race and Ethnicity • Discussion of students’ and professor’s cultural assumptions, values, biases and clinical experiences with multicultural clients • Group Exercises • Mid-Term Weekend Two • Discussion of remaining text chapters • Case vignettes demonstrating best practices for culturally diverse diagnostic assessment, treatment planning and clinical intervention • Case and organizational vignettes demonstrating identification and reduction of clinical bias in the workplace • Special projects presentations or turn in final papers or annotated bibliographies.List of Suggested Readings Burton, D.L., Cox, A.J., & Fleisher-Bond, M. (2001). Cross-training for dual disorders: New York, NY. Vantage Press. Cooper, C., & Costas, L. (1994). Ethical Challenges when working with Hispanic/Latino families: Personalismo. The Family Psychologist, 10, 32-34. Crosby, W., & Poussaint, A. (2007). Come on people: On the path from victims to victors. Nashville, TN. Thomas Nelson. D’Augelli, A. R. (2002). Mental health problems among lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth ages 14-14. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 7(3), 433-456. Douglas, C. (1990). Counseling same-sex couples. New York: W. W. Norton. Holcomb-McCoy, C. C., and Meyers, J. E., (1999). “Multicultural competence and counselor training: A national survey”. Journal of Counseling and Development. Volume 77. 294-301. Herek, G., Chopp, R., & Strohl, D. (2007). Sexual stigma: Putting sexual minority health issues in context. In I. Meyer and M. Northridge (Eds.), The health of sexual minorities: Public health perspectives on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender populations (pp. 171-208). New York: Springer. Ivey, A., Ivey, M., & Simek-Morgan, L. (1993). Counseling and psychotherapy: A multicultural perspective.