Fall 2019 Course Syllabus Course: DAAC-2330- Section: 71 Multicultural Counseling

Instructor Information
Instructor	Linda White
E-mail	whitel@lamarpa.edu
Phone	(409) 984-6307
Office	Location: Education Annex - Room: 113 Hours: M-W 3:00-5:00 pm
Department	Allied Health Chair: Shirley MacNeill E-mail: macneisb@lamarpa.edu Phone: (409) 984-6365 If you have a grievance, complaint, or concern about this course that has not been resolved through discussion with the Instructor, please consult the Department Chair.
Course Information
Description	An examination of the multicultural counseling theories and characteristics of diverse populations.
Prerequisites	None
Learning Outcomes	1. Explain the counselor's responsibility in developing and maintaining cultural competence; 2. Compare and contrast various multicultural counseling theories; 3. Identify and categorize unique issues affecting diverse populations; 4. Identify barriers to treatment; 5. Explain personal values, biases, and prejudices.
Core Objectives	Communication skills: Students will demonstrate effective written, oral and visual communication. * Critical Thinking Skills: Students will engage in creative and/or innovative thinking, and/or inquiry, analysis, evaluation, synthesis of information, organizing concepts and constructing solutions. * Empirical and Quantitative Skills: Students will demonstrate applications of scientific and mathematical concepts. * Teamwork: Students will demonstrate the ability to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal and consider different points of view. * Social Responsibility: Students will demonstrate intercultural competency and civic knowledge by engaging effectively in local, regional, national and/or global communities. * Personal Responsibility: Students will demonstrate the ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making.
Program Student Learning Outcomes	1.    Identify major counseling theories, key figures, their philosophy, and key concepts. 2.    Define and explain techniques relevant to the various theories. 3.    Identify major approaches to treatment. 4.    Identify the attitudes and skills that are essential to becoming an effective multicultural counselor.
Textbooks	Introduction to Multicultural Counseling for Helping Professionals by Wanda M. L. Lee, Graciela Orozco, John A. Blando, Bita Shooshani ? Routledge ? Paperback ISBN 0415540224
Lecture Topics Outline	Week 1    08-26    Introduction    09-01 Week 2    09-02    LABOR DAY ? HOLIDAY     Week 3    09-09    Power Point- Defining Cultures & Overview of Cultural Issues in Counseling Read Text Chapter 1 pages 1-8;The Future of Counseling: Becoming Multiculturally Competent Chapter 2 pages 25-36; Understanding and Appreciating Difference      09-15 Week 4    09-16    Documentary on Jane Elliot/ U-tube The Eye of the Storm A Class Divided 09-22 Week 5    09-23    Chapter 5 ; page 73-83; Native American in Counseling      09-29 Week 6    09-30    Chapter 6; Page 89-100; African Americans in Counseling     10-06 Week 7    10-07    Chapter 7; Page 105-119; Latinos and Latinas in counseling 10-13 Week 8    10-14    Chapter 9, Page 141-149; European American in Counseling      Midterm Exam Week 9    10-21    Chapter 11, page 170, 173-178 Counseling Women Chapter 12, pages 183-190 1-27 Week 10    10-28    Chapter 12, pages 183-190 Counseling Men     11-03 Week 11    11-04    Gender/ Culture Power Points; Terms 11-10 Week 12    11-11    Chapter 13 Page 196-208 Counseling LGBTQQ     11-17 Week 13    11-18    ACTIVITY      11-24 Week 14    11-25    THANKSGIVING - HOLIDAY    12-08 Week 15    12-02    Review     12-08 Week 16    12-09    Final Week
Major Assignments Schedule	see above
Final Exam Date	December 9, 2019 - 8:00 AM   Through  May 9, 2019 - 12:00 PM
Grading Scale	90 - 100 = A 80 - 89 = B 70 - 79 = C 60 - 69 = D Below 59 = F
Determination of Final Grade	Discussion Board    50% Mid-Term Exam    20% Activity     10% Final Exam    20%
Course Policies
Instructor Policies	I will not discuss your grades over the phone or by email. If you want to discuss your grades, you must come to my office, in person.
Attendance Policy	Research has shown a cause and effect relationship between attendance and college success. Students with more than three absences from the course will receive an academic penalty (which is spelled out by the instructor).
Academic Honesty	Academic honesty is expected from all students, and dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated. Please consult the LSC-PA policies (Section IX, subsection A, in the Faculty Handbook) for consequences of academic dishonesty.
Facility Policies	No food or tobacco products are allowed in the classroom. Only students enrolled in the course are allowed in the classroom, except by special instructor permission. Use of electronic devices is prohibited.
Important Information
ADA Considerations	The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact the the Office for Disability Services Coordinator, Room 231, in the Madison Monroe Building. The phone number is (409) 984-6241.
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