HSER 1104 - Multicultural Awareness in the Helping Profession
3 Credits
Examines attitudes and enhances knowledge and skills that are necessary to work effectively with culturally diverse populations in the human services field. Students will explore their own and others’ cultural identities, values, attitudes, and behaviors. Emphasis is placed on how to adjust services to the multicultural needs of individuals who are served.
Major Content Areas
Defining culture and cultural Privilege and discrimination Barriers and biases Communication skills and counseling practices Exploration of specific cultural beliefs, traditions, values; included but not limited to: African American, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Somalian, GBLTQ, Anglo American, American IndianMulticultural aspects of chemical dependency
Learning Outcomes
Describe examples of how cultural/language barriers impact people seeking human services. Identify effective communication and helping responses with clients of various cultures. Identify the multicultural aspects of chemical dependency. Define and describe culture. Identify their own cultural affiliation and related privileges and barriers. Compare and contrast attitudes, values, beliefs, and traditions of cultures other than their own. Distinguish the difference between using cultural information in ways that stereotype or limit the helping process, and ways that improve the helping process.
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