Spring 2027

Social and Cultural Foundations of Counseling

Reviews theory and research on social identity and cultural foundations of counseling, covering bias, discrimination, cultural competence, social justice advocacy, and practice implications for diverse populations.

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Summary

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=30 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.98 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=38 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Describe attitudes, beliefs, and acculturative experiences; including specific experiential learning activities that are designed to foster students’ understanding of self and of the cultural and social identity diversity of clients

  • Develop the ability to respond constructively to others who have different perspectives

  • Evaluate various implications of concepts such as internalized oppression, institutional racism, and the historical and current political climate regarding immigration, poverty, and welfare

  • Analyze the ethical and legal considerations associated with providing services in contexts that represent social and cultural diversity

  • Apply knowledge of 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

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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Declared in Counseling, Counseling Psychology, Rehabilitation Counseling, or Rehabilitation Counselor Education

  • Declared in Counseling, Counseling Psychology, Rehabilitation Counseling, or Rehabilitation Counselor Education
COUNPSY 860

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  • Declared in Counseling, Counseling Psychology, Rehabilitation Counseling, or Rehabilitation Counselor Education

Professors

Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=30 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.98 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=38 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Societal context for bias, discrimination, and differential treatment of sociocultural groups.
  • Human diversity in social norms, cultural values, social identities, and intergroup/intragroup relations.
  • Counselors' roles in developing cultural competence, reducing bias, and advocating for social justice.
  • Practice implications for providing cultural competence across sociocultural diversity.

Skills

  • Develop cultural self-awareness, promote social justice, and engage in advocacy and conflict resolution.
  • Evaluate implications of internalized oppression, institutional racism, and political climates affecting immigration, poverty, and welfare.
  • Analyze ethical and legal considerations for providing services in socially and culturally diverse contexts.
  • Respond constructively to individuals with different perspectives.

Grades

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About this comparison

1316 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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