Psychosocial and Cultural Foundations of Counseling

This course is an introduction to issues potentially faced by counselors in multicultural settings. Special emphasis will be placed on the psychosocial adjustment, socio/political issues and counseling needs of individuals with physical, mental disabilities as well as persons from diverse cultural backgrounds. The identification of student values and biases that might impact the counseling relationship when working with persons from diverse cultures will be explored. (This course is for Mental Health Counseling majors only. All other students must obtain permission from the (Dean's Office) can it say WSAS Office of Graduate Studies.)