PSY 313 - Counseling Diverse Populations

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University of Maine at Machias

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This counseling course is designed to help the student acquire the skills necessary to become a culturally competent mental health or social service practitioner, that is, someone who is sensitive to cultural differences and to their impact on human interactions. The course is based on the fundamental premise that cultural competence is an ongoing and multi-layered process working at personal, interpersonal, and organization-wide levels. Topics to be addressed include skills to increase cultural awareness and understanding, skills to foster effective interpersonal communication and organizational change strategies. Studies will learn to identify and understand culture as it operates on different social levels (class, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation). Students will also learn to identify the barriers to effective communication and positive relationships including how culture may be a barrier. Prerequisite: PSY 110, PSY 211, or PSY 213 or permission of instructor. 3 Cr

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.umm.maine.edu

Phone Number:

(207) 255-1200

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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