Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Summer 2021 - EDUC 324 E100

Foundations of Multicultural Counselling (3)

Class Number: 2370

Delivery Method: Remote

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    May 12 – Aug 9, 2021: Tue, 4:30–7:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Aug 13, 2021
    Fri, 11:59–11:59 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    EDUC 220 or PSYC 250 and 60 units.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Provides an introduction to multicultural counselling and human diversity with an emphasis on culture, gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, religion, age, and abilities.

COURSE DETAILS:

This course will be delivered remotely.  All students are expected to be online and available during scheduled class time.


This course is designed to strengthen students' multicultural counselling competencies by way of increasing awareness of their own as well as clients' cultural attitudes, beliefs, biases, knowledge, skills, and values.

Students will be given ample instructional opportunities to gain multicultural competencies through different modes of teaching and learning. Over the 13 weeks, students will be asked to have a dialogue about constructs such as culture, identity, physical appearance and ability, sexual orientation, SES, etc.

It is the intent of this course to assist students who would like to work as counsellors/psychotherapists in acquiring the pedagogical contents, so that students will be able to show an increased awareness of clients' worldviews and biases and understand how to work with clients to solve their presenting challenges.

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

The goals of this class are:

  • To explore multicultural and pluralistic characteristics within and among diverse groups.
  • To facilitate students' own awareness of the perceived or actual cultural bias in relation to other ethnic, racial and cultural backgrounds.
  • To learn about the concept of therapies and alternative interventions across cultural boundaries.
  • To learn ways to articulate presenting problems from different cultural points of view.
  • To increase students' own awareness of the complexity of culture-related issues in counselling.

Grading

  • Self-Reflection Journal (bi-weekly) 10%
  • Participation (online) 10%
  • Weekly Quiz 15%
  • Presentation (in small groups) 20%
  • Assignments 30%
  • Final Exam 15%

NOTES:

Grading breakdown subject to change.

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Hays, D. G., & Erford, B. T. (2018). Developing multicultural counseling competence: A systems approach (MyLab counseling with Pearson eText) ― Access card (3rd ed.). ISBN: 9780134523835
ISBN: 9780134523835

RECOMMENDED READING:

American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association: The official guide to APA style. (7th ed.). American Psychological Association.
ISBN: 9781433832178

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

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Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

TEACHING AT SFU IN SUMMER 2021

Teaching at SFU in summer 2021 will be conducted primarily through remote methods, but we will continue to have in-person experiential activities for a selection of courses.  Such course components will be clearly identified at registration, as will course components that will be “live” (synchronous) vs. at your own pace (asynchronous). Enrollment acknowledges that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes. To ensure you can access all course materials, we recommend you have access to a computer with a microphone and camera, and the internet. In some cases your instructor may use Zoom or other means requiring a camera and microphone to invigilate exams. If proctoring software will be used, this will be confirmed in the first week of class.

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who believe they may need class or exam accommodations, including in the current context of remote learning, are encouraged to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112).