Faculty Contact Information:
clement.marcantonio@lnd.amedd.army.mil
Phone: 06371-15917 (H), 06371-86-8141/8518 (O) | |
Consultation:
| Prior to class; after class on day one or by appointment. | |
Required Texts and Readings:
| Sue, D.W. & Sue, D. (2002). Counseling the culturally diverse: Theory and practice. (4th Edition). New York, NY: Wiley. | |
Supplementary Readings:
Hardy, Kenneth V., Laszloffy, Tracey A., The cultural genogram: Key to training culturally competent family therapists, Journal of Marital and Family Therapy l995. Vol. 21. No. 3. 227-237 (available to students on first day of class).
McGoldrick, M., Giordano, J., Pearce, J.K., (l996) Ethnicity and family therapy, Second Edition, The Guilford Press, New York.
McGoldrick, M., (l998), Re-visioning family therapy, race, culture, and gender in clinical practice, The Guilford Press, New York.
In addition to the above recommended texts, all graduate students should be prepared to utilize the UMUC online library at http://www.umuc.edu./library/.The library contains a large number of full text academic journals that are free of charge and immediately available. The library home page also contains a number of links related to improving students’ research and writing skills.
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Course Description:
| This course is designed to develop appropriate skills, competencies, and knowledge bases and to examine the beliefs of counselors working with people across cultures. The course focuses on researching, reading, and developing an understanding of cultures, customs, languages, traditions, religions, and spiritualities of people across cultures. Emphasis is given to the understanding of counseling individuals in a very diverse world. Students may receive credit for only one of the following courses: GUCO 533 or EDCP 612. | |
Course Goals:
| The goal of this course is to familarize students with various theories, counseling techniques, and a wide range of issues regarding fair, ethical and effective counseling in a world of cultural differences. A broad goal is to expand cultural awareness and knowledge in order to facilitate an appreciation of diversity in lifestyle and orientation, including culture, race, ethnicity, disability, age, language, gender and sexual preference issues. | |
Course Objectives:
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
Understand and discuss current theories of multi-cultural counseling.
Discuss issues of diversity as they relate to counseling practice.
Be familiar with current literature and research pertaining to the social patterns and counseling needs of various minority populations.
Develop a more culturally sensitive perspective in the role of professional counselor.
Describe the impact of the western "world-view" on American society.
Understand and discuss personal cultural heritage and it's impact on the development of counseling skills. | |
Grading Information:
Grades for this course will be assigned as follows:
A 92%
B 80 – 91%
C 70 – 79%
F Below 70%
Please note that Bowie State University does not use "D" for graduate students. The grade F(a) is used to designate academic failure. F(n) is used to designate failure for non-completion. Grades of Incomplete or Withdrawal are governed by UMUC-Europe policies. For further details, please refer to the UMUC-Europe Graduate Catalog, available in your local Education Center or online at http://www.ed.umuc.edu/general_info/publications/catalogs. | |
Course Requirements:
Graduate school at the masters level focuses on helping students obtain the education needed for success as professionals in their chosen fields. Thus, UMUC-Europe Graduate Programs and Bowie State University share the common goals of promoting excellence in academic scholarship through thoughtful inquiry and the skillful application of knowledge and theory for the betterment of society.
In order to maximize your graduate educational experience in general and this course in particular, you are required to:
• Midterm Examination 25%
• Final Examination 25%
• Term Paper/Project 25%
• Class Attendance & Participation 25% | |
Description of Course Requirements:
The weekend format of the course suggests a combination of a lecture and group approach to learning. It is the style and orientation of the instructor to make use of the classroom as a vehicle for personal learning and growth as counselors. Because the experiential approach offers the best chance for the students to become part of the learning process, every effort will be made to relate what is academic and abstract to an expression of the human experience. Therefore, the students enrolled in GUCO 533 are expected to do the following:
• Attend all the sessions: this requirement is especially important because absence affects the weekend format of the class as well as the person who misses the class.
