EXAMPLE SYLLABUS
Multi-Cultural Counseling (5463)
Rockey Robbins
325-8442
Course Description
The course will focus on helping students 1) gain greater knowledge of norms, values,
traditions, beliefs, and world views of members of various cultural groups (racial, gender,
sexual orientation, social class and the effect of these perceptions on behavior and
learning styles, 2) demonstrate self-awareness of personal cultural biases and strategies
for reducing them, 3) develop skills to effectively counsel clients from diverse cultural
backgrounds and 4) become informed about multi-cultural research.
Required Texts
Counseling the Culturally Diverse, Sue and Sue
Interpreter of Maladies, Lahiri, Jhumpa
Bless Me, Ultima
Packet of Articles
Assignments and Grades
Post article of racial/ethnic incident of prejudice
5%
Post article of racial/ethnic incident of prejudice
5%
Two page movie analysis from perspective of Identity model 10%
One page Journal entries on each of extra readings assigned 20%
and multi-cultural event
8 page lit review of empirical data on multi-cultural topic
25%
Participation in In-Class Activities
20%
(Missing more than two classes will result in your grade
one letter grade unless worked out with professor.)
Final
15%
Schedule
Day
Reading
Assignments Due
African American
July
5
6
7
American Indian
11
12
13
Hispanic American
14
18
Theory: Helm’s Identity Model Pres.
Sue, Chapters 9 and 11
Movie, American History X
Research: “Race Related Stress,” Utsey
Treatment: “Are Emperically Supported Treatments
Valid for Ethnic Minorities”
“NTU Psychotheary” Jackson
“We Real Cool” Brooks
“Babylon Revisited” Baraka
“Slave on the Block” Huges
Art – Bearden, Music - Jazz
Afr.Am.journal entries
Guest speakers
Theory: “Epist. Clashes,” Robins Am.Hist. Xpaper
Sue, Chapters 7 and 12
Movie: “Smoke Signals”
Research: “Self Efficacy and Alcohol Use” Taylor
“Indian Grandparenting” Robbins,
Scherman, Holeman, and Wilson
Treatment: “Am. In. Construct. Family
Therapy,”Use of Symbols” Robbins
“Getting Things Straight” Welch
“ Selu”
“Panthers”
“Seven Brothers”
Art- T.C. Cannon Music Traditional
Am.Ind. journal entries
Guest speakers
Theory: Sue, 5 and 14
Movie: “Mi Familia”
Research:“Dissociation,Psychopathology,”Martinez
“Family or Friends,” Rodriguez
Treatment: “Structural Ecosystems Therapy”
Robbins, M.
19
“Bless Me, Ultima,” Anya
“Never Marry a Mexican,” Cisneros
Art - Diego Rivera Music Traditional and Santana
Hisp. Am jrnal entries
Guest Speakers
Asian American
20
21
25
Theory: Sue, 13
Movie: “The Joy Luck Club”
Research: “Acculturation and Emotion” Liem
“Asian Social Anxiety” Okazaki
Treatment: “Chinese Calligraphy in Therapy” Liang
“Interpreter of Maladies” Lahiri
Art –Hokusai Music – Traditional
Asian Am. Jrn. Entries
Guest speakers
Final