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SOCIAL AND CULTURAL FOUNDATIONS OF COUNSELING

COUNPSY 860
Course Description

Review of theory and research into social identity and cultural foundations of counseling including: (a) the societal context for bias, discrimination and differential treatment of sociocultural groups including but not limited to diversity of sexual orientation, gender expression, social class, cultural/ethnic/racial groups, ability status among other groups; (b) human diversity in social norms, cultural values, social identities, as well as intergroup and intragroup relations; (c) counselors' roles in developing cultural competence, reducing bias and discriminatory treatment of subgroups, and advocating for social justice; and (d) the practice implications of for providing cultural competence in serving across forms of sociocultural diversity.

Prerequisites

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

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
3.98

0.21% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

0.25% from Historical

A Rate
96%

-0.31% from Historical

Class Size
25

17.28% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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