Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science
School: Psychology and Social Science
This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
Unit Title
Cross Cultural Therapeutic PracticeUnit Code
COU1202Year
2015Enrolment Period
1Version
1Credit Points
15Full Year Unit
N
Mode of Delivery
On Campus
Online
Description
This unit introduces students to issues of culture and its influence on the ways in which individuals define themselves in multicultural contexts. Students will consider matters of cultural and ethnic identity, religion, spirituality, the impact of discrimination and prejudice on individuals, and how they negotiate their different identities. The place of counselling in assisting individuals to integrate cultural diversity in their lives will be addressed.
Equivalent Rule
Unit was previously coded TPR1102
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
- Describe the essential features of a multicultural society and identify possible sources of cross-cultural tension.
- Discuss approaches to cross-cultural therapeutic practice and culture-appropriate ethical practice.
- Explain the concept of culture and its relevance to identity, values and interpersonal relationships.
- Implement therapeutic practice within individualistic/collectivist, as well as high/low context paradigms.
Unit Content
- Investigation of culture.
- How does culture manifest itself within therapeutic relationships.
- Theoretical foundations for understanding culture.
- Contemporary approaches to working therapeutically with people of varied cultural backgrounds.
- The Indigenous experience: therapeutic practice within the Australian Indigenous context.
- Prejudice, racism, and oppression.
- Culture and the self: identity development models, white identity, biculturalism, and mixed identities.
- Applying the principle of multiculturalism in therapeutic practice.
- Immigration and acculturation models.
Additional Learning Experience Information
Seminars comprising lectures, audio/visual resources, interactive experiential and group activities.
Assessment
GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.
ON CAMPUS| Type | Description | Value |
|---|
| Assignment | Essay | 50% |
| Examination | Final Examination | 50% |
ONLINE| Type | Description | Value |
|---|
| Assignment | Essay | 50% |
| Examination | Final Examination | 50% |
Text References
- Van Krieken, R., Habibis, D., Smith, P., Hutchins, B. Haralambos, M. & Holburn, M. (Eds.) (2006) Sociology: Themes and perspectives. (3rd ed.). Frenchs Forest: Pearson Longman.
- Sue, D.W., Collardo, M. E. & Neville, H., A. (Eds.). Case studies in multicultural counselling and therapy. (2014). Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley.
- Sue, D.W. & David, S. Counselling the culturally diverse: Theory and practice. (2012) (6th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
- Smith, T. B. Practicing multiculturalism: Affirming diversity in counselling psychology. (2004). Boston: Pearson Education.
- Choudhuri, D.D., Santiago-Rivera, A.L. & Garrett, M,T. Counselling & diversity. (2012). Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning.
- Lee, C. C. (Ed). Multicultural issues in counselling: New approaches to diversity. (2006) (3rd.). Virginia, USA: American Counselling Association.
- Mishne, J. Multiculturalism and the therapeutic process. New York: The Guilford Press.
- Ponterotto, J.G., Casas, J.M., Suzuki, L.A., & Alexander, C.M. (Eds.). (2001). Handbook of multicultural counselling. (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Journal References
- Journal of Cross Cultural Psychology
- Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
- International Journal of Psychology
- Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology
- Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal
- Applied Psychology: An International Review
Website References
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Academic Misconduct
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
- plagiarism;
- unauthorised collaboration;
- cheating in examinations;
- theft of other students' work;
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
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Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science
School: Psychology and Social Science
This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
Unit Title
Cross Cultural Therapeutic PracticeUnit Code
COU1202Year
2015Enrolment Period
2Version
1Credit Points
15Full Year Unit
N
Mode of Delivery
On Campus
Online
Description
This unit introduces students to issues of culture and its influence on the ways in which individuals define themselves in multicultural contexts. Students will consider matters of cultural and ethnic identity, religion, spirituality, the impact of discrimination and prejudice on individuals, and how they negotiate their different identities. The place of counselling in assisting individuals to integrate cultural diversity in their lives will be addressed.
Equivalent Rule
Unit was previously coded TPR1102
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
- Describe the essential features of a multicultural society and identify possible sources of cross-cultural tension.
- Discuss approaches to cross-cultural therapeutic practice and culture-appropriate ethical practice.
- Explain the concept of culture and its relevance to identity, values and interpersonal relationships.
- Implement therapeutic practice within individualistic/collectivist, as well as high/low context paradigms.
Unit Content
- Investigation of culture.
- How does culture manifest itself within therapeutic relationships.
- Theoretical foundations for understanding culture.
- Contemporary approaches to working therapeutically with people of varied cultural backgrounds.
- The Indigenous experience: therapeutic practice within the Australian Indigenous context.
- Prejudice, racism, and oppression.
- Culture and the self: identity development models, white identity, biculturalism, and mixed identities.
- Applying the principle of multiculturalism in therapeutic practice.
- Immigration and acculturation models.
Additional Learning Experience Information
Seminars comprising lectures, audio/visual resources, interactive experiential and group activities.
Assessment
GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.
ON CAMPUS| Type | Description | Value |
|---|
| Assignment | Essay | 50% |
| Examination | Final Examination | 50% |
ONLINE| Type | Description | Value |
|---|
| Assignment | Essay | 50% |
| Examination | Final Examination | 50% |
Text References
- Van Krieken, R., Habibis, D., Smith, P., Hutchins, B. Haralambos, M. & Holburn, M. (Eds.) (2006) Sociology: Themes and perspectives. (3rd ed.). Frenchs Forest: Pearson Longman.
- Sue, D.W., Collardo, M. E. & Neville, H., A. (Eds.). Case studies in multicultural counselling and therapy. (2014). Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley.
- Sue, D.W. & David, S. Counselling the culturally diverse: Theory and practice. (2012) (6th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
- Smith, T. B. Practicing multiculturalism: Affirming diversity in counselling psychology. (2004). Boston: Pearson Education.
- Choudhuri, D.D., Santiago-Rivera, A.L. & Garrett, M,T. Counselling & diversity. (2012). Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning.
- Lee, C. C. (Ed). Multicultural issues in counselling: New approaches to diversity. (2006) (3rd.). Virginia, USA: American Counselling Association.
- Mishne, J. Multiculturalism and the therapeutic process. New York: The Guilford Press.
- Ponterotto, J.G., Casas, J.M., Suzuki, L.A., & Alexander, C.M. (Eds.). (2001). Handbook of multicultural counselling. (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Journal References
- Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
- International Journal of Psychology
- Journal of Cross Cultural Psychology
- Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology
- Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal
- Applied Psychology: An International Review
Website References
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Academic Misconduct
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
- plagiarism;
- unauthorised collaboration;
- cheating in examinations;
- theft of other students' work;
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
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