• Participate in the class in an active way: this requirement stresses the importance on the part of the students of being willing to talk about themselves and their concerns. It’s all about taking ownership of the learning process.
• Complete WebBoard Assignments: There will be assignments to be posted on the GUCO 533 WebBoard. Primary amongst these are “Reaction Papers”: at the end of each of the first weekends, each student will write a reaction paper of the weekend experience. The paper is approximately one page in length and is to focus on what the student has learned in that weekend, and how that learning will be personally and professionally beneficial. This can also be a critical reaction to the weekend identifying what has been useful or not been useful, and what would be useful in future classes. The Reaction Paper is to be posted on the Web Board by Wednesday following each weekend. WebBoard Assignments will count as part of the class participation.
• Follow APA format: because effective writing is a critical part of graduate work, essay assignments should be clear and concise, with proper grammar and spelling. Term Paper should be in proper APA format and properly referenced.
• It is imperative that the students be prepared to discuss the assigned readings. Special attention is directed to assigned readings for WEEKEND I.
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Course Schedule:
Weekends 23/24 AUG, 14/15, 27/28 SEP, 10/11 OCT
WEEKEND ONE
a. Course Overview: Expectations and Assignments
Why a Course in Multicultural Counseling?
Getting in Touch with Your Own Heritage.
Historical Influences
The Conceptual Dimensions of Multicultural Counseling/Therapy
b. The Politics of Counseling and Psychotherapy
Sociopolitical Considerations of Trust and Mistrust
Reading Assignments:
Cultural Genogram (K Hardy, T. Laszloffy)
A Genogram with an Attitude (J. Halevy)
Ethnicity & Family Therapy (McGoldrick) Preface and Chapter I
Counseling the Culturally Diverse (Sue) Chapters 1,2,3
WEEKEND TWO
a. Barriers to Effective Multicultural Counseling/Therapy
Sources of Conflict: Culture-Bound Values, Class-Bound Values
Class Exercises
Communication Styles
Sociopolitical Facets of Nonverbal Communication
Counseling and Therapy as Communication Style
Class exercises
b. Issues in Working with Ethnic Minority Family
Biculturalism, Ethnic Differences in Minority Status
Multicultural Family Counseling /Therapy: A Conceptual Model
Reading Assignments: Textbook (Sue) Chapters 4, 5, 6
WEEKEND THREE
a. MIDTERM EXAM
Racial/Cultural Identity Development Models: Black, Asian & Latino
Therapeutic Implications of the R/CID Model
Implications for Clinical Practice
b. White Racial Identity: Implications for Clinical Practice
Class Presentations of Cultural Genogram
Reading Assignments: Textbook (Sue) Chapters 8, 9
WEEKEND FOUR
a. Dimensions of Worldviews
Locus of Control
Locus of Responsibility
Formation of Worldviews
Implications for Clinical Practice
Class Presentations of Cultural Genogram
b. Counseling African, Asian, Native and Latino Americans. Group
Presentations. Guidelines for Clinical Practice.
Assigned Readings: Textbook (Sue) Chapters 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
Class Evaluations
FINAL EXAM
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Academic Policies:
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Please refer to the UMUC – Europe Graduate Catalog, available online at http://www.ed.umuc.edu/general_info/publications/catalogs/ or from your local Education Center, for information on the following:
Academic Integrity
Course Load
Exception to Policy
Grade Appeal Process
Make-up Examinations
Nondiscrimination
Students with Disabilities | |
Faculty Bio:
| Dr. Clement Marcantonio earned his Doctor of Education degree in Psychology, Marriage and Family at the University of Northern Colorado; he is a clinical member and Approved Supervisor for the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and National Certified Counselor; has taught graduate courses in excess of 20 years for the University of Southern Cal, Boston University, and UMUC-Europe. WELCOME TO GUCO533 MULTICULTURAL COUNSELING! | |