IMHA520 — Culture, Diversity and Counselling
IMHA 520 - Culture, Diversity and Counselling IMHA 520 - Culture, Diversity and Counselling Total Hours: 45 Restricted to students in Interprofessional Mental Health and Addictions Students explore theory, conceptual frameworks, knowledge, and skills associated with inter-relationships between culture, diversity, and counselling. Through critical self-reflection, students gain insight into how their perceptions, attitudes, and biases may influence the counselling dynamic. Students gain culturally specific and relevant knowledge and skills to inform how they build therapeutic alliances, approach assessment and plan treatment. Students identify professional roles and responsibilities to develop a practice that is culturally-informed and based on principles of social justice.