Faculty Contact Information:
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Dr. Doris Brodie, EdD
Kieler Weg 2C
69181 Leimen
Phone 06224 702879
Fax 06224 702886
Email dbrodie@faculty.ed.umuc.edu
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Consultation:
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Students are encouraged to contact the Instructor via E-mail anytime during the term with questions about the course, about individual progress, and about any special circumstances which might make it difficult to complete assignments in a timely manner. The Instructor will respon within 24-48 hours.
This course is conducted over 16 weeks.
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Required Texts and Readings:
Sue, D.W. & Sue, D. (2002). Counseling the culturally diverse: Theory and practice. (4th Edition). New York, NY: Wiley.
Okun, B.F., Fried, J. & Okun, M.L. (1999). Understanding Diversity. Pacific Grove: Brooks/Cole.
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Supplementary Readings:
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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 homepage also contains a number of links related to improving students’ research and writing skills.
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Course Description:
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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.
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Course Goals:
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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.
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Course Objectives:
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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 its impact on the development of counseling skills.
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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.
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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:
Participate in classroom discussions 35%
Write graduate level papers or case studies 25%
Complete one or more written examination(s) 40%
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Description of Course Requirements:
Participate in classroom discussions: You are expected to come to class prepared to engage in all discussions in a professional and informed manner. Usually this requires two to three hours of additional for every hour of a face-to-face class and approximately ten hours of preparation per week for a DE class.
Write graduate level papers or case studies: You are required to conduct professional-level research, including appropriately citing works of others and avoiding plagiarism. Plan on committing approximately 150 hours over the duration of this course to producing professional level deliverables.
Orally/visually present prepared material: You are required to present your research in a professional manner. In a face-to-face course, this typically means an oral presentation accompanied by appropriate visual material. In a DE class, this means creating a visual/textual presentation for your instructor and classmates.
Complete one or more written examination(s): The examination process in this class will assist you in developing the writing and critical thinking skills necessary to successfully passing the comprehensive exam required of all graduate students. The questions used for this course will either be taken directly from past comprehensive exams or written as though to be included on a comprehensive exam.
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Course Schedule:
This schedule presents 16 units or modules, with each unit corresponding to a regular three-hour weekday meeting, a half-day on weekends, or a full week of DE.
Initial meeting:
Introductions
Review of syllabus
Clarification of goals, objectives and requirements
Orientation to subject
Second meeting:
Chapter One, The Superordinate Nature of Multicultural
Counseling/Therapy - Sue & Sue Text
Summarizing activity
Chapter One, Introduction and Background - Okun, Fried, Okun Text
Do selected exercises in the chapter.
Third meeting:
Chapters Two, The Politics of Counseling and Psychotherapy and Chapter Three, Sociopolitical Considerations of Trust and Mistrust - Sue & Sue Text
Reaction Paper
Chapter Two, Self and Verbal Interactions - Okun, Fried & Okun Text
Do Selected exercises
Fourth meeting:
Chapter Four - Barriers to Multicultural Counseling/Therapy - Sue & Sue Text
Graphic Organizer
Fifth meeting:
Chapter Five, Culturally Appropriate Intervention Strategies - Sue & Sue Text
Summary Activity
Chapter Three, Self and Nonverbal Interactions - Okun, Fried, & Okun text.
Learning Log
Sixth meeting:
Chapter Six, Multicultural Family Counseling and Therapy - Sue & Sue Text
Learning Log
Seventh meeting:
Chapter Seven, Non-Western and Indigenus Methods of Healing - Sue & Sue Text
Midterm Examination
Eighth meeting:
Chapter Eight, Racial/Cultural Minority Idetity Development: Therapeutic Implications
Develop questions for Quiz
Ninth meeting:
Chapter Nine, White Racial Identity Development: Therapeutic Implications
Reaction paper
Chapter Four, Emotions, Their Permissibility and Expression - Okun, Fried & Okun text.
Do selected exercises
Tenth meeting:
Chapter Ten, Dimensions of Worldviews - Sue & Sue Text
Library Project
Discussion of Research Paper
Eleventh meeting:
Chapter Eleven, Counseling African Americans - Sue & Sue Text
Discussion
Chapter Five, Self, Where It Is, Where It Ends - Okun, Fried & Okun text.
Do selected exercises in chapter
Chapter Twelve, Counseling American Indians and Alaskan Natives and Chapter Thirteen, Counseling Asian Americans - Sue & Sue Text
Discussion and Activity
Twelth Meeting:
Chapter Fourteen, Counseling Hispanic/Latino Americans and Chapter Fifteen, Counseling Individuals of Multiracial Descent - Sue & Sue Text
Reaction Paper
Chapter Six, Rules, Roles and Scripts - Okun, Freid, Okun Text
Do selected exercises in chapter
Thirteenth meeting:
Chapter Sixteen, Counseling Sexual Minorities and Chapter Seventeen, Counseling Elderly Clients - Sue & Sue Text
Chapter Seven, Time and Space: Hidden Communications
Fourteenth Meeting:
Chapter Eighteen, Counseling Women, Chapter Nineteen, Counseling Individuals with Disabilities, and Chapter Twenty, Cunseling Monocultural Organizations - Sue & Sue Text
Summary Activity
Final Examination
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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
NondiscriminationStudents with Disabilities
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Faculty Bio:
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Dr. Doris Brodie, EdD, worked as a guidance counseling in the public school system of Hartford, Connecticut and the Department of Defense Dependent Schools for over ten years before going into school administration. She earned her doctorate in education from the University of Southern California and her MA in counseling from Central Connecticut State University
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