PPS 521 - Developing Culturally Competent Practice

Units: 3
This course will prepare school counselors and school psychologists with the knowledge, perspectives, and skills needed for effective practice in America’s increasingly diverse schools. Through a series of field investigations and readings, students will examine how their own culturally-based beliefs and assumptions affect therapeutic practice, as well as how cultural factors, inter-group interactions, and racism are related to students’ school behavior, learning, and academic achievement.
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance to School Psychology or School Counseling Program.