This course is intended to increase the student's, understanding of the issues and dynamics in, counseling across social and cultural lines., Students will explore the nature of society and, culture and how these impact the counseling, process. Students will broaden their scope of, diversity awareness and knowledge including, systems of power and privilege. Attention will be, given to developing an understanding of the, intersectionality of gender, class, race, and, ethnicity in working with diverse populations in a, counseling context. Particular attention is paid, to students' understanding of themselves as, cultural beings and their identities as helping, professionals. This work is foundational for an, introduction to methods and skills for working, with clients who are diverse in culture, race,, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, or, physical or mental abilities.
- Teacher: Jeffrey Christensen