CEFS 504 Multicultural Counseling

The counseling program seeks to train the student to evaluate diverse individual, group, and family populations in order to effectively determine appropriate treatments. In order to assess, diagnose, and treat individual, group, and family clients effectively, the student must develop cultural self-awareness, appreciate client multicultural differences (including demographic and religious differences), learn principles of social justice, and seek to eliminate prejudice towards a variety of populations.

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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 (2)

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student will complete 2 Discussions in this course. After reviewing all the Learn material in the assigned Module: Week, the student will reflect upon what he/she has learned, incorporating at least 2 scholarly, peer-reviewed citations in current APA format and a biblical worldview. The student must then create a thread in response to the provided prompt for each discussion. Each thread must be 350–450 words and include pertinent aspects of the course content. The student must also reply to at least 2 classmates’ threads. Each reply must be 200–300 words and include at least 1 scholarly, peer-reviewed citation in current APA format. (CLO: A, B, C)

Video Discussion: Video Presentation Cultural Immersion Experience

Video Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student will complete a 15-20 minute video presentation that allows the student to consider multicultural trends found in a particular diverse cultural group of the United States and to begin comparing/contrasting his/her own cultural experience with that of this other group. Through the actual experience of what it is like to be immersed in a different culture, greater insight will occur into the role of the counselor in developing cultural self-awareness, understanding the role of community, cultural, and family systems, the promotion of social justice and advocacy, and the importance of eliminating biases. The presentation must consist of 10+ slides (not counting the title or the reference slides). The student will view and submit at least one written reply to another student’s video thread. The written reply must be 200-300 words. Each student will include in his/her reply what two (2) elements he/she was previously unaware of regarding the population and its significance for him/her as a future clinician. (CLO: A, B, C, D, E, F)

In the Cultural Background Paper, the student will investigate his/her own cultural background to gain better insight into his/her culture, attitudes, and beliefs, and how these may impact his/her clients. The investigation will help the student apply the multicultural literature to himself/herself in a way that fosters development of self-awareness and a coherent personal counseling perspective. Such an investigation will expand the student’s understanding of how cultural awareness promotes optimal wellness and holistic growth. The student will complete the cultural background paper analyzing the background of his/her parents or primary caregivers in regard to family culture. If the student has a multi-racial background, he/she will pick the two most predominate cultures. The student will look at some of the research describing people from his/her background and interview their parents/significant care givers and other significant family members to get information. This paper will be approximately 2000 words, must include a minimum of 5 scholarly sources and 2 internet/media sources, and adhere to current APA format. (CLO: A, B, C)

Cultural Immersion Project: Research, Events and Interview Paper Assignment

This project involves one paper with three parts and the selected group for this experience should be a different population than which the student identifies. In addition, the student must have selected a group with whom he/she has little or no prior experience, and the student cannot use cultural groups identified in prior cultural immersion experiences. The student must use current APA format, including title and reference pages (an abstract is not necessary).

Cultural Immersion Project: Research, Events and Interview Paper Assignment

The Cultural Immersion Project Assignment will be based on the approved cultural group and is divided in three sections: 1) Research, 2) Events, and 3) Interview. The paper will be approximately 12-14 pages for all three sections with a minimum of eight (8) scholarly sources must be included for this assignment. In part one, the student will research the cultural group of interest that will include research on historical/current oppression of the group. In part two, the student will attend and participate in two (2) events related to the cultural group wherein the student will learn about the population through the activities. The student will answer a set of questions that addresses the research and event participation, and the answers to these questions. In part three, the student will conduct one (1) interview relating to the cultural group of interest. The interview will be conducted with an individual or married couple from the selected cultural group in order to develop an understanding of what helped shape that individual’s or couple’s cultural identity. The interview should last approximately one (1) hour. The student will answer a set of questions that address responses from the interview and include a summary of the experience. The answers to these questions should be at least 700 words. (CLO: A, B, C, D, E, F)

Quizzes (8)

The student will complete 8 quizzes that are open-book/open-notes, consist of 15 multiple-choice and true/false questions, and have a time limit of 30 minutes. The quizzes are not cumulative; rather, each quiz focuses on the material from the assigned Module: Week. The student will have 2 attempts to complete each quiz, and the highest grade will be recorded. (CLO: A, D, E, F)

Quiz: Population Selection

The student will select a population for his/her immersion project. The quiz will contain 4 essay and true/false questions and is limited to 20 minutes. The student is allowed two attempts to complete the quiz, and the highest attempt will count toward the grade.

Quiz: Dispositions Reflection

This Dispositions Reflection quiz requires the student to rate himself/herself on the nine dispositions required for this program by the accrediting bodies. The quiz will contain 9 multiple-choice and 1 essay questions, have a limit of 1 hour, and allow 1 attempt.