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Course Learning Objectives/Outcomes

By the end of the course, the Counselor, Marriage and Family Therapist, Social Worker or Psychologist will be able to:
-Discuss multiethnic populations.
-Discuss cultural diversity of family.
-Explain the importance of client's cultural background in treatment.
-Discuss positive regard statements regarding cultural diversity.
-Describe how lesbian and gay families help others feel validated.
-Identify a way to understand lesbian and gay family relationships.
-Discuss family support of multiracial children.
-Describe how to work effectively with multiethnic families.
-Name four ways to ethically ask questions about a client's race, ethnicity and sexuality.
-Name a reason why parents feel grief toward a child with special needs.
-Identify two stages of parents' adjustment upon discovery that their child has special needs.
-Name one reason why siblings of children with mental health problems feel resentment.
-Explain the use of sandtray in play therapy.
-Discuss narrative intervention with diverse families.


"The instructional level of this course is introductory, intermediate, or advanced depending on the learners clinical area of expertise."

This course belongs within NAADAC Counselor Skill Group 4, Counseling Services.