Course OutlineCourse # & Title: PYCL 632, Social and Cultural Foundations of CounselingDirector, Counseling & Human Services ProgramHillsborough Community CollegeTampa, Fl 33630-3030Phone: Home- (813) 269-4869Work- (813) 253-74141 NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDIES Course Outline Course # & Title: PYCL 632, Social and Cultural Foundations of Counseling Credit Hours: 3 Location/Section: Tampa/ TP1 Dates: September 24, 25, 26, 20010 October 15, 16, 17, 2010 Class Meeting Times: Fridays 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM Saturdays 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM Sundays 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM Instructor: William L. Day, Ph.D., LMHC Director, Counseling & Human Services Program Hillsborough Community College P.O. Box 30030 Tampa, Fl 33630-3030 Phone: Home- (813) 269-4869 Work- (813) 253-7414 Email: [email protected] Required Text: Sue, D.W. & Sue, D. (2007). Counseling the culturally diverse: Theory & practice. (5th ed.). 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 effectively working with diverse clients.2 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/racial/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, and body. 7. Become aware of cultural bias toward clients from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, age, gender and alternative lifestyles. Methodology: The course will be taught using a combination of lecture, student presentations, and class discussion. Maximum student participation is essential. Videos will be shown as appropriate during the course. Assignments: Prior to first weekend of classes: A. Read chapters #1 through 12 in the text. B. Each student should be prepared discuss his/her cultural perspective, biases, prejudices, and clinical experiences with minority clients. This discussion will be conducted in an environment of tolerance with the goals of identifying common cultural3 perceptions and of expanding each student’s awareness and understanding of those who are racially and culturally different. Each student should review his/her attitudes regarding ethnicity, culture, socioeconomic status, social class, religious orientation, aging, and sexual orientation. For second weekend of classes: A. Finish reading the text. B. Prepare and present oral presentation. Each student will pair with another during the first weekend of classes. Each pair will research a topic that is relevant to multicultural counseling and give an oral presentation. Each pair will prepare a power point presentation to accompany its oral presentation. This assignment will be discussed in detail during the first weekend of classes. C. Each student will review three (3) journal articles relevant to multicultural counseling. Due date is Saturday, October 16. Each article review should include the following: • Title and source of the article • Summary of the cogent points • The importance of this article for multicultural counseling • Your personal reactions to the major points discussed in the article • How might the information in the article improve your skills as a multicultural • counselor? Each article review should be 2 pages in length, typed, double-spaced, using a 12-pint font. Please do not use any type of cover. Just staple together your pages. D. Final exam: The exam will be structured in essay format. Questions will cover material presented in the text and information presented/discussed in class. The exam will be taken on Sunday afternoon, October 17. The professor will provide study questions. Grading: Oral Presentation..………………………………. 40 points Reviews of Articles…………………………….. 15 points Final Exam.…………………………………….. 40 points Class Involvement.…………………………….. 5 points Total…………….. 100 points • A= 90 to 100 points • B= 80 to 89 points • C= 70 to 79 points • F= 69 points and below4 Course Schedule: Weekend One, September 24, 25, 26, 2010: Introductions Review of syllabus Discussion of chapters # 1 through 12 in the text Discussion of students’ and instructor’s cultural and ethnic assumptions, values, biases, and clinical experiences with multicultural clients. Videos Weekend Two, October 15, 16, 17, 2010: Discussion of chapters # 13 through 26 in the text Student oral presentations Submit review of articles (Saturday, October 16) Final exam (Sunday afternoon,