MHR 310 - Counseling Diverse Populations

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. Required for Provisional & Full MHRT Certification.

General Education Requirements: Cultural Diversity and International Prospective

Prerequisites: MHR 200 and PSY 302, or permission of instructor.

Course Typically Offered Every Fall

Credits: 3