Details for SSC335 Culturally and Socially Diverse Practice

Navigating social and cultural diversity skilfully and considerately is vital in people-helping fields. This subject explores the competencies required to understand and respect diversity within communities, developing empathetic and effective strategies to provide care across socially and culturally diverse contexts. Students will learn to assess and enhance their own social and cultural awareness, whilst developing their social and cultural competence for professional practice.

Quick Stats

• Currently offered by Alphacrucis: Yes
• Course code: SSC335
• Credit points: 10

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Prerequisite

pre-req SSC113

Unit Content

Outcomes

1. Demonstrate respect for the differences, richness in knowledge and skills of individuals and empathy for the language and worldview barriers that inhibit the well- being experienced by many people in the Australian community and construct strategies to redress those issues;
2. Investigate settlement and support services for culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) communities and profile key organisations that support cross-cultural groups;
3. Develop the skills to counter potential adverse organisational or structural factors in a culturally sensitive and safe way;
4. Apply advanced self- awareness of their cultural identity to enhance effective professional practice including the development of strategies to work with family/community leaders, employing translation/bi- cultural services.

Subject Content

• Briefly revisit: culture; worldviews; emotions; development; cultural universals and differences; identity; individualism and collectivism
• Principles of intercultural communication
• Effects of cultural factors on perceptions, explanations, interpretations, assessment, expectations, communication and outcomes of counselling
• Intercultural differences in non-verbal behaviours and their significance
• Language, culture and professional relationships
• Evaluation of effectiveness in Intercultural practice
• Ethical issues in cross cultural work

This course may be offered in the following formats

• Onsite (face-to-face)
• Online (eLearning)
• Intensives
• Extensives

Please consult your course prospectus or enquire about how and when this course will be offered next at Alphacrucis University College.

Assessment Methods

• Settlement and Support Paper (25%)
• Major Essay (50%)
• Role Play Facilitation (25%)

Prescribed Text

• Sue, Derald Wing. 2006. Multicultural Social Work Practice, John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ.

Please consult your instructor prior to purchasing any textbooks.