COU 535 - Diversity Issues for the Helping Professional

This course examines the influence of culture in counseling and educational theory and practice; reviews the current research and literature concerning cultural issues; enables students to examine their own biases and how they will deal with these as human service professionals; and offers discussion on the impact of cross-cultural issues on professional behavior, client/student behavior, the counselor/educator relationship, mental health service, and educational delivery systems. (

3 Credits.