Institutional Learning Outcomes: Lifelong Learning, Intercultural Awareness The development of culturally informed practice skills responsive to diversity is a life-long learning pursuit. This course builds on established interview skills and practice with individuals. Students consider prior learning and develop awareness, skills, and goals for working with diverse social and cultural groups including Indigenous, Black, Asian, and francophone peoples within British Columbia. Students reflect on their own social locations and biases, adopting a stance of ongoing learning and reflexivity to oppression and privilege and work towards social justice. Communication with Indigenous people is a core emphasis in this course. Students develop a culturally sensitive approach in problem-solving situations while working with individuals. Theories of intervention are introduced, practiced, and critiqued by students. Students identify opportunities for ongoing learning. Prerequisite: SOCW 3530 or HUMS 3530 or HUMS 3531.
Institutional Learning Outcomes: Lifelong Learning, Intercultural Awareness The development of culturally informed practice skills responsive to diversity is a life-long learning pursuit. This course builds on established interview skills and practice with individuals. Students consider prior learning and develop awareness, skills, and goals for working with diverse social and cultural groups including Indigenous, Black, Asian, and francophone peoples within British Columbia. Students reflect on their own social locations and biases, adopting a stance of ongoing learning and reflexivity to oppression and privilege and work towards social justice. Communication with Indigenous people is a core emphasis in this course. Students develop a culturally sensitive approach in problem-solving situations while working with individuals. Theories of intervention are introduced, practiced, and critiqued by students. Students identify opportunities for ongoing learning. Prerequisite: SOCW 3530 or HUMS 3530 or HUMS 3531.