MHR 313 - Counseling Diverse Populations

This course is designed to help students start to acquire the skills and practices necessary for being a culturally aware mental health or social service practitioner. Students will learn to conceptualize aspects of identity and difference and the social dynamics of oppression and privilege that impact people’s sense of themselves, how they are treated socially, and dynamics within interpersonal relationships, including client/provider relationships. Topics addressed include increasing one’s self awareness of their own identity and related aspects of privilege and oppression, recognition that discrimination is a barrier to mental health treatment and that notions of well-being, health and helping are shaped by culture and community. This course partially satisfies Maine MHRT/C Certification competencies. Prerequisite: PSY 211 and PSY 202, or permission of instructor.

Prerequisites: PSY 211 and PSY 202, or permission of instructor.

Course Typically Offered Fall

Credits: 3