CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE PRACTICE

PHE5CRP

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject you will address the issue of culture and diversity in the practices of counselling and art therapeutic work. You will enhance your ability to work with individuals and groups from diverse cultural backgrounds; with a special emphasis on working with indigenous and refugee communities. Issues of diversity and difference will be more broadly explored in relation to groups within society which are seen to diverge from 'dominant' culture. You will be invited to explore your own values in relation to difference and toleration as the basis for developing 'culturally responsive practice'.

School: Psychology and Public Health (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Patricia Fenner

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Must be admitted in one of the following courses: HMCOUN or HMART

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: Students must have passed all first year subjects before they can proceed on to the second year subjects.

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Difference and diversity in counselling: contemporary psychodynamic perspectives

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Wheeler, S.

Year: 2006

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Publisher: PALGRAVE: NEW YORK

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Culturally Adaptive Counselling Skills: Demonstrations of evidence-based practices

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Gallardo, M.E., Yeh, C.J., Trimble, J.E. & Parham, T.A.

Year: 2012

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: SAGE: CALIFORNIA

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The handbook of transcultural counselling and psychotherapy

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: Lago, C.

Year: 2011

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: OPEN UNIVERSITY PRESS: MAIDENHEAD (ELECTRONIC RESOURCE/LTU LIBRARY)

ISBN: N/A

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Working together: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health and wellbeing principles and practice

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: Purdie, N., Dudgeon, P. & Walker, R.

Year: 2010

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

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Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Ability to reflect on personal values in relation to difference, tolerance and challenge in this context and how this impacts self as therapist.
02. Enhanced reflective and critical thinking skills in analysing therapeutic needs of clients from diverse cultural backgrounds.
03. Ability to reflect on own limitations and strengths in relation to clients from minority cultures.
04. Articulate clinical reasoning with clients from diverse cultural backgrounds.

City Campus, 2020, Week 10-25, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Patricia Fenner

Class requirements

SeminarWeek: 10 - 25
Four 7.00 hours seminar per study period on saturday during the day from week 10 to week 25 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

2,500-word case study

N/AN/AN/ANo50SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

2,000-word reflective essay

N/AN/AN/ANo50SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4