COUN-6104 v1: Social and Cultural Diversity in Counseling

Sue, D. W., & Sue, D. (2015). Counseling the culturally diverse: Theory and practice. John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated.
Two Chapters of your choice between chapters 13-21;
This text will be the primary reading material for this course. The author’s challenge the readers to become introspective and challenge and understand their biases.

Straight Privilege. Bieschke, K. J. (Director). (2011).[Video/DVD] Microtraining Associates. https://video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/straight-privilege
Describe the importance of the resource.
This video discusses the concept of privilege with specific focus on sexual orientation.

Ginne, M. (Academic). (2015). Counseling older people [Video]. SAGE Knowledge. https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781473935266
Describe the importance of the resource.
This video provides insight into the unique challenges of counseling older individuals. It expands on our understanding of age as a part of diversity.

Liu, W. M. (Ed.). (2013). Oxford handbook of social class in counseling. Oxford University Press, Incorporated.
READ: Chapter 10
This resource shows the importance of understanding how social class will affect our approach to counseling. It also reminds us that social class is an important part of understanding diversity