This course provides burgeoning counselors an opportunity to develop awareness of social, cultural, and political histories of disability, and to develop a nuanced understanding of the meanings and consequences of how disability is defined, constructed, and represented in society. Students will engage in reflection about their own, as well as broader societal implications of ableism and hegemonic narratives of disability that harm disabled individuals. This course utilizes an historical, intersectional lens to help students recognize and understand disabled people as a fundamental part of human diversity, and will explore how disability and counselor effectiveness when addressing disability and disability identity impacts the counseling process. Students will practice skills and strategies for effective and affirmative counseling with clients with disabilities.
- Teacher: Rafe McCullough