PACO 504 Multicultural Issues in Pastoral Counseling

Today’s society is diverse. Tomorrow’s world will contain an even more multicultural mix. In order to possess the values, knowledge, and skills to impact tomorrow’s world in a way that reflects God’s love and compassion, today’s ministers, especially pastoral counselors, must be prepared to work effectively and efficiently with this increasingly diverse population.

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Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Discussions (4)

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student will participate in 4 Discussions designed to allow the student to interact with course materials. Each Discussion consists of a 400-word thread and at least 1 reply to a classmate that is at least 150-250 words. The student must incorporate and synthesize course materials, support his or her assertions using scholarly research, and use current APA format. There should be at least one reference in each thread and each response, with corresponding citations. (CLO: A, B, C)

Pastoral Counselor Interview Assignment

The student will interview a person who routinely engages in pastoral counseling with members from multicultural contexts. While not limited to, multicultural contexts might include chaplains (e.g., hospice, police, jail/prison, military, hospital), nonprofit or parachurch organizations that serve multi cultures, or other ministers who routinely work with a multicultural population. Pastoral counseling can occur at a trauma scene, hospital room, jail cell, home visit, etc. The interview responses will be at least 100-200 words and must be formatted in current APA format. (CLO: A, B)

Cultural Intelligence (CQ) Assessment and Analysis Assignment

The student will develop an analysis of his or her cultural intelligence by completing the assessments found in Appendix B of the Livermore text. The analysis will comprise of a well-developed articulation of the overall cultural intelligence (CQ) score, a response to the Cultural Strategic Thinking score, a reflection about the score for Perseverance CQ, and observations about the score for Behavioral CQ. This analysis can be developed in detailed outline form or written in a narrative format. The assignment must be at least 850 words and edited for typos, spelling, grammar, and current APA formatting. (CLO: A, B)

Cultural Immersion Assignment

The student will attend a religious service different from one’s own tradition. As a means of engaging with multicultural contexts, one should consider attending a mosque, synagogue, or temple and learning more about various cultural contexts. The student will submit a summary reflection of the experience. This summary must include an overview of the cultural context. The student must include a background overview of the context, peoples, and other elements represented in that context, a description of personal insights gained during the experience, a comparative analysis between the student’s tradition and the one experienced, and a professional application of cultural diversity to a pastoral counseling context. The Summary Reflection must be between 1,000–1,250 words and must be edited for typos, spelling, current APA formatting, and proper grammar. (CLO: A, B)

Cultural Intelligence (CQ) Personal Development Plan Assignment

Using the Basic Values Questionnaire from the Discussion: Cultural Identity and Results of Basic Values Questionnaire, Discussion: Culture Competence, and the Cultural Intelligence (CQ) Assessment and Analysis Assignment, the student will create a detailed action plan to enhance his or her CQ over the next six months. Goals for developing each CQ dimension (Knowledge CQ, Interpretive CQ, Perseverance CQ, and Behavioral CQ), specific actions and strategies to achieve these goals, resources or tools the student will use to support his or her development, and pertinent application to pastoral counseling will be included. The student will present the content in a PowerPoint presentation. The presentation must include a minimum of 10 slides and adequately engage the required elements. Alternatively, the student may submit a Memo to Myself. This memo must comprise 500-700 words. Assignments must be edited for typos, spelling, current APA formatting, and proper grammar. (CLO: A, B